@article {2823,
	title = {Dual carbon isotope (δ13C and Δ14C) characterization of particulate organic carbon in the Geum and Seomjin estuaries, South Korea},
	journal = {Marine Pollution Bulletin},
	volume = {150},
	year = {2020},
	month = {Jan-01-2020},
	pages = {110719},
	abstract = {We investigated the source, composition, and reactivity of particulate organic carbon (POC) in two contrasting Korean estuary systems, a closed estuary (Geum) (i.e., with an estuary dam at the river mouth) and an open (Seomjin) estuary. A dual isotope (δ13CPOC and Δ14CPOC) approach was applied to surface water samples collected along a salinity gradient in August 2016. Our results indicate that phytoplankton-derived POC was the main contributor to the total POC pool in the reservoir of the Geum estuary, while terrestrial-derived POC predominated the upper Seomjin estuary. A simple binary mixing model using Δ14CPOC revealed a higher modern POC contribution (87{\textendash}90\%) in the Geum estuary reservoir than that (77\%) of the upper Seomjin estuary. Accordingly, it appears that an estuary dam can alter the source and reactivity of POC in a reservoir, which can be transferred to the adjacent coastal ecosystem.},
	keywords = {carbon isotopes, dam, Estuary, Geum estuary, organic carbon, particulate, Seomjin estuary},
	issn = {0025326X},
	doi = {10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110719},
	url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0025326X19308756},
	author = {Kang, Sujin and Kim, Jung-Hyun and Ryu, Jong-Sik and Shin, Kyung-Hoon}
}
