Biogeochemistry of surficial sediments in the intertidal systems of a tropical environment

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 247-258

  Joseph, Manju Mary ^a   Kumar, Ratheesh C S ^a   Kumar, Gireesh T R ^a   Renjith, K R ^a   Chandramohanakumar, N ^a  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

Author keywords

Biochemical composition; Carbohydrates; Lipids; Mangrove; Proteins; Tropical estuary

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBOHYDRATE; CORRELATION; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LIPID; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROTEIN; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 50449104781     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: 10290370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757540802119871     Document Type: Article

References (46)

1. Viollier, E., Rabouille, C., Apitz, S. E., Breuerd, E., Chaillou, G., Dedieub, K., Furukawaf, Y., Grenz, C., Hall, P. and Janssen, F. (2003) Benthic biogeochemistry: State of the art technologies and guidelines for the future of in situ survey. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol., 285, pp. 5-31.
2. Middelburg, J. J., Nieuwenhuize, J. and van-Breugel, P. (1999) Black carbon in marine sediments. Mar. Chem., 65, pp. 245-252.
3. Zegouagh, Y., Derenne, S., Largeau, C., Bertrand, P., Sicre, M. A., Saliot, A. and Rousseau, B. (1999) Refractory organic matter in sediments from the Northwest African upwelling system: Abundance, chemical structure and origin. Organic Geochem., 30, pp. 101-117.
4. Fabiano, M., Danovaro, R. and Fraschetti, S. (1995) Temporal trend analysis of the elemental composition of the sediment organic matter in subtidal sandy sediments of the Ligurian Sea (NW Mediterranean): A three years study. Cont. Shelf Res., 15, pp. 1453-1469.
5. Dell'Anno, A., Mei, M. L., Pusceddu, A. and Danovaro, R. (2002) Assessing the thropic state and eutrophication of coastal marine systems. A new approach based on the biochemical composition of sediment organic matter. Mar. Poll. Bull., 44, pp. 611-622.
6. Graf, T., Shulz, R., Peinert, R. and Meyer-Reil, L. A. (1983) Benthos response to sedimentation during autumn to spring at a shallow water station in the western Kiel bight. I. Analysis of the processes on the community level. Mar. Biol., 77, pp. 235-246.
7. Grant, J. and Hargrave, B. T. (1987) Benthic metabolism and the quality of sediment organic carbon. Biol. Oceanogr., 4, pp. 243-264.
8. Dell'Anno, A., Fabiano, M., Mei, M. L. and Danovaro, R. (2000) Enzymatically hydrolysed protein and carbohydrate pools in deep-sea sediments: Estimates of the potentially bioavailable fraction and methodological considerations. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 196, pp. 15-23.
9. Gremare, A., Medernach, L., deBovee, F., Amoroux, J. M., Vetion, G. and Albert, P. (2002) Relationships between sedimentary organics and benthic meiofauna on the continental shelf and the upper slope of the Gulf of Lions (NW Mediterranean). Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 234, pp. 85-94.
10. Pusceddu, A., Dell'Anno, A., Danovaro, R., Manini, E., Sara, G. and Fabiano, M. (2003) Enzymatically hydrolyzable protein and carbohydrate sedimentary pools as indicators of the trophic state of detritus sink systems: A case study in the Mediterranean coastal lagoon. Estuaries, 26, pp. 641-650.
11. Jayaprakash, A. A. (2002) Long term trends in rainfall, sea level and solar periodicity: A case study for forecast of Malabar sole and Oil sardine fishery. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. India, 44, pp. 163-175.
12. Srinivas, K. (1999) Seasonal and interannual variability of sea level and associated surface meteorological parameters at Cochin, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin, India
13. Muller, T. J. (1999) Determination of salinity. Methods of Sea Water Analyses, pp. 41-74. Verlag Chemie, Weinheim
14. Hansen, H. P. (1999) Determination of oxygen. Methods of Sea Water Analyses, pp. 75-90. Verlag Chemie, Weinheim
15. Anderson, L. G., Turner, D. R., Wedborg, M. and Dyrssen, D. (1999) Determination of alkalinity. Methods of Sea Water Analyses, pp. 127-147. Verlag Chemie, Weinheim
16. Krumbein, W. C. and Pettijohn, F. J. (1938) Sedimentary petrography, p. 349. Appleton Century Crofts, Inc, New York
17. Gaudette, H. E. and Flight, W. R. (1974) An inexpensive titration method of organic carbon in recent sediments. J. Sed. Petrol, 44, pp. 249-253.
18. Nelson, D. W. and Sommers, L. E. (1996) Total carbon, organic carbon, and organic matter. Methods of Soil Analysis. Part 3: Chemical Methods, pp. 961-1010. American Society of Agronomy, Inc. and Soil Science Society of America, Inc, Madison, Wisconsin
19. Lowry, O. H., Rosebrough, N. J., Fart, A. L. and Randall, R. J. (1951) Protein measurement with Folin phenol reagent. J. Biol. Chem., 193, pp. 265-275.
20. Rice, D. L. (1982) The detritus nitrogen problem: New observations and perspectives from organic geochemistry. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 9, pp. 153-162.
21. Mayer, L. M., Schick, L. L. and Frank Setchell, W. (1986) Measurement of protein in nearshore marine sediments. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 30, pp. 159-165.
22. Dubois, M., Gilles, K., Hamilton, J. K., Rebers, P. A. and Smith, F. (1956) Colorimetric method for determination of sugars and related substances. Anal. Chem., 28, pp. 350-356.
