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Influence of sulfate enrichment on the carbon dioxide and phosphate fluxes across the sediment–water interface

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Fluxes of CO2 and o-P across the sediment-water interfacewere measured adding different amounts of sulfatein order to quantify the influence in these processes againsta control, and using chloramphenicol as an inhibitor ofbacterial activity. These experiments were performed underoxic and anoxic conditions. Results show that the additionof sulfate stimulated the fluxes of CO2 and o-P, whilethe use of chloramphenicol decreased these fluxes. Theratio of o-P release to Org-C release ranged from 1 to 5 underoxic conditions and from 18 to 42 under anoxicconditions.

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    Vicente Clavero & F. Xavier Niell

  2. Plant Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Málaga University, Campus de Teatinos s/n, 29071, Málaga, Spain

    Ma Jesús Garcıa-Sanchez & José A. Fernández

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Clavero, V., Garcıa-Sanchez, M.J., Niell, F.X. et al. Influence of sulfate enrichment on the carbon dioxide and phosphate fluxes across the sediment–water interface. Hydrobiologia 345, 59–65 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1002962812686

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