The Posidonia oceanica marine sedimentary record: A Holocene archive of heavy metal pollution

Serrano, Óscar; Mateo, Miguel Ángel; Dueñas-Bohórquez, Adriana; Renom, Pere; López‐Sáez, José Antonio; Cortizas, Antonio Martínez

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“…The P. oceanica mat provides a new way of studying the historical changes in key environmental and biological variables during the Holocene in Mediterranean coastal areas (López-Sáez et al, 2009;Mateo et al, 2010;Serrano et al, 2011). Mat deposits meet the main requirements for ensuring reliable palaeo-reconstructions because they are chronologically consistent and have an appropriate resolution (1-17 y cm − 1 ; Table 5).…”

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“…The presence of Trace Elements (TE) in marine ecosystems is growing. There are two potential sources of emissions: anthropogenic and naturally occurring (Serrano et al, 2011). Due to their toxicity, persistence, and ability to accumulate in marine organisms, TE are considered a major source of pollution in the marine environment (Bonanno and Di Martino, 2017).…”

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Spatial variations in trace element concentrations of the sea urchin, Paracentrotus lividus, a first reference study in the Mediterranean Sea

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“…The role of P. oceanica in sequestering and storing CO 2 on centennial to millennial scales in the mats is being evaluated as a novel aspect of the global C cycle (Fourqurean et al 2012;Duarte et al 2013) and the recent focus on C trading has intensified the interest in quantifying the capacity of these ecosystems to store C (Lavery et al 2013). Secondly, these mats form a repository of palaeo-environmental information (Mateo et al 2002(Mateo et al , 2010López-Sáez et al 2009;Serrano et al 2011Serrano et al , 2012Serrano et al , 2013Lopez-Merino et al 2015), very much like terrestrial peat archives. Although a wealth of technical and scientific literature is available on the role of seagrass sediments as C sinks and palaeoarchives, these fields of research have critical knowledge gaps concerning some fundamental issues: (i) the origin of the accumulated C (i.e.…”

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Molecular composition of plant parts and sediment organic matter in a Mediterranean seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) mat

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Molecular composition of plant parts and sediment organic matter in a Mediterranean seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) mat.Aquatic Botany http://dx.doi.org/10. 1016/j.aquabot.2016.05.009 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. Graphical abstract Highlights-Analytical pyrolysis applied to Posidonia seagrass organs and marine mat deposit -Posidonia phenolic composition dominated by p-hydroxybenzoic acids -Peat-like mat deposits composed predominantly of root, rhizome and sheath materials -We suggest a link between Posidonia chemistry and C accumulation in mats AbstractPosidonia oceanica forms extensive peat-like deposits (mats) in Mediterranean coastal waters, which have a potential as carbon sinks and archives of environmental change.Nonetheless, the organic chemistry of both P. oceanica plant materials, as well as the environmental and diagenetic effects on the composition of its detritus, is poorly understood.We analyzed plant organs of P. oceanica and the coarse organic matter from a mat core spanning 750 yrs using pyrolysis techniques (PY-GC-MS and THM-GC-MS) to improve our understanding of their molecular properties and their preservation upon mat development. It

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The Posidonia oceanica marine sedimentary record: A Holocene archive of heavy metal pollution

Cited by 96 publications

References 69 publications

Characterization of soils beneath a Posidonia oceanica meadow

Characterization of soils beneath a Posidonia oceanica meadow

Spatial variations in trace element concentrations of the sea urchin, Paracentrotus lividus, a first reference study in the Mediterranean Sea

Molecular composition of plant parts and sediment organic matter in a Mediterranean seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) mat

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