Molar ratios of C, N, P of particulate matter and their vertical fluxes in the Yellow Sea

The vertical fluxes and molar ratios of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus of suspended particulate matter in the Yellow Sea were studied based on the analysis of suspended particulate matter, sediments and sinking particles obtained by use of moored sediment traps. The POC:PON ratios indicate that mos...

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Published in:Chinese journal of oceanology and limnology 2002-03, Vol.20 (1), p.91-96
Main Authors: Bao-dong, Wang, Run, Zhan, Ming-de, Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chemical analysis
Fluxes
Marine
Organic matter
Particulate flux
Particulate matter
Particulate organic carbon
Particulate organic matter
Phosphorus
Primary production
Ratios
Residence time
Seawater
Sediment
Sediment traps
Sediments
Suspended particulate matter
Water analysis
Water circulation
Water column
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Summary:The vertical fluxes and molar ratios of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus of suspended particulate matter in the Yellow Sea were studied based on the analysis of suspended particulate matter, sediments and sinking particles obtained by use of moored sediment traps. The POC:PON ratios indicate that most of the particulate organic matter in the Yellow Sea water column comes from marine life rather than the continent. The vertical fluxes of SPM, POC, PON and POP in the Yellow Sea are much higher than those in other seas over the world, and present a typical pattern in shallow epicontinental seas. The estimated residence time of the bioactive elements showed that the speed of the biogeochemical process of materials in the Yellow Sea is much shorter than that in the open ocean as there was high primary productivity in this region.
ISSN:0254-4059
2096-5508
1993-5005
2523-3521
DOI:10.1007/BF02846617