Baseline biogeochemical data from Australia s continental margin links seabed sediments to water column characteristics

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1 Marine and Freshwater Research, 2017, 68, CSIRO 2017 Supplementary material Baseline biogeochemical data from Australia s continental margin links seabed sediments to water column characteristics Lynda Radke A,D, Tony Nicholas A, Peter A. Thompson B, Jin Li A, Eric Raes C, Matthew Carey A, Ian Atkinson A, Zhi Huang A, Janice Trafford A and Scott Nichol A A National Earth and Marine Observations Group, Geoscience Australia, GPO Box 378, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia B CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia C Alfred-Wegener-Institute, Helmholtz-Centre for Polar and Marine Research Am Handelshafen 12, Bremerhaven, Germany. D Corresponding author. lynda.radke@ga.gov.au Lord Howe Rise Radke, L. C. (2014). Seafloor environments of the northern Lord Howe Rise, Eastern Australia: mineralogy of seabed Radke, L. C. (2014). Seafloor environments of the northern Lord Howe Rise, Eastern Australia: organic carbon and nitrogen concentrations and isotopes in seabed sediments. (Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.) Radke, L. C., and Webber, E. (2014). Seafloor environments of the northern Lord Howe Rise, Eastern Australia: inorganic elements in seabed Radke, L. C., and Trafford, J. (2014). Seafloor environments of the northern Lord Howe Rise, Eastern Australia: chlorin indices in seabed Radke, L. C., and Trafford, J. (2014). Seafloor environments of the northern Lord Howe Rise, Eastern Australia: extractable metal concentrations in seabed sediments. (Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.) Western Australian Margin Radke, L. C., Pappas, W., and Webber, E. (2014). Frontier basins of the west Australia continental margin: major and trace elements of seabed Page 1 of 9

2 Radke, L. C., and Chen, J. (2014). Frontier basins of the west Australia continental margin: total organic carbon (TOC) and total nitrogen concentrations and isotopes in seabed sediments. (Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.) Radke, L. C., and Watson, T. (2014). Frontier basins of the west Australia continental margin: specific surface areas of seabed Radke, L. C., and Trafford, J. (2014). Frontier basins of the west Australia continental margin: total chlorin concentrations and chlorin indices of seabed sediments. (Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.) Radke, L. C., and Watson, T. (2014). Frontier basins of the west Australia continental margin: carbonate concentrations in seabed sediment. (Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.) Radke, L. C., and Trafford, J. (2014). Frontier basins of the west Australia continental margin: extractable element concentrations in seabed Radke, L. C. (2014). Frontier basins of the west Australia continental margin: mineralogy of seabed Radke, L. C. (2014). Frontier basins of the west Australia continental margin: total metabolism of seabed Eastern Timor Sea Radke, L. C., Pappas, W., and Webber, E. (2014). Seafloor environments of the eastern Timor Sea, northern Australia: inorganic chemistry of seabed Radke, L. C., and Watson, T. (2014). Seafloor environments of the eastern Timor Sea, northern Australia: mineral specific surface areas of seabed Radke, L. C., and Webber, E. (2014). Seafloor environments of the eastern Timor Sea, northern Australia: mineralogy of seabed Radke, L. C., and Trafford, J. (2014). Seafloor environments of the eastern Timor Sea, northern Australia: extractable elements in seabed Page 2 of 9

3 Radke, L. C., and Trafford, J. (2014). Seafloor environments of the eastern Timor Sea, northern Australia: chlorophyll a, b, c and pheaophytin a concentrations in seabed sediments. (Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.) Radke, L. C. (2014). Seafloor environments of the eastern Timor Sea, northern Australia: sediment oxygen demand of seabed Radke, L. C., and Trafford, J. (2014). Seafloor environments of the eastern Timor Sea, northern Australia: total metabolism of seabed Radke, L. C., and Trafford, J. (2014). Seafloor environments of the eastern Timor Sea, northern Australia: P- speciation in the fine-fraction of seabed Radke, L. C., and Trafford, J. (2014). Seafloor environments of the eastern Timor Sea, northern Australia: total chlorin concentrations and chlorin indices of seabed sediments. (Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.) Radke, L. C. (2014). Seafloor environments of the eastern Timor Sea, northern Australia: total organic carbon (TOC), total nitrogen (TN) and organic carbon and nitrogen isotopes of seabed sediments. (Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.) Radke, L. C., Webber, E., and Pappas, W. (2014). Oceanic Shoals Commonwealth Marine Reserve Inorganic element data from the fine fraction (< 63um) of seabed sediments. (Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.) North Perth Basin natural hydrocarbon seepage survey of the offshore northern Perth Basin total chlorins and chlorin indices of seabed Radke, L. C., and Carey, M. (2014). Geoscience Australia Marine Survey GA0332 (SS05/2011): natural hydrocarbon seepage survey of the offshore northern Perth Basin sediment oxygen demand measurements from seafloor natural hydrocarbon seepage survey of the offshore northern Perth Basin chlorophyll a, b and c and phaeophytin a of seabed Radke, L. C., and Carey, M. (2014). Geoscience Australia Marine Survey GA0332 (SS05/2011): natural hydrocarbon seepage survey of the offshore northern Perth Basin organic carbon and nitrogen Page 3 of 9

