Is Mud organic matter?
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64 Citations | It is unlikely, however, that the partitioning of simple organic molecules between natural waters and suspended clay minerals could produce the high concentrations of organic matter that occur in most fine-grained sediments. |
| This suggests fresh water runoff to be an important source of organic matter (OM) for surface sediments. | |
304 Citations | There is need for further research to fully understand the mechanism(s) involved in the accumulation of organic matter in submerged soils as wetlands offer an excellent example of conservation and maintenance of organic matter and storage of organic C. |
| Overall, the type of organic matter and its lability toward oxic degradation, the mineral surface area, the mineral composition, and possibly the secondary productivity by (sedimentary) bacteria also appear to have an influence on organic matter accumulation and composition. | |
| These results indicate that the organic matter-related resources mar... | |
| The results of this study suggest that most organic matter at this location was delivered to the sediment–water interface as aggregates of a granular translucent type of amorphous organic matter (AOMGr, mean = 66.7% ± 19.3%) via hemipelagic suspension settling. | |
| Our findings revealed that sedimentary bulk parameters such as concentration and degradability of particulate organic carbon as well as microbial biomass and activity depend on mud content in pure sandy sediments (with a mud content <10%), while they remain unchanged in sediments with higher mud content. | |
57 Citations | Taken together, these findings suggest that organic matter plays the major role in amino acid sorption in organic-rich sediments. |
| A comparison of the distribution of the finely divided organic matter in the mud with that predicted from the location of sewage discharges and current circulation in the Harbor indicates that sewage is the source of the bulk of organic matter in the sediments. | |
| Organic matter accumulation is limited along these heavily bioturbated wet and dry mud flats. | |
| Field studies indicate that organic contaminants tend to sorb more to fine-grained sediment, and this correlates significantly with sediment organic matter content. | |
78 Citations | Organic matter from seagrass meadows is clearly important at the base of food webs for fish on adjacent unvegetated mudflats. |
102 Citations | The TOC content was strongly correlated with the abundance of the mud fraction, indicating the importance of organic matter sorption onto particles for preservation of both marine and terrestrial organic matter. |
826 Citations | Together they reflect the diverse but central effects that organic matter has on soil properties and processes. |