Biogeochemistry of suspended particulate matter and sediment from the nearshore zone of Herschel Island, Canada ...

• Main Authors: Jong, Dirk, Bröder, Lisa, Tanski, George, Fritz, Michael, Lantuit, Hugues, Tesi, Tommaso, Haghipour, Negar, Eglinton, Timothy Ian, Vonk, Jorien E
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2020
• Subjects: Arctic; Coastal erosion; Nearshore zone; organic carbon; Permafrost; Canada; Collinson Head; Herschel Island; permafrost
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.913721; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.913721

Collapse of permafrost coasts delivers large quantities of particulate organic carbon (POC) to arctic coastal areas. The objective of this study is to assess the pathways and fate of POC derived from thawing and eroding permafrost coasts in the nearshore zone, to better understand its impact on the...