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The seasonal variations of particulate organic carbon (POC) in Jiaozhou Bay were consistent with those of chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) , primary productivity , particulate nitrogen (PN) and organic matters in surface sediments, and all of the highest values were found in summer. The average mass ratio of POC and PN in seawater was 6.5. The POC contents varied between 0.050 and 1.000 mg C L−1 with an average of 0.282 ± 0.186 mg C L−1. The contributions of detritus organic carbon , phytoplankton carbon , bacterial carbon , and zooplankton carbon were 0.123, 0.140, 0.0108, and 0.0079 mg C L−1, respectively, and the ratios in POC were 43.6, 49.8, 3.8, and 2.8%, respectively.
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Shen, Z., Yang, H., Liu, Q. (2020). Particulate Organic Carbon and Its Composition in Jiaozhou Bay. In: Shen, Z. (eds) Studies of the Biogeochemistry of Typical Estuaries and Bays in China. Springer Earth System Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-58169-8_14
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