Particulate organic matter sinks and sources in high Arctic fjord

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 139, Issue , 2014, Pages 27-37

  Kuliński, Karol ^a   Kedra, Monika ^a   Legezyńska, Joanna ^a   Gluchowska, Marta ^a   Zaborska, Agata ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Carbon stable isotopes; Kongsfjorden; Organic carbon accumulation rate; Organic carbon burial rate; POC; POM; Spitsbergen

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

CARBON ACCUMULATION; CARBON STABLE ISOTOPES; KONGSFJORDEN; ORGANIC CARBON BURIAL RATES; POC; POM; SPITSBERGEN;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; CARBON ISOTOPE; FJORD; GLACIER DYNAMICS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; PHYTOBENTHOS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MIXING; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ARCTIC; KONGSFJORDEN; SPITSBERGEN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 84901988116     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2014.04.018     Document Type: Article

References (83)

1. Aliani S., et al. Multidisciplinary investigations in the marine environment of the inner Kongsfiord, Svalbard Islands (September 2000 and 2001). Chem. Ecol. 2004, 20:S19-S28.
2. Anderson L.G., Jutterstrom S., Hjalmarsson S., Wahlstrom I., Semiletov I.P. Out-gassing of CO(2) from Siberian Shelf seas by terrestrial organic matter decomposition. Geophys. Res. Lett. 2009, 36.
3. 2 in the Arctic Ocean: evidence from planktic delta C-13 data from watercolumn and sediment surfaces. Deep-Sea Res. II Top. Stud. Oceanogr. 2000, 47(9-11):1791-1808.
4. Belicka L.L., Harvey H.R. The sequestration of terrestrial organic carbon in Arctic Ocean sediments: a comparison of methods and implications for regional carbon budgets. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 2009, 73(20):6231-6248.
5. 2 fluxes in the coastal ocean?. Estuaries 2005, 28(1).
6. Bozec Y., Thomas H., Elkalay K., de Baar H.J.W. The continental shelf pump for CO2 in the North Sea - evidence from summer observation. Mar. Chem. 2005, 93(2-4):131-147.
7. Burdige D.J. Preservation of organic matter in marine sediments: controls, mechanisms, and an imbalance in sediment organic carbon budgets?. Chem. Rev. 2007, 107(2):467-485.
8. 2 concentration, and cell size on the stable carbon isotope fractionation in marine phytoplankton. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 1999, 63(22):3729-3741.
9. 2 availability. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 1999, 184:31-41.
10. Carroll M.L., Ambrose W.G. Benthic infaunal community variability on the northern Svalbard shelf. Polar Biol. 2012, 35(8):1259-1272.
11. Carroll J., et al. Accumulation of organic carbon in western Barents Sea sediments. Deep-Sea Res. II Top. Stud. Oceanogr. 2008, 55(20-21):2361-2371.
12. 2. Deep-Sea Res. II Top. Stud. Oceanogr. 2009, 56(8-10).
13. Comiso J.C. Large decadal decline of the arctic multiyear ice cover. J. Clim. 2012, 25(4):1176-1193.
14. 2 on the carbon isotope composition of marine phytoplankton. Limnol. Oceanogr. 2001, 46(4):996-998.
15. Cranston R.E. Organic carbon burial rates across the Arctic Ocean from the 1994 Arctic Ocean Section expedition. Deep-Sea Research Part Ii-Topical Studies in Oceanography 1997, 44(8):1705-1723.
16. 2 on pelagic carbon fluxes in an Arctic mesocosm study - an elemental mass balance approach. Biogeosciences 2013, 10(5):3109-3125.
17. Dowdeswell J.A. Processes of glaciomarine sedimentation. Prog. Phys. Geogr. 1987, 11(1):52-90.
18. Epping E., van der Zee C., Soetaert K., Helder W. On the oxidation and burial of organic carbon in sediments of the Iberian margin and Nazare Canyon (NE Atlantic). Prog. Oceanogr. 2002, 52(2-4):399-431.
19. Elverhoi A., Lonne O., Seland R. Glaciomarine sedimentation in a modern fjord environment, Spitsbergen. Polar Res. 1983, 1:127-149.
