Content and isotopic composition of organic carbon within a flood layer in the Po River prodelta (Adriatic Sea)

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 338-358

  Miserocchi, Stefano ^a   Langone, Leonardo ^a   Tesi, Tommaso ^a  

^a ISMAR CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

C N ratio; Flood deposit; Organic carbon; Po River prodelta; Sediments; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION; FLOOD DEPOSIT; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ADRIATIC COAST [ITALY]; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; NORTH AMERICA; PO DELTA; PO RIVER; SOUTH CAROLINA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; UNITED STATES; VENETO; WINYAH BAY;

DELLA; PILA;

EID: 33846822230     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2005.05.005     Document Type: Article

References (53)

1. Aller R.C. Mobile deltaic and continental shelf muds as suboxic, fluidized bed reactors. Marine Chemistry 61 (1998) 143-155
2. Aller R.C., and Blair N.E. Early diagenetic remineralization of sedimentary organic C in the Gulf of Papua deltaic complex (Papua New Guinea): net loss of terrestrial C and diagenetic fractionation of C isotopes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 68 (2004) 1815-1825
3. Allison M.A., Kineke G.C., Gordon E.S., and Goñi M.A. Development and reworking of a seasonal flood deposit on the inner continental shelf off the Atchafalaya River. Continental Shelf Research 20 (2000) 2267-2294
4. Barbanti A., Bergamini M.C., Frascari F., Miserocchi S., Ratta M., and Rosso G. Diagenetic processes and nutrient fluxes at the sediment-water interface, northern Adriatic Sea, Italy. Marine Freshwater Research 46 (1995) 55-67
5. Berner R.A. Burial of organic carbon and pyrite sulfur in the modern ocean: its geochemical and environmental significance. American Journal of Science 282 (1982) 451-473
6. Berner R.A. Biogeochemical cycles of carbon and sulfur and their effect on atmospheric oxygen over Phanerozoic time. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 75 (1989) 97-122
7. Boldrin A., Bortoluzzi G., Frascari F., Guerzoni S., and Rabitti S. Recent deposits and suspended sediments off the Po della Pila (Po River, main mouth), Italy. Marine Geology 79 (1988) 159-170
8. Boldrin A., Langone L., Miserocchi S., Turchetto M., and Acri A. Po River plume on the Adriatic continental shelf: dispersion and sedimentation of dissolved and suspended matter during different river discharge rates. Marine Geology 222-223 (2005) 135-158
9. Brambati A., Ciabatti M., Fanzutti G.P., Marabini F., and Marocco R. A new sedimentological textural map of the northern and central Adriatic Sea. Bollettino di Oceanografia Teorica e Applicata I 1 (1983) 267-271
10. Cloern J.E., Canuel E.A., and Harris D. Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope composition of aquatic and terrestrial plants of the San Francisco Bay estuarine system. Limnology and Oceanography 47 (2002) 713-729
11. Correggiari A., Trincardi F., Langone L., and Roveri M. Styles of failure in late Holocene highstand prodelta wedges on the Adriatic shelf. Journal of Sedimentary Research part B 71 (2001) 218-236
12. Correggiari, A., Milligan, T., Palinkas, C., Wheatcroft, R., 2004. Episodic sedimentation offshore Po River delta, Adriatic Sea. 32nd IGC, Florence, 2004, Scientific Sessions: Abstracts (part 2) 1398.
13. Correggiari, A., Cattaneo, A., Trincardi, F., 2005a. Depositional patterns in the late-Holocene Po delta system. In: Giosan, L., Bhattacharya, J.P. (Eds.), River Deltas: Concepts, Models and Examples, SEPM Special Publication 83, pp. 365-393.