4 concentrations and isotopes of seabed natural hydrocarbon seepage survey of the offshore northern Perth Basin phosphorus fractions in seabed Radke, L. C., and Webber, E. (2014). Seafloor environments of the northern Lord Howe Rise, eastern Australia: Inorganic elements in seabed Radke, L. C., Carey, M., and Watson, T. (2014). Geoscience Australia Marine Survey GA0332 (SS05/2011): natural hydrocarbon seepage survey of the offshore northern Perth Basin %carbonate and specific surface areas of seabed natural hydrocarbon seepage survey of the offshore northern Perth Basin mineralogy of seabed natural hydrocarbon seepage survey of the offshore northern Perth Basin total sediment metabolism and porewater ph and salinity of seabed Rottnest Shelf Radke, L. C., Pappas, W., and Webber, E. (2013). Seabed environments and shallow geology of the Vlaming sub-basin, Western Australia: inorganic elements of seabed sediments. (Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.) Radke, L. C. (2013). Seabed environments and shallow geology of the Vlaming sub-basin, Western Australia: sediment oxygen demand of seabed sediments. (Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.) Radke, L. C., and Watson, T. (2013). Seabed environments and shallow geology of the Vlaming sub-basin, Western Australia: %carbonate and specific surface area of seabed sediments. (Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.) Radke, L. C., and Trafford, J. (2013). Seabed environments and shallow geology of the Vlaming sub-basin, Western Australia: chlorin analyses of seabed sediments. (Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.) Page 4 of 9

5 Radke, L. C., and Trafford, J. (2013). Seabed environments and shallow geology of the Vlaming sub-basin, Western Australia: chlorophyll a, b and c of seabed sediments. (Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.) Radke, L. C. (2013). Seabed environments and shallow geology of the Vlaming sub-basin, Western Australia: bulk organic carbon and nitrogen isotopes and concentrations in seabed sediments. (Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.) Joseph Bonaparte Gulf Radke, L., Carey, M., and Trafford, J. (2012). Petrel Sub-basin Marine Survey (GA-0335 / SOL5463) (NLECI Program) seabed geochemistry / chlorins. (Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.) Radke, L., Carey, M., and Trafford, J. (2012). Petrel Sub-basin Marine Survey (GA-0335 / SOL5463) (NLECI Program) seabed geochemistry / chlorophyll a, b, c and pheaophytin. (Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.) Radke, L., Carey, M., and Trafford, J. (2012). Petrel Sub-basin Marine Survey (GA-0335 / SOL5463) (NLECI Program) seabed geochemistry / porewater TCO 2 and TCO 2 flux. (Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.) Radke, L., and Carey, M. (2012). Petrel Sub-basin Marine Survey (GA-0335 / SOL5463) (NLECI Program) seabed geochemistry / TOC, TN and carbon and nitrogen isotopes. (Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.) Radke, L., Pappas, W., Webber, E., and Carey, M. (2012). Petrel Sub-basin Marine Survey (GA-0335 / SOL5463) (NLECI Program)/seabed geochemistry/inorganic elements. (Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.) Radke, L., and Carey, M. (2012). Petrel Sub-basin Marine Survey (GA-0335 / SOL5463) (NLECI Program) seabed geochemistry / sediment oxygen demand. (Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.) Radke, L., Carey, M., and Watson, T. (2012). Petrel Sub-basin Marine Survey (GA-0335 / SOL5463) (NLECI Program) seabed geochemistry / specific surface area and total carbonate. (Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.) Western Timor Sea Radke, L. C. (2014). Oceanic Shoals Commonwealth Marine Reserve bulk organic carbon and nitrogen concentrations and isotopes in seabed sediment. (Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.) Radke, L. C., Pappas, W., and Webber, E. (2014). Oceanic Shoals Commonwealth Marine Reserve major and trace elements of seabed Page 5 of 9

