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MEPS 198:51-60 (2000)
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Abstract
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Seasonal fluxes of phosphate and ammonium across the sediment-water interface in a shallow small estuary (Palmones River, southern Spain)
V. Clavero1,*, J. J. Izquierdo1, J. A. Fernández2, F. X. Niell1
1Department of Ecology, and
2Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Málaga, Campus de Teatinos s/n, 29071 Málaga, Spain
*E-mail: vic@uma.es
ABSTRACT: Seasonal variations in oxygen, phosphate and ammonium fluxes between the sediment and overlying water were measured in a small shallow estuary (Palmones River Estuary, southern Spain) from July 1996 to July 1997. Fluxes at the sediment-water
interface were measured in situ and compared with those obtained from the pore water gradients. Oxygen consumption rates ranged from 62.5 to 87.4 mmol m-2 d-1, and were highly correlated with phosphate (226 to 1597 µmol
m-2 d-1) and ammonium (3189 to 9561 µmol m-2 d-1) fluxes. The diffusive fluxes of phosphate and ammonium, computed from the pore water gradient, were lower than those measured in situ (from 7 to 24 times
for phosphate and from 21 to 55 times for ammonium). Nutrient fluxes are well correlated with temperature and with the C:N ratio of organic matter within the upper 2 cm of the sediment.
KEY WORDS: Phosphate and ammonium fluxes · Sediment · Oxygen · Consumption · Organic matter · Palmones Estuary
Published in MEPS Vol.
198
(2000) on June 5
ISSN: 0171-8630.
Copyright © Inter-Research, Oldendorf/Luhe, 2000
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