Thesis (S.M.)--Joint Program in Oceanography (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences; and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution), 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 45-47). / Biogeochemical cycling of phosphate is a key component in the overall production rate of coastal ecosystems. Mineral phases in the near-shore sediments play a significant role in the return of phosphate remineralized in the upper sediments to the water column. Sequential Extraction (SEDEX) of the solid-phase associated P04-3 yielded reservoir profiles of phosphate at three sites off of the Massachusetts coast. These extractions found Fe-associated P04 to be the dominant phase associated with rapid porewater-solid P exchange. Additionally, a seasonal enrichment/depletion pattern of phosphate fluxes relative to total carbon was observed from the sediments. These observations established the behavior of phosphate in coastal sediments as interconnected with the ongoing Fe-cycling in the sediments as well. / by Richard Hunter Oates, Jr. / S.M.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:MIT/oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/45702 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | Oates, Richard Hunter |
| Contributors | William Martin., Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution., Joint Program in Oceanography, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences., Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution., Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences |
| Publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Source Sets | M.I.T. Theses and Dissertation |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 81 p., application/pdf |
| Rights | M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission., http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 |
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