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210Pb-derived Sedimentation Rates and Corg Fluxes in Soledad Lagoon (Cispatá Lagoon System, NW Caribbean Coast of Colombia)

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With the aim of evaluating temporal changes in sedimentation and organic carbon (Corg) supplied over the last ~100 years, a sediment core was collected at Soledad Lagoon, a costal ecosystem surrounded by mangroves, located in the Cispatá Estuary (Caribbean coast of Colombia). The core sediments were characterized by low concentrations of calcium carbonate (0.2–2.9%), organic matter (3–8%), total nitrogen (0.11–0.38%), and total phosphorus (0.19–0.65 mg g−1). Fe and Al concentrations ranged from 4% to 5%, and Mn from 356 to 1,047 μg g−1. The 210Pb-derived sediment and mass accumulation rates were 1.54 ± 0.18 mm year−1 and 0.08 ± 0.01 g cm−2 year−1, respectively. The sediment core did not provide evidence of human impact, such as enhancement of primary production or nutrient enrichment, which may result from recent land uses changes or climate change. The Corg fluxes estimated for Soledad Lagoon core lay in the higher side of carbon fluxes to coastal ecosystems (314–409 g m−2 year−1) and the relatively high Corg preservation observed (~45%) indicate that these lagoon sediments has been a net and efficient sink of Corg during the last century, which corroborate the importance of mangrove areas as important sites for carbon burial and therefore, long-term sequestration of Corg.

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This study was supported by the grants FCB-10-08 from Universidad de Córdoba, Montería, Colombia and DGAPA-PAPIIT IN105009 from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Thanks are due to C. Ramírez-Jáuregui and G. Ramírez-Reséndiz for their technical support and to Jeffrey Wielgus and Jorge R. Ruelas Inzunza for their help in the English grammar revision of the manuscript. The contributions of J.A. Sánchez-Cabeza and the constructive comments of two anonymous reviewers were most beneficial to improve this work.

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Ruiz-Fernández, A.C., Marrugo-Negrete, J.L., Paternina-Uribe, R. et al. 210Pb-derived Sedimentation Rates and Corg Fluxes in Soledad Lagoon (Cispatá Lagoon System, NW Caribbean Coast of Colombia). Estuaries and Coasts 34, 1117–1128 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-011-9394-6

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