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This study analyzed the relationship between the oxygen minimum zone (OMZ) and various types of carbon, such as POC, DOC, and DIC, in the Y3 seamount area in the Western Pacific. The results indicated that the OMZ was located at 200-1000 m and a threshold of 100 μmol/kg was established for this area of the Western Pacific. The DOC and POC changed drastically out of OMZ while they were relatively stable within the OMZ due to the low oxygen. The rates of decrease in DOC and POC within the OMZ were significantly lower than those above the OMZ, indicating that the organic matter (OM) degradation rate within the OMZ was much lower than that above the OMZ. DIC maintained a continuously increasing trend with depth, but the DIC growth rate above, within, and below the OMZ decreased gradually. The controlling factors for the various types of carbon were different. POC was closely related to the decomposition of OM. The presence of recalcitrant organic carbon in DOC weakened the relationship between DOC and OM decomposition, and DIC components were complex and related to biological activity, temperature, and carbonate manifestation. This study explored the distribution of various types of carbon in the Western Pacific, providing support for studying the marine carbon cycle under a low-oxygen background.
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Marine Environmental Research publishes original research papers on chemical, physical, and biological interactions in the oceans and coastal waters. The journal serves as a forum for new information on biology, chemistry, and toxicology and syntheses that advance understanding of marine environmental processes.
Submission of multidisciplinary studies is encouraged. Studies that utilize experimental approaches to clarify the roles of anthropogenic and natural causes of changes in marine ecosystems are especially welcome, as are those studies that represent new developments of a theoretical or conceptual aspect of marine science. All papers published in this journal are reviewed by qualified peers prior to acceptance and publication. Examples of topics considered to be appropriate for the journal include, but are not limited to, the following:
– The extent, persistence, and consequences of change and the recovery from such change in natural marine systems
– The biochemical, physiological, and ecological consequences of contaminants to marine organisms and ecosystems
– The biogeochemistry of naturally occurring and anthropogenic substances
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