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  • ...pth. This is related to oxygen consumption by microbial mineralization of organic matter sinking out of the photic zone (see [[Nutrient conversion in the mar
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  • ...water where collapse of peat soil is caused by microbial mineralization of organic matter<ref>Hutchings, A.M., Antler. G., Wilkening, J.V., Basu, A., Bradbury Soils with a high percentage of fine soft sediments (clay, organic material) cannot bear much weight. Sea dikes built on such soils cannot the
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  • ...exposed hard and steep substrate and strong bottom currents that transport organic matter from the continental shelf to the deep sea<ref>De Leo, F. C., Smith, ...]'' has been shown to incorporate everything from dissolved and particular organic carbon to algal biomass to small zooplankton.
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  • ...nt to avoid cell shrinkage or dilatation. Osmolytes are usually low-weight organic molecules such as sugars, amino acids or methylamines. ...he intracellular osmotic pressure usually occurs through the production of organic osmolytes.
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  • ...surface water. Due to slow water renewal in the bottom layer together with organic matter mineralization, the bottom layer is generally deprived of oxygen.
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  • ...ed 'upwelling' and is very important for enrichment of surface waters with organic matter and nutrients. Upwelling zones are characterized by a very rich mari
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  • {{Definition|title=Respiration|definition=A chemical process whereby organic matter is oxidized by organisms, releasing energy and <math>CO_2</math> <re
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  • ...xide and oxygen, and produce sugar, sulfur, and water. Other bacteria make organic matter by reducing sulfide or by oxidizing methane. The bacteria are prey t
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  • ...on|carbon sequestration]] by downward transport of dissolved inorganic and organic carbon into deep ocean layers<ref>Liao, E., Resplandy, L., Liu, J. and Bowm
    20 KB (3,275 words) - 20:59, 22 June 2024
  • ...ame=RV></ref>. Gas formation (methane) due to the anaerobic degradation of organic material can contribute to the loss of stability of the sediment layer on t
    28 KB (4,414 words) - 12:41, 25 April 2024
  • ...egions annually accumulate pollution, including [[Portal:Ecotox|Persistent Organic Pollutants]] (POPs), which have been discharged from industry and agricultu
    23 KB (3,524 words) - 17:38, 22 December 2020
  • ...articles (silt, fine sand, organic matter), can be glued together by large organic molecules (extracellular polymeric substances, EPS) into large mud flocs. T
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  • ...e commonly produced where there is a deficiency of oxygen due to very high organic productivity and a lack of oxygen replenishment to the water or sediment, a
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  • ...tes” for the Stockholm convention list of the so-called POPs (persistent organic pollutants). POPs are chemical substances that persist in the environment, ...300 to 450 times higher than that of [[hexachlorobenzene]], two classical organic pollutants, which are known to be hazardous
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  • ...compared to simpler habitats. They produce large amounts of nutrients and organic matter that can be directly used by other organisms as food resources. The
    9 KB (1,382 words) - 16:45, 24 September 2022
  • ...functions, including mediating water flows, accumulating [[sediments]] and organic matter, processing [[nutrients]], fertilising adjacent coastal waters and p
    23 KB (3,205 words) - 17:00, 2 March 2023
  • ...condary Production in the Arctic Seas. In: Stein, R., MacDonald, R.W., The organic carbon cycle in the Arctic Ocean. Springer, pp 57-81</ref>. The productivit ...organic carbon cycle at the seafloor. in: Stein, R., MacDonald, R.W., The organic carbon cycle in the Arctic Ocean. Springer, pp 139-167.</ref>. The fauna of
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  • ...ts seasonality and spatial variability. Spring bloom – main pulse of new organic matter in higher latitudes starts in February March in Westernmost while in ...s”). High and rapid biomass production results in high flux not consumed organic carbon fall passing by lid of halocline and in decomposition processes caus
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  • ...n have a soft soil largely consisting of thick Holocene layers of clay and organic material. Because of the high sensitivity to subsidence, special precaution ...mproved water quality as the soil can reduce acidity, remove inorganic and organic compounds through adsorption while chemical as well as biological processes
    51 KB (7,528 words) - 12:22, 22 January 2024
  • ...ds in the coastal zones around Europe, including heavy metals, halogenated organic pollutants, endocrine disrupters, POPs, etc (in addition to eutrophying sub
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