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We hypothesize that specific tidal wetland areas may either export or import particulate organic carbon on an annual basis depending upon several geophysical factors. Important among these are: (1) the geomorphology of the wetland drainage basin and (2) the relative magnitudes of the tidal range and freshwater input from upland sources. Determination of the import/export status of individual wetlands further requires (1) continuous long-term measurements to compensate for irregular and infrequent storm events and (2) measurements of particle bedload transport in addition to the usual measurements of suspended and floating particles. Without these components, any study of net organic particle flux will be incomplete.
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Odum, W.E., Fisher, J.S., Pickral, J.C. (1979). Factors Controlling the Flux of Particulate Organic Carbon from Estuarine Wetlands. In: Livingston, R.J. (eds) Ecological Processes in Coastal and Marine Systems. Marine Science, vol 10. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9146-7_5
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