ON THE ACCUMULATION OF ORGANIC MATTER ON THE SOUTHEASTERN…关于东南部有机质的聚集.pdfVIP

BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF OCEANOGRAPHY, 60(1):75-87, 2012 ON THE ACCUMULATION OF ORGANIC MATTER ON THE SOUTHEASTERN BRAZILIAN CONTINENTAL SHELF: A CASE STUDY BASED ON A SEDIMENT CORE FROM THE SHELF OFF RIO DE JANEIRO 1, 2 3 4 Renato da Silva Carreira *, Elizabeth A. Canuel , Stephen A. Macko , Mariana B. Lopes , 4 4 Letícia G. Luz and Luciana N. Jasmim 1Pontificia Universidade Católica – Departamento de Química (Rua Marquês de São Vicente, 225, 22453-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil) 2College of William and Mary - School of Marine Science (Gloucester Point, VA 23062, USA) 3University of Virginia - Department of Environmental Sciences (Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA) 4Rio de Janeiro State University - School of Oceanography (Rua São Franscisco Xavier, 524, 20550-013, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil) *Corresponding author: carreira@puc-rio.br A B S T R A C T Sterol and fatty acid biomarkers and isotopic composition (δ13C and δ15N) of bulk organic matter (OM) were quantified in a sediment core to characterize the accumulation of autochthonous OM in an area on the continental shelf adjacent to Rio de Janeiro State. In the sediment surface (0-1 cm) the concentration of total sterols