20. Giordani P., et al. Gradients of benthic-pelagic coupling and carbon budgets in the Adriatic and Northern Ionian Sea. J. Mar. Syst. 2002, 33:365-387.
21. 2 in the world ocean. Glob. Biogeochem. Cycles 1994, 8(1):85-90.
22. Goni M.A., Yunker M.B., Macdonald R.W., Eglinton T.I. The supply and preservation of ancient and modem components of organic carbon in the Canadian Beaufort Shelf of the Arctic Ocean. Mar. Chem. 2005, 93(1):53-73.
23. Gradinger R. Sea-ice algae: major contributors to primary production and algal biomass in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas during May/June 2002. Deep-Sea Res. II Top. Stud. Oceanogr. 2009, 56(17):1201-1212.
24. Grebmeier J.M., Barry J.P. The influence of oceanographic processes on pelagic-abenthic coupling in polar regions: a benthic perspective. J. Mar. Syst. 1991, 2(3-4):495-518.
25. Hedges J.I., Clark W.A., Cowie G.L. Organic-matter sources to the water column and surficial sediments of a marine bay. Limnol. Oceanogr. 1988, 33(5):1116-1136.
26. Hobson K.A., Ambrose W.G., Renaud P.E. Sources of primary production, benthic-pelagic coupling, and trophic relationships within the Northeast Water Polynya: insights from delta C-13 and delta N-15 analysis. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 1995, 128(1-3):1-10.
27. Hop H., et al. The marine ecosystem of Kongsfjorden, Svalbard. Polar Res. 2002, 21(1):167-208.
28. Iken K., Bluhm B.A., Gradinger R. Food web structure in the high Arctic Canada Basin: evidence from delta C-13 and delta N-15 analysis. Polar Biol. 2005, 28(3):238-249.
29. Iken K., Bluhm B., Dunton K. Benthic food-web structure under differing water mass properties in the southern Chukchi Sea. Deep-Sea Res. II Top. Stud. Oceanogr. 2010, 57(1-2):71-85.
30. Iversen K.R., Seuthe L. Seasonal microbial processes in a high-latitude fjord (Kongsfjorden, Svalbard): I. Heterotrophic bacteria, picoplankton and nanoflagellates. Polar Biol. 2011, 34(5):731-749.
31. Jurado E., Dachs J., Duarte C.M., Simo R. Atmospheric deposition of organic and black carbon to the global oceans. Atmos. Environ. 2008, 42(34):7931-7939.
32. Karlsson E.S., et al. Carbon isotopes and lipid biomarker investigation of sources, transport and degradation of terrestrial organic matter in the Buor-Khaya Bay, SE Laptev Sea. Biogeosciences 2011, 8(7):1865-1879.
33. Kedra M., Włodarska-Kowalczuk M., Wesławski J.M. Decadal change in macrobenthic soft-bottom community structure in a high Arctic fjord (Kongsfjorden, Svalbard). Polar Biol. 2010, 33(1):1-11.
34. Kedra M., Kuliński K., Walkusz W., Legeżynska J. The shallow benthic food web structure in the high Arctic does not follow seasonal changes in the surrounding environment. Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci. 2012, 114:183-191.
35. Kim J.H., et al. Large ancient organic matter contributions to Arctic marine sediments (Svalbard). Limnol. Oceanogr. 2011, 56(4):1463-1474.
36. Knies J., Martinez P. Organic matter sedimentation in the western Barents Sea region: terrestrial and marine contribution based on isotopic composition and organic nitrogen content. Nor. J. Geol. 2009, 89(1-2):79-89.
37. Knies J., Hald M., Ebbesen H., Mann U., Vogt C. A deglacial-middle Holocene record of biogenic sedimentation and paleoproductivity changes from the northern Norwegian continental shelf. Paleoceanography 2003, 18(4).
38. 2 (Aq) - theoretical considerations and experimental results. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 1995, 59(6):1131-1138.
39. Lefauconnier B., Hagen J.O., Rudant J.P. Flow speed and calving rate of Kongsbreen glacier, Svalbard, using spot images. Polar Res. 1994, 13(1):59-65.
40. Lorenzen C.J. Determination of chlorophyll and pheo-pigments - spectrophotometric equations. Limnol. Oceanogr. 1967, 12(2). (343-&.).
