Bioturbation and particle transport in Carolina slope sediments: A radiochemical approach
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Abstract
In situ tracer experiments investigated short-term sediment mixing processes at two Carolina continental margin sites (water depth = 850 m) characterized by different organic C fluxes, 234 Th mixing coefficients (D b ) and benthic assemblages. Phytoplankton, slope sediment, and sand-sized glass beads tagged with 210 Pb, 113 Sn, and 228 Th, respectively, were placed via submersible at the sediment-water interface at both field sites (Site I off Cape Fear, and Site III off Cape Hatteras). Experimental plots were sampled at 0, 1.5 days, and 90 days after tracer emplacement to examine short-term, vertical transport. Both sites are initially dominated by nonlocal mixing. Transport to the bottom of the surface mixed layer at both sites occurs more rapidly than 234 Th-based D b values predict; after 1.5 days, tagged particles were observed 5 cm below the sediment-water interface at Site I and 12 cm below at Site III. Impulse tracer profiles after 90 days at Site III exhibit primarily diffusive distributions, most likely due to a large number of random, nonlocal mixing events. The D b values determined from 90-day particle tagging experiments are comparable to those obtained from naturally occurring 234 Th profiles (∼100-day time scales) from nearby locations. The agreement between impulse tracer mixing coefficients and steady-state natural tracer mixing coefficients suggests that the diffusive analogue for bioturbation on monthly time scales is a realistic and useful approach. Tracer profiles from both sites exhibit some degree of particle selective mixing, but the preferential transport of the more labile carbon containing particles only occurred 30% of the time. Consequently, variations in the extent to which age-dependent mixing occurs in marine sediments may depend on factors such as faunal assemblage and organic carbon flux.
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| Authors | William L. Fornes, David J. DeMaster, Lisa A. Levin, Neal E. Blair |
| Journal | journal of marine research |
| Year | 1999 |
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