23. Bligh, E. G. and Dyer, W. J. (1959) A rapid method for total lipid extraction and purification. Can. J. Biochem. Physiol., 37, pp. 911-917.
24. Barnes, H. and Blackstock, J. (1973) Estimation of lipids in marine animals tissues: Detailed investigation of the sulphophosphovanillin method for "total" lipids. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol., 12, pp. 103-118.
25. Danovaro, R., Fabiano, M. and Della Croce, N. (1993) Labile organic matter and microbial biomasses in deep-sea sediments (Eastern Mediterranean Sea). Deep-Sea Res., 40, pp. 953-965.
26. Cividanes, S., Incera, M. and Lo'pez, J. (2002) Temporal variability in the biochemical composition of sedimentary organic matter in an intertidal flat of the Galician coast (NW Spain). Oceanolog. Acta., 25, pp. 1-12.
27. Fabiano, M. and Danovaro, R. (1994) Composition of organic matter in sediments facing a river estuary (Tyrrhenian Sea): Relationships with bacteria and microphytobenthic biomass. Hydrobiologia, 277, pp. 71-84.
28. Fichez, R. (1991) Composition and fate of organic matter in submarine cave sediments: Implications for the biogeochemical cycle of organic carbon. Oceanolog. Acta., 14, pp. 369-377.
29. Nguyen, R. T. and Harvey, H. R. (2001) Preservation of protein in marine systems: Hydrophobic and other noncovalent associations as major stabilizing forces. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta., 65, pp. 1467-1480.
30. Knicker, H. and Hatcher, P. G. (2001) Sequestration of organic nitrogen in the sapropel from Mangrove lake, Bermuda. Organic Geochem., 32, pp. 733-744.
31. Zang, X., Nguyen, R. T., Harvey, H. R., Knicker, H. and Hatcher, P. G. (2001) Preservation of proteinaceous material during the degradation of the green alga Botryococcus braunii: A solid-state 2D15N, 13C NMR spectroscopy study. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta., 65, pp. 3299-3305.
32. Prahl, F. G., Ertel, J. R., Goni, M. A., Sparrow, M. A. and Eversmeyer, B. (1994) Terrestrial organic carbon contributions to sediment on the Washington margin. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta., 58, pp. 3035-3048.
33. Jennerjahn, T. C. and Ittekkot, V. (1997) Organic matter in sediments in the mangrove areas and adjacent continental margins of Brazil: 1. Amino acids and hexosamine. Oceanol. Acta., 20, pp. 359-369.
34. Yamamuro, M. (2000) Chemical tracers of sediment organic matter origins in two coastal lagoons. J. Mar. Syst., 26, pp. 127-134.
35. Muller, P. J. (1997) C/N ratios in Pacific deep sea sediments: Effect of inorganic ammonium and organic nitrogen compound sorbed by clays. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta., 41, pp. 765-776.
36. Barranguet, C., Plante-Cuny, M. R. and Alivon, E. (1996) Microphytobenthos production in the Gulf of Fos, French Mediterranean coast. Hydrobiologia, 333, pp. 181-193.
37. Lucas, C. H., Widdows, J., Brinsley, M. D., Salkeld, P. N. and Herman, P. M. J. (2000) Benthic-pelagic exchange of microalgae at a tidal flat. 1. Pigment analysis. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 196, pp. 59-73.
38. Russel-Hunter, W. D. (1970) Aquatic productivity: An introduction to some basic aspects of biological oceanography and limnology, p. 306. Collier-Macmillan, London
39. Verma, A. and Subramanian, V. (2002) Organic matter and amino acid concentrations in surface sediments of Vembanad Lake-a tropical estuary, west coast of India. Reg. Environ. Change, 2, pp. 143-149.
40. Newell, R. C. and Field, J. G. (1983) The contribution of bacteria and detritus to carbon and nitrogen flow in a benthic community. Mar. Biol. Lett., 4, pp. 23-36.
41. Pusccedu, A. (1997) Origin, biochemical composition and fate of organic matter in marine environments with different trophic state. PhD Dissertation, p. 173. University of Genova, Italy
42. Pusceddu, A., Dell'Anno, A., Danovaro, R., Manini, E., Sara, G. and Fabiano, M. (2003) Enzymatically hydrolyzable protein and carbohydrate sedimentary pools as indicators of the trophic state of detritus sink systems: A case study in the Mediterranean coastal lagoon. Estuaries, 26, pp. 641-650.
43. Gremare, A., Amouroux, J. M., Charles, F., Dinet, A., Riaux-Gobin, C., Baudart, J., Medernach, L., Bodiou, J. Y., Vetion, G. and Colomines, J. C. (1997) Temporal changes in the biochemical composition and nutritional value of the particulate organic matter available to surface deposit-feeders: A two year study. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 150, pp. 195-206.
44. Fabiano, M. and Pusceddu, A. (1998) Total hydrolizable particulate organic matter (carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids) at a coastal station in Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica). Polar Biol., 19, pp. 125-132.
45. Cartes, J. E., Gremare, A., Maynou, F., Villora-Moreno, S. and Dinet, A. (2002) Bathymetric changes in the distributions of particulate organic matter and associated fauna along a deep-sea transect down the Catalan sea slope (Northwestern Mediterranean). Prog. Oceanogr., 53, pp. 29-56.
46. Harvey, H. R., Tuttle, J. H. and Bell, J. T. (1995) Kinetics of phytoplankton decay during simulated sedimentation: Changes in biochemical composition and microbial activity under oxic and anoxic conditions. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta., 59, pp. 3367-3378.