41. Lovvorn J.R., et al. Organic matter pathways to zooplankton and benthos under pack ice in late winter and open water in late summer in the north-central Bering Sea. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 2005, 291:135-150.
42. Macdonald R.W., et al. A sediment and organic carbon budget for the Canadian Beaufort shelf. Mar. Geol. 1998, 144(4):255-273.
43. McGuire A.D., et al. Sensitivity of the carbon cycle in the Arctic to climate change. Ecol. Monogr. 2009, 79(4):523-555.
44. Morata N., Renaud P.E., Brugel S., Hobson K.A., Johnson B.J. Spatial and seasonal variations in the pelagic-benthic coupling of the southeastern Beaufort Sea revealed by sedimentary biomarkers. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 2008, 371:47-63.
45. 2 enrichment on bacterial metabolism in an Arctic fjord. Biogeosciences 2013, 10(5):3285-3296.
46. Nagel B., Gaye B., Kodina L.A., Lahajnar N. Stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes as indicators for organic matter sources in the Kara Sea. Mar. Geol. 2009, 266(1-4):42-51.
47. Naidu A.S., et al. Organic carbon isotope ratios (delta C-13) of Arctic Amerasian Continental shelf sediments. Int. J. Earth Sci. 2000, 89(3):522-532.
48. Papucci C., Delfanti R., Mordeglia B. Radionuclides as tracers of particle dynamics in the W-Svalbard marine environment. The Arctic and Global Change. Multidisciplinary and International Efforts at Ny-Ålesund: Proceedings From the Fourth Ny-Ålesund Seminar 1998, 185-192. Ny-Ålesund Science Managers Committee Publ. 007, Ravello, Italy. R. Casacchia (Ed.).
49. 2 - C-13 evidence. Science 1992, 256(5053):74-79.
50. 2 uptake. Glob. Biogeochem. Cycles 2003, 17(1).
51. Rau G.H., Sweeney R.E., Kaplan I.R. Plankton C-13-C-12 ratio changes with latitude - differences between northern and southern oceans. Deep-Sea Res. A Oceanogr. Res. Pap. 1982, 29(8):1035-1039.
52. 2 and productivity in past oceans. Nature 1989, 341(6242):516-518.
53. 2aq-dependent photosynthetic C-13 fractionation in the ocean: a model versus measurements. Glob. Biogeochem. Cycles 1997, 11(2):267-278.
54. Rember R., Trefry J. Sediment and organic carbon focusing in the Shelikof Strait, Alaska. Mar. Geol. 2005, 224(1-4):83-101.
55. Renaud P.E., Morata N., Carroll M.L., Denisenko S.G., Reigstad M. Pelagic-benthic coupling in the western Barents Sea: processes and time scales. Deep-Sea Res. II Top. Stud. Oceanogr. 2008, 55(20-21):2372-2380.
56. Renaud P.E., Tessmann M., Evenset A., Christensen G.N. Benthic food-web structure of an Arctic fjord (Kongsfjorden, Svalbard). Mar. Biol. Res. 2011, 7(1):13-26.
57. Ruttenberg K.C., Goni M.A. Phosphorus distribution, C:N:P ratios, and delta C-13(oc) in arctic, temperate, and tropical coastal sediments: tools for characterizing bulk sedimentary organic matter. Mar. Geol. 1997, 139(1-4):123-145.
58. Rysgaard S., Nielsen T.G. Carbon cycling in a high-arctic marine ecosystem - Young Sound, NE Greenland. Prog. Oceanogr. 2006, 71(2-4):426-445.
59. Schubert C.J., Calvert S.E. Nitrogen and carbon isotopic composition of marine and terrestrial organic matter in Arctic Ocean sediments: implications for nutrient utilization and organic matter composition. Deep-Sea Res. I Oceanogr. Res. Pap. 2001, 48(3):789-810.
60. Schulz H.D., Zabel M. Marine Geochemistry 2006, Springer-Verlag, Berlin-Heidelberg, (574 pp.).
61. Schulz K.G., et al. Temporal biomass dynamics of an Arctic plankton bloom in response to increasing levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Biogeosciences 2013, 10(1):161-180.
