Supply of Inorganic Carbon to Bottom Sediments of the North-Eastern Shelf of the Black Sea
摘要
Abstract
The calculations of the possible supply of carbonate matter from the dominant mollusk species per square meter of shelf seabed were performed. Small-sized bivalves with short life cycles have been shown to contribute more to specific carbonate input to sediments than long-lived large-sized species, but less to absolute carbonate input. The model is proposed for calculating inorganic carbon input by molluscs of the north-eastern Black Sea coast based on single survey data with correction based on long-term monitoring results.