Processes in the benthic boundary layer at continental margins and their implication for the benthic carbon cycle |
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| Institution: | 1. Departamento de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil;2. Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil;3. Departamento de Educação, Universidade Estadual da Bahia, Paulo Afonso, Bahia, Brazil;4. Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | Processes in the benthic boundary layer (BBL) at different continental margins are described and the importance of lateral advection, particle aggregation, biodeposition and the resuspension loops within the BBL are discussed. New methods of BBL research are demonstrated and a possible solution is given to the benthic carbon budget problem (i.e. benthic carbon demand versus vertical carbon flux) for continental margins in relation to the understanding of soft-bottom ecosystems. |
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