Dominant Production of Dissolved Inorganic Carbon by Organic Matter Degradation in a Coastal Lagoon: Evidence from Carbon Isotopes
Mohd Danish,
Gyana Ranjan Tripathy
Abstract:Coastal oceanic settings are biogeochemically active zones and play a dominant role in the global carbon cycle. In this contribution, we have investigated the spatial distribution of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) and δ 13 C DIC along the salinity gradient of a large tropical coastal lagoon (Chilika, India) and major source waters (river, groundwater) to the lagoon for three different (pre-monsoon, monsoon, and post-monsoon) seasons. These data were used to constrain internal cycling and DIC fluxes to the Ba… Show more
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