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The joint effects of atmospheric dry and wet deposition on organic carbon cycling in a mariculture area in North China

Lei Xie, Xuelu Gao, Yongliang Liu, Jianmin Zhao, Qianguo Xing

The Science of The Total Environment · 2023

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Summary

This 2023 study investigates the interactive effects of atmospheric dry and wet deposition on organic carbon dynamics in a North China mariculture system. As suggested by the title, the authors likely employed field measurements to quantify how combined atmospheric inputs modify carbon cycling pathways in coastal aquaculture environments, with implications for understanding nutrient loading and carbon sequestration in these systems.

Regional applicability

Findings may have limited direct applicability to UK mariculture, which operates in different climatic, oceanographic and atmospheric deposition regimes. However, the methodological approach to quantifying joint dry and wet deposition effects on coastal carbon cycling could inform UK estuarine and coastal aquaculture management under changing atmospheric conditions.

Key measures

Organic carbon cycling rates, dry deposition flux, wet deposition flux, carbon storage, sediment carbon composition

Outcomes reported

The study examined how atmospheric dry and wet deposition jointly influence organic carbon cycling processes in a mariculture area. The research measured changes in carbon pools and fluxes in relation to atmospheric nutrient inputs.

Theme
Climate & resilience
Subject
Aquaculture & fisheries
Study type
Research
Study design
Field trial
Source type
Peer-reviewed study
Status
Published
Geography
China
System type
Aquaculture
DOI
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162715
Catalogue ID
SNmoixntx1-jhsx6d

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