6 Radke, L. C., and Trafford, J. (2014). Oceanic Shoals Commonwealth Marine Reserve chlorin data from seabed Radke, L. C. (2014). Oceanic Shoals Commonwealth Marine Reserve sediment oxygen demand data of seabed Radke, L. C., and Watson, T. (2014). Oceanic Shoals Commonwealth Marine Reserve %carbonate and specific surface area of seabed Radke, L. C., and Trafford, J. (2014). Oceanic Shoals Commonwealth Marine Reserve chlorophyll a, b and c and phaeophytin a concentrations in seabed sediments. (Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.) Radke, L. C., Atkinson, I., Carey, M., and Trafford, J. (2014). Oceanic Shoals Commonwealth Marine Reserve oxygen consumption and dissolved inorganic carbon production rates in seabed sediments. (Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.) Radke, L. C. (2014). Oceanic Shoals Commonwealth Marine Reserve Organic carbon and nitrogen concentrations and isotopes and specific surface areas of the mud fraction of seabed sediments. (Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.) Radke, L. C., and Watson, T. (2014). Oceanic Shoals Commonwealth Marine Reserve porosity measurements on seabed Radke, L. C., and Trafford, J. (2014). Oceanic Shoals Commonwealth Marine Reserve total sediment metabolism (dissolved inorganic carbon production) and TCO 2 pools of seabed sediments. (Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.) Leveque Shelf Radke, L. C., Pappas, W., and Webber, E. (2014). Seabed environments and shallow geology of the Leveque Shelf, Browse Basin, Western Australia major and trace elements in seabed sediments. (Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.) Radke, L. C., and Watson, T. (2014). Seabed environments and shallow geology of the Leveque Shelf, Browse Basin, Western Australia %carbonate and specific surface area of seabed sediments. (Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.) Radke, L. C. (2014). Seabed environments and shallow geology of the Leveque Shelf, Browse Basin, Western Australia sediment oxygen demand of seabed sediments. (Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.) Page 6 of 9

7 Radke, L. C. (2014). Seabed environments and shallow geology of the Leveque Shelf, Browse Basin, Western Australia porosity measurements on seabed sediments. (Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.) Radke, L. C., and Trafford, J. (2014). Seabed environments and shallow geology of the Leveque Shelf, Browse Basin, Western Australia total sediment metabolism and porewater ph and salinity of seabed Radke, L. C. (2014). Seabed environments and shallow geology of the Leveque Shelf, Browse Basin, Western Australia: total organic carbon (TOC) and total nitrogen concentrations and isotopes of seabed Radke, L. C., and Trafford, J. (2014). Seabed environments and shallow geology of the Leveque Shelf, Browse Basin, Western Australia total chlorin concentrations and chlorin indices from seafloor Radke, L. C., and Trafford, J. (2014). Seabed environments and shallow geology of the Leveque Shelf, Browse Basin, Western Australia chlorophyll a, b, and c and phaeophytin a of seabed sediments. (Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.) Radke, L. C., Atkinson, I., Carey, M., and Trafford, J. (2014). Seabed environments and shallow geology of the Leveque Shelf, Browse Basin, Western Australia oxygen uptake and CO 2 release from seabed sediments based on core incubation experiments. (Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.) Caswell Sub-basin Radke, L., Trafford, J., and Tubby, J. (2016). Porosity and chlorins Caswell Sub-basin, Browse Basin Marine Survey (GA0345/GA0346/TAN1411). (Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.) Radke, L., and Trafford, J. (2016). Sediment oxygen demand in seabed sediments Caswell Sub-basin, Browse Basin Marine Survey (GA0345/GA0346/TAN1411). (Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.) Radke, L., Trafford, J., and Tubby, J. (2016). Total oxygen uptake and TCO 2 release from core incubation experiments on marine sediments Caswell Sub-basin, Browse Basin Marine Survey (GA0345/GA0346/TAN1411). (Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.) Radke, L., Trafford, J., Webster, T., Byass, J., and McLachlan, A. (2016). Total sediment metabolism, bulk carbonate, mineral specific surface area, major and trace elements and carbon and nitrogen concentrations and isotopes of seabed sediments Caswell Sub-basin, Browse Basin Marine Survey Page 7 of 9

8 (GA0345/GA0346/TAN1411). (Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.) Radke, L., and Trafford, J. (2016). Chlorophyll a, b, c and pheaophytin a concentrations in seabed sediments Caswell Sub-basin, Browse Basin Marine Survey (GA0345/GA0346/TAN1411). (Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia.) Page 8 of 9

9 Marine and Freshwater Research CSIRO (a) 2 (b) TOC (%) 1 TOC (%) MODIS POC (mg m -3 ) Western Timor Sea (WTS) West Australian Margin (WAM ) Rottnest Shelf (RS) Leveque Shelf (LS) 0 North Perth Basin (NPB) Lord Howe Rise (LHR) MODIS chlorophyll-a (mg m -3 ) Joseph Bonaparte Gulf (JBG) Eastern Timor Sea (ETS) Caswell Sub-basin (CSB) Fig. S1. Plot showing total organic carbon (%TOC) v. (a) Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) particulate organic matter (POC) and (b) chