The Functions of China Marginal Sea Sediments in the Cycle of Biogenic Elements

摘要

The contents of biogenic elements in China marginal sea sediments are related to their grain sizes, river transport, et al. In general, the finer the grain size is, the higher the contents of organic matter and OC, N, P are, the lower the contents of S and Si are. The biogeochemical environments of sediments are related to Eh, pH, temperature content of OC, Fe~(3+)/Fe~(2+) radio, water dynamics condition, grain size of sediment, S system in sediment interstitial waters, et al., and they influence the early diageneses and cycle of biogenic elements in sediments. In most regions of China marginal sea, the flux directions of S~(2-), HS~-, H_4SiO_4, PO_4~(3-), NH~(4+) across the sediment-water interface are from sediment to the overlying seawater, the flux directions of SO_4~(2-), HCO_3~-, NO_3~-, NO_2~- across the sediment-water interface are from the overlying seawater to sediment. The irrigation of living things is important in the cycle of the biogenic elements across sediment-water interfaces.