TUGAS 5 GEOKIMIA

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Chemical Geology
Volume 638, 5 November 2023, 121692

Contrasting sources and fates of sedimentary organic carbon in

subtropical estuary-marginal sea systems

Author links open overlay panel Pengfei Hou a b c , Meng Yu a b , Timothy I. Eglinton c ,
Negar Haghipour c d , Hailong Zhang a b , Meixun Zhao a b
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Dual carbon isotope characterization of sources and fates of sedimentary OC.

Distinct characteristics of sedimentary OC in PRE and northern SCS shelf.

Transport-induced degradation of labile OC dominant in PR impacted region.

Mixing of aged OC and modern OCmar dominant in Choshui River impacted region.

OCterr BE in PR impacted regions were lower than Choshui River impacted region.

Abstract
Sediments deposited in subtropical deltas and continental shelves are the “recorders” of sources, transport
processes, and accumulation of organic carbon (OC) at the land-ocean interface, but their role in the global
carbon cycle remains poorly constrained. In this study, we determined the abundance and carbon isotopic
composition (δ13C and Δ14C) of bulk OC, as well as characteristics of specific biomarker compounds (plant wax
n-alkanes, n-fatty acids, and phytoplankton sterols) in surface sediments from the Pearl River estuary (PRE) and
adjacent continental shelf of the northern South China Sea (SCS) in order to examine the sources and fates of
OC delivered to a large subtropical river-marginal sea system. We observed marked spatial variability in the
sources, hydrodynamic processes and accumulation of sedimentary OC in PRE and northern SCS shelf, with the
emergence of two distinct regimes reflected in the bulk OC isotopic characteristics of surface sediments. In Pearl
River impacted regions, relatively fresh terrestrial OC (OCterr) was subject to substantial degradation and aging
during transport within the estuary and from the estuary to the shelf. In contrast, sedimentary OC in the
Taiwanese river impacted region comprised a mixture of fluvially-derived refractory OCterr from the Choshui
River and modern marine OC. Burial efficiencies of OCterr are also spatially heterogeneous as a result of these
different OC sources and hydrodynamic processes. The overall OCterr burial efficiencies are relatively low in the
Pearl River influenced region, with an average value of 27 ± 10% in the PRE and an average value of 17 ± 6% in
the western shelf, in contrast to the higher values in the region impacted by Taiwanese rivers
(55% ± 39%).These findings suggest both sources and hydrodynamic processes during transport exert strong
influence on the fate of OC, with important implications for the role of river-dominated marginal seas in the
global carbon cycle.
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Keywords
Terrestrial organic carbon burial
Carbon isotopes (13C and 14C)
Biomarkers
Pearl River estuary
Northern South China Sea shelf
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