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Dynamics of dissolved O2, CO2, CH4, and N2O in a tropical coastal swamp in southern Thailand

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We studied the distribution of dissolved O2, CO2, CH4, and N2O in a coastal swamp system in Thailand with the goal to characterize the dynamics of these gases within the system. The gas concentrations varied spatially and seasonally in both surface and ground waters. The entire system was a strong sourcefor CO2 and CH4, and a possible sink for atmospheric N2O. Seasonal variation in precipitation primarily regulated the redox conditions in the system. However, distributions of CO2, CH4, and N2O in the river that received swamp waters were not always in agreement with redox conditions indicated by dissolvedO2 concentrations. Sulfate production through pyriteoxidation occurred in the swamp with thin peat layerunder aerobic conditions and was reflected by elevatedSO 2−4 /Cl− in the river water. When SO 2−4 /Cl− was high, CO2 and CH4 concentrations decreased, whereas the N2O concentration increased. The excess SO 2−4 in the river water was thus identified as a potential indicator for gas dynamics in this coastal swamp system.

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  1. Shingo Ueda

    Present address: College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-8510, Japan)

  2. Naohiro Yoshida* ast;

    Present address: Tokyo Institute of Technology, Midori, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 226-8502, Japan)

  3. Toshihiro Miyajima* ast ast;

    Present address: Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo, 1-15-1 Minamidai, Nakano, Tokyo, 164-8639, Japan)

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  1. National Institute for Resources and Environment, 16-3 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8569, Japan

    Shingo Ueda & Chun-Sim U. Go

  2. Institute for Hydrospheric-Atmospheric Sciences, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8601, Japan

    Takahito Yoshioka & Naohiro Yoshida* ast;

  3. Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University, 809-3 Otsuka, Kamitanakami-Hirano, Otsu, Shiga, 520-2113, Japan

    Eitaro Wada, Toshihiro Miyajima* ast ast;, Atsuko Sugimoto & Narin Boontanon

  4. Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo, 1-15-1 Minamidai, Nakano, Tokyo, 164-8639, Japan)

    Pisoot Vijarnsorn & Suporn Boonprakub

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Ueda, S., Go, CS.U., Yoshioka, T. et al. Dynamics of dissolved O2, CO2, CH4, and N2O in a tropical coastal swamp in southern Thailand. Biogeochemistry 49, 191–215 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006393214432

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