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Temporal variability of carbon and nutrient burial, sediment accretion, and mass accumulation over the past century in a carbonate platform mangrove forest of the Florida Everglades.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2014
ISSN
2169-8961
Abstract
The objective of this research was to measure temporal variability in accretion and mass sedimentation rates (including organic carbon (OC), total nitrogen (TN), and total phosphorous (TP)) from the past century in a mangrove forest on the Shark River in Everglades National Park, USA. The 210Pb Constant Rate of Supply model was applied to six soil cores to calculate annual rates over the most recent 10-, 50-, and 100-year time spans. Our results show that rates integrated over longer timeframes are lower than those for shorter, recent periods of observation. Additionally, the substantial spatial variability between cores over the 10-year period is diminished over the 100-year record, raising two important implications. First, a multiple-decade assessment of soil accretion and OC burial provides a more conservative estimate, and is likely to be most relevant for forecasting these rates relative to long-term processes of sea level rise and climate change mitigation. Secondly, a small number of sampling locations are better able to account for spatial variability over the longer periods than for the shorter periods. The site average 100-year OC burial rate, 123 ± 19 (SD) g m-2 yr-1, is low compared with global mangrove values. High TN and TP burial rates in recent decades may lead to increased soil carbon remineralization, contributing to the low carbon burial rates. Finally, the strong correlation between OC burial and accretion across this site signals the substantial contribution of OC to soil building in addition to the ecosystem service of CO2 sequestration.
Language
en_US
Publisher
AGU / Wiley
Recommended Citation
Breithaupt, J.L., Smoak, J.M., Smith, T.J., & Sanders, C.J. (2014). Temporal variability of carbon and nutrient burial, sediment accretion, and mass accumulation over the past century in a carbonate platform mangrove forest of the Florida Everglades. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 119(10), 2032-2048. DOI: 10.1002/2014JG002715
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Abstract only. Full-text article is available only through licensed access provided by the publisher. Published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 119(10), 2032-2048. DOI: 10.1002/2014JG002715. Members of the USF System may access the full-text of the article through the authenticated link provided.