14. Correggiari A., Cattaneo A., and Trincardi F. The modern Po delta system: lobe switching and asymmetric prodelta growth. Marine Geology 222-223 (2005) 49-74
15. Degobbis D., Gilmartin M., and Revelante N. An annotated nitrogen budget calculation for the northern Adriatic Sea. Marine Chemistry 20 2 (1986) 159-177
16. de Haas H., van Weering T.C.E., and de Stigter H. Organic carbon in the shelf sea: sinks or sources, processes and products. Continental Shelf Research 22 (2002) 691-717
17. Faganeli J., Malei J., Pezdic J., and Malacic V. C:N:P ratios and stable C isotopic ratios as indicators of sources of organic matter in the Gulf of Trieste (northern Adriatic). Oceanologica Acta 11 (1988) 377-382
18. Faganeli J., Pezdic J., Ogorelec B., Misic M., and Hajdek M. The origin of sedimentary organic matter in the Adriatic. Continental Shelf Research 14 (1994) 365-384
19. Fain A.M.V., Ogston A.S., and Sternberg R.W. Sediment transport event analysis on the western Adriatic continental shelf. Continental Shelf Research 27 (2007) 431-451
20. Fontugne M.R., and Duplessy J.C. Organic carbon isotope fractionation by marine plankton in the temperature range -1 to 31 °C. Oceanologica Acta 4 (1981) 85-90
21. Fox J.M., Hill P.S., Milligan T.G., and Boldrin A. Flocculation and sedimentation on the Po River Delta. Marine Geology 203 (2004) 95-107
22. Franco P., Jeftic L., Malanotte Rizzoli P., Michelato A., and Orlic M. Descriptive model of the Northern Adriatic. Oceanologica Acta 5 (1982) 379-389
23. Friedrichs C.T., and Scully M.E. Modeling deposition by wave-supported gravity flows on the Po River Prodelta: from seasonal floods to prograding clinoforms. Continental Shelf Research 27 (2007) 322-337
24. Frignani M., Langone L., Ravaioli M., Sorgente D., Alvisi F., and Albertazzi S. Fine-sediment mass balance in the western Adriatic continental shelf over a century time scale. Marine Geology 222-223 (2005) 113-133
25. 13C measurements as indicators of carbon flow in marine and freshwater ecosystems. Contributions in Marine Science 27 (1984) 13-47
26. Giordani P., Hammond D.E., Berelson W.M., Montanari G., Poletti R., Milandri A., Frignani M., Langone L., Ravaioli M., Rovatti G., and Rabbi E. Benthic fluxes and nutrient budgets for sediments in the Northern Adriatic Sea: burial and recycling efficiencies. The Science of the Total Environment, Supplement 1992 (1992) 251-275
27. Goñi M.A., Teixeir M.J., and Perkley D.W. Sources and distribution of organic matter in a river-dominated estuary (Winyah Bay, SC, USA). Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 57 (2003) 1023-1048
28. Gordon E.S., Goñi M.A., Roberts Q.N., Kineke G.C., and Allison M.A. Organic matter distribution and accumulation on the inner Louisiana shelf west of the Atchafalaya River. Continental Shelf Research 21 (2001) 1691-1721
29. Hedges J.I., and Keil R.G. Sedimentary organic matter preservation: an assessment and speculative synthesis. Marine Chemistry 49 (1995) 81-115
30. Hedges J.I., Clark W.A., Quay P.D., Richey J.E., Devol A.H., and Santos U.M. Composition and fluxes of particulate organic material in the Amazon River. Limnology and Oceanography 31 (1986) 717-738
31. Leithold E.L., and Hope R.S. Deposition and modification of a flood layer on the northern California shelf: lessons from and about the fate of terrestrial particulate organic carbon. Marine Geology 154 (1999) 183-195
32. Malanotte Rizzoli P., and Bergamasco A. The dynamics of the coastal region of the Northern Adriatic Sea. Journal of Physical Oceanography 13 (1983) 1105-1130
33. Martinotti W., Camusso M., Guzzi L., Patrolecco L., and Pettine M. C, N and their stable isotopes in suspended and sedimented matter from the Po estuary (Italy). Water, Air and Soil Pollution 99 (1997) 325-332
