Comparison of Diffusive and Total Nutrient Fluxes from the Sediment of Mersin Bay, Northeastern Mediterranean Sea

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2023-04-01

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Akçay, İsmail

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In this study, sediment diffusive and total nutrient fluxes were calculated for the Mersin Bay, Northeastern (NE) Mediterranean Sea. Positive fluxes of nutrients from the sediments indicated that sediment acts as a source for phosphate, nitrate, ammonium and reactive silicate in the NE Mediterranean Sea. Total nutrient fluxes from sediments were calculated as 9.1 mmol m(-2) year(-1) for phosphate, 278 mmol m(-2) year(-1) for nitrate, 32.5 mmol m(-2) year(-1) for ammonium and 315 mmol m(-2) year(-1) for reactive silicate, respectively. These nutrient fluxes from the sediment would further support primary production in the NE Mediterranean Sea displaying oligotrophic conditions in the offshore waters.

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nutrient fluxes, sediment, porewater, Mersin Bay, Northeastern Mediterranean Sea, WATER INTERFACE, PHOSPHORUS

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/103350

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Graduate School of Marine Sciences, Article