Swedish fjord Gullmarsfjorden (IMAGE)

University of Gothenburg

Swedish fjord Gullmarsfjorden

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Gullmarsfjorden in Swedish Bohuslän was one of the fjords studied. It has a varying oxygen content in the water near the bottom. The results show that the bottom sediments act as an effective carbon trap, even when the water had a higher oxygen content.

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Astrid Hylén

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