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Organic carbon and nutrient (P, N) concentrations of water and sediment in several aquatic environment types of a Mediterranean coastal wetland (Empordà Wetlands, NE Iberian Peninsula)

Total sediment and water organic carbon and nutrient (nitrogen and phosphorus) concentrations of different environment types of a Mediterranean coastal wetland (temporary and brackish, temporary and freshwater, semi-permanent and brackish, and permanent and brackish basins) were analysed during two hydroperiods. A nitrogen limitation was found for both sediment and water. The total organic carbon concentration of the water was significantly related to the water level, which varies throughout the hydroperiods. In contrast, the total organic carbon concentration of the sediment was not related to water level. However, significant differences in total organic carbon of the sediment were found between hydroperiods. On the other hand, total organic carbon of the sediment varied spatially, being higher in temporary brackish basins with lower sand content, and lower in permanent and semi-permanent brackish basins with higher sand content

© Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology, 2006, vol. 42, núm. 2, p. 221-231

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Author: Gascón Garcia, Stéphanie
Boix Masafret, Dani
Sala Genoher, Jordi
Quintana Pou, Xavier
Date: 2006
Abstract: Total sediment and water organic carbon and nutrient (nitrogen and phosphorus) concentrations of different environment types of a Mediterranean coastal wetland (temporary and brackish, temporary and freshwater, semi-permanent and brackish, and permanent and brackish basins) were analysed during two hydroperiods. A nitrogen limitation was found for both sediment and water. The total organic carbon concentration of the water was significantly related to the water level, which varies throughout the hydroperiods. In contrast, the total organic carbon concentration of the sediment was not related to water level. However, significant differences in total organic carbon of the sediment were found between hydroperiods. On the other hand, total organic carbon of the sediment varied spatially, being higher in temporary brackish basins with lower sand content, and lower in permanent and semi-permanent brackish basins with higher sand content
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ISSN: 0003-4088 (versió paper)
2100-000X (versió electrònica)
Document access: http://hdl.handle.net/10256/7443
Language: eng
Publisher: EDP Sciences
Collection: Reproducció digital del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/limn/2006023
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Is part of: © Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology, 2006, vol. 42, núm. 2, p. 221-231
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Subject: Ecologia fluvial
Stream ecology
Salinitat
Salinity
Sòls -- Anàlisi
Soils -- Analysis
Title: Organic carbon and nutrient (P, N) concentrations of water and sediment in several aquatic environment types of a Mediterranean coastal wetland (Empordà Wetlands, NE Iberian Peninsula)
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