ISSN:
1432-1793
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract The in situ decomposition rate of urea was measured using 14C-labelled urea at 3 areas in the North Pacific Ocean: Sagami Bay on the southern coast of central Japan, the northwestern Pacific central waters and the subarctic Pacific waters. The mean values of the decomposition rates of urea in surface waters of these areas were 44.5, 1.51 and 1.32 μ mol urea m-3 d-1, respectively. These rates decreased with depth. High rates of urea carbon incorporation into particulate matter and the CO2 liberation from urea carbon into seawater were obtained in light bottles in the euphotic zone, while low rates were found in dark bottles. The turnover rates of urea in the 3 areas were calculated respectively as 12, 113 and 110 d at the surface, and the values increased with depth.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00396126
