Eelgrass meadows, Zostera marina (L.), facilitate the ecosystem service of nitrogen removal during simulated nutrient pulses in Shinnecock Bay, New York, USA

Zarnoch, Chester B.; Hoellein, Timothy J.; Furman, Bradley T.; Peterson, Bradley J.

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.07.061

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Eelgrass meadows, Zostera marina (L.), facilitate the ecosystem service of nitrogen removal during simulated nutrient pulses in Shinnecock Bay, New York, USA

2017
By Zarnoch, Chester B. ; Hoellein, Timothy J. ; Furman, Bradley T. ; ...
Source: Marine Pollution Bulletin, 124(1), 376-387

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Marine Pollution Bulletin
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Zarnoch, Chester B. ; Hoellein, Timothy J. ; Furman, Bradley T. ; Peterson, Bradley J.

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Seagrass meadows are important sites of nitrogen (N) transformations in estuaries, however, the role of N loading in driving relative rates of N fixation and denitrification in seagrass habitats is unclear. The current study quantified N fluxes in eelgrass meadows (Zostera marina (L.)) and nearby unvegetated sand in trials representing in situ and N enriched conditions. Net N2 fluxes were low or negative under in situ conditions in both eelgrass and sand. Under N enriched conditions, denitrification was higher than N-fixation, and denitrification in eelgrass was significantly higher than sand. Denitrification of water column NO3− was more significant than coupled nitrification-denitrification in the eelgrass. Denitrification was likely supported by greater organic carbon and N within the eelgrass sediment compared to sand. Eelgrass meadows in Shinnecock Bay may facilitate the ecosystem service of N removal and retention during short-term nutrient pulses that can originate from groundwater discharge and stormwater runoff.
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Aquatic Science Oceanography Pollution
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Marine Pollution Bulletin, 124(1), 376-387
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.07.061
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