Thesis
Processing and fate of carbon and nitrogen in unvegetated estuarine sediments under future climate conditions
Southern Cross University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Southern Cross University
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.25918/thesis.290
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Abstract
Estuaries make a disproportionately large contribution to global carbon cycling and support high rates of primary and secondary production through benthic recycling of nitrogen. However, it is unknown how estuaries will respond to the combination of ocean acidification (OA) and warming that will characterise the future climate. In this study, the interactive effects of warming and OA on estuarine carbon and nitrogen processing were investigated through short-term ex situ incubations of unvegetated estuarine sediments. It was found that ocean acidification and warming will likely increase estuarine dependence on microbial functioning, potentially reducing the resilience of estuaries to short-term perturbations.
Details
- Title
- Processing and fate of carbon and nitrogen in unvegetated estuarine sediments under future climate conditions
- Creators
- Michelle N Simone
- Contributors
- Joanne Margaret Oakes (Supervisor) - Southern Cross UniversityBradley D Eyre (Supervisor) - Southern Cross UniversityKai G Schulz (Supervisor) - Southern Cross University
- Awarding Institution
- Southern Cross University; Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Theses
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Southern Cross University
- Publisher
- Southern Cross University
- Number of pages
- 194
- Identifiers
- 991012938000502368
- Copyright
- © MN Simone 2020
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Science and Engineering; School of Environment, Science and Engineering; Science
- Resource Type
- Thesis