Journal article
Groundwater-derived dissolved inorganic and organic carbon exports from a mangrove tidal creek: the missing mangrove carbon sink?
Limnology and Oceanography, Vol.58(2), pp.475-488
2013
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Abstract
<p>A majority of the global net primary production of mangroves is unaccounted for by current carbon budgets. It has been hypothesized that this ‘‘missing carbon’’ is exported as dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) from subsurface respiration and groundwater (or pore-water) exchange driven by tidal pumping. We tested this hypothesis by measuring concentrations and d13C values of DIC, dissolved organic carbon (DOC), and particulate organic carbon (POC), along with radon (222Rn, a natural submarine groundwater discharge tracer), in a tidal creek in Moreton Bay, Australia. Concentrations and d13C values displayed consistent tidal variations, and mirrored the trend in 222Rn in summer and winter. DIC and DOC were exported from, and POC was imported to, the mangroves during all tidal cycles. The exported DOC had a similar d13C value in summer and winter (, 230%). The exported d13C-DIC showed no difference between summer and winter and had a d13C value slightly more enriched (, 222.5%) than the exported DOC. The imported POC had differing values in summer (, 216%) and winter (, 222%), reflecting a combination of seagrass and estuarine particulate organic matter (POM) in summer and most likely a dominance of estuarine POM in winter. A coupled 222Rn and carbon model showed that 93–99% of the DIC and 89–92% of the DOC exports were driven by groundwater advection. DIC export averaged 3 g C m22 d21 and was an order of magnitude higher than DOC export, and similar to<br />global estimates of the mangrove missing carbon (i.e., , 1.9–2.7 g C m22 d21).</p>
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- Title
- Groundwater-derived dissolved inorganic and organic carbon exports from a mangrove tidal creek: the missing mangrove carbon sink?
- Creators
- Damien T Maher - Southern Cross UniversityIsaac R Santos - Southern Cross UniversityL Golsby-Smith - Southern Cross UniversityJustin Gleeson - Southern Cross UniversityBradley D Eyre - Southern Cross University
- Publication Details
- Limnology and Oceanography, Vol.58(2), pp.475-488
- Grant note
- Funder: Australian Research Council, Grant ID: ARC/LP110200975, ARC/LP100200732, ARC/DP120101645, Grant links:
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP110200975
- Identifiers
- 2692; 991012822077802368
- Academic Unit
- National Marine Science Centre; Centre for Coastal Biogeochemistry; School of Environment, Science and Engineering; Faculty of Science and Engineering; Science
- Resource Type
- Journal article