34. Meybeck M. Carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus transport by world rivers. American Journal of Science 282 (1982) 401-450
35. Middelburg J.J., and Nieuwenhuize J. Carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes in suspended matter and sediments from Schelde Estuary. Marine Chemistry 60 (1998) 217-225
36. Milligan T.G., Hill P.S., and Law B.A. Flocculation and the loss of sediment from the Po River plume. Continental Shelf Research 27 (2007) 309-321
37. Miserocchi, S., Langone, L., Palinkas, C., Nittrouer, C.A., 2003. Organic carbon and its isotopic composition in surficial sediments from the western Adriatic continental shelf. Abstracts of AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, USA, 8-12 December, 2003.
38. Nelson B.W. Hydrography, sediment dispersal, and recent historical development of the Po river delta. In: Morgan J.P. (Ed). Deltaic Sedimentation: Modern and Ancient (1970), Society of Paleontologists and Mineralogists, New York 152-184
39. Nittrouer C.A., Miserocchi S., and Trincardi F. The PASTA project: investigation of Po and Apennine sediment transport and accumulation. Oceanography 17 4 (2004) 46-57
40. Ogston A.S., Cacchione D.A., Sternberg R.W., and Kineke G.C. Storm and flood-driven sediment transport on the northern California continental shelf. Continental Shelf Research 20 (2000) 2141-2162
41. Orange D., García-García A., Lorenson T., Nittrouer C.A., Milligan T., Miserocchi S., Langone L., Correggiari A., and Trincardi F. Shallow gas and flood deposition on the Po Delta. Marine Geology 222-223 (2005) 159-177
42. Palinkas C.M., and Nittrouer C.A. Modern sediment accumulation on the Po shelf, Adriatic Sea. Continental Shelf Research 27 (2007) 489-505
43. 7Be to identify event and seasonal sedimentation near the Po River delta, Adriatic Sea. Marine Geology 222-223 (2005) 95-112
44. Pettine M., Patrolecco L., Camuso M., and Crescenzio S. Transport of carbon and nitrogen to the northern Adriatic Sea by the Po River. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 46 (1998) 127-142
45. Stein R. Accumulation of organic carbon in marine sediments. Lecture Notes in Earth Science 34 (1991) 1-216
46. Syvitski J.P.M., and Kettner A.J. On the flux of water and sediment into the Northern Adriatic Sea. Continental Shelf Research 27 (2007) 296-308
47. Syvitski J.P.M., Kettner A.J., Correggiari A., and Nelson B.W. Distributary channels and their impact on sediment dispersal. Marine Geology 222-223 (2005) 75-94
48. Traykovski P., Geyer W.R., Irish J.D., and Lynch J.F. The role of wave-induced density-driven fluid mud flows for cross-shelf transport on the Eel River continental shelf. Continental Shelf Research 20 (2000) 2113-2140
49. Trincardi F., Cattaneo A., and Correggiari A. Mediterranean Prodelta systems: natural evolution and human impact investigated by EURODELTA. Oceanography 17 4 (2004) 34-45
50. Vignati D., Pardon M., Diserens J., Ugazio G., Thomas R., and Dominik J. Characterisation of bed sediments and suspension of the river Po (Italy) during normal and high flow conditions. Water Research 37 (2003) 2847-2864
51. Wheatcroft R.A., and Borgeld J.C. Oceanic flood deposits on the northern California shelf: large-scale distribution and small-scale physical properties. Continental Shelf Research 20 (2000) 2163-2190
52. Wheatcroft R.A., Hunt L., Stevens A., and Lewis R. The large-scale distribution and internal geometry of the fall 2000 Po River flood deposit: evidence from digital X-radiography. Continental Shelf Research 26 (2006) 499-516
53. Wong W.W., and Sackett W.M. Fractionation of stable carbon isotopes by marine phytoplankton. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 42 (1979) 1809-1915