62. Silyakova A., et al. Pelagic community production and carbon-nutrient stoichiometry under variable ocean acidification in an Arctic fjord. Biogeosciences 2013, 10(7):4847-4859.
63. Silverberg N., Sunby B., Mucci A., Zhong S.J., Arakaki T., Hall P., Landen A., Tengberg A. Remineralization of organic carbon in eastern Canadian continental margin sediments. Deep-Sea Research Part Ii-Topical Studies in Oceanography 2000, 47(3-4):699-731.
64. Soreide J.E., Hop H., Carroll M.L., Falk-Petersen S., Hegseth E.N. Seasonal food web structures and sympagic-pelagic coupling in the European Arctic revealed by stable isotopes and a two-source food web model. Prog. Oceanogr. 2006, 71(1):59-87.
65. Stein R., Macdonald R.W. The Organic Carbon Cycle in the Arctic Ocean 2004, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, 363 pp.
66. St-Onge G., Hillaire-Marcel C. Isotopic constraints of sedimentary inputs and organic carbon burial rates in the Saguenay Fjord, Quebec. Mar. Geol. 2001, 176(1-4):1-22.
67. Svendsen H., et al. The physical environment of Kongsfjorden-Krossfjorden, an Arctic fjord system in Svalbard. Polar Res. 2002, 21(1):133-166.
68. Syvitski J.P.M. Principles, Methods, and Applications of Particle Size Analysis 1991, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, (368 pp.).
69. Syvitski J.P.M., Burell D.C., Skei J.M. Fjords. Processes and Products 1987, Springer-Verlag, New York, (379 pp.).
70. Tamelander T., et al. Trophic relationships and pelagic-benthic coupling during summer in the Barents Sea Marginal Ice Zone, revealed by stable carbon and nitrogen isotope measurements. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 2006, 310:33-46.
71. Tanaka T., et al. Effect of increased pCO(2) on the planktonic metabolic balance during a mesocosm experiment in an Arctic fjord. Biogeosciences 2013, 10(1):315-325.
72. 2 from shelf sea pumping. Science 2004, 304(5673):1005-1008.
73. Tremblay J.E., Michel C., Hobson K.A., Gosselin M., Price N.M. Bloom dynamics in early opening waters of the Arctic Ocean. Limnol. Oceanogr. 2006, 51(2):900-912.
74. Walkusz W., et al. Seasonal and spatial changes in the zooplankton community of Kongsfjorden, Svalbard. Polar Res. 2009, 28(2):254-281.
75. Walsh J.J. Importance of continental margins in the marine biogeochemical cycling of carbon and nitrogen. Nature 1991, 350(6313):53-55.
76. Wanninkhof R., et al. Global ocean carbon uptake: magnitude, variability and trends. Biogeosciences 2013, 10(3):1983-2000.
77. Wassmann P., et al. Food webs and carbon flux in the Barents Sea. Prog. Oceanogr. 2006, 71(2-4):232-287.
78. Wassmann P., Slagstad D., Riser C.W., Reigstad M. Modelling the ecosystem dynamics of the Barents Sea including the marginal ice zone II. Carbon flux and interannual variability. J. Mar. Syst. 2006, 59(1-2):1-24.
79. Winkelmann D., Knies J. Recent distribution and accumulation of organic carbon on the continental margin west off Spitsbergen. Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst. 2005, 6.
80. Włodarska-Kowalczuk M., Pearson T.H. Soft-bottom macrobenthic faunal associations and factors affecting species distributions in an Arctic glacial fjord (Kongsfjord, Spitsbergen). Polar Biol. 2004, 27(3):155-167.
81. Zaborska A., Pempkowiak J., Papucci C. Some sediment characteristics and sedimentation rates in an Arctic fjord (Kongsfjorden, Svalbard). Rocznik Ochrona Srodowiska 2006, 8:79-96.
82. Zaborska A., Carroll J., Papucci C., Pempkowiak J. Intercomparison of alpha and gamma spectrometry techniques used in Pb-210 geochronology. J. Environ. Radioact. 2007, 93(1):38-50.
83. Zhang R., et al. Variations in the isotopic composition of particulate organic carbon and their relation with carbon dynamics in the western Arctic Ocean. Deep-Sea Res. II Top. Stud. Oceanogr. 2012, 81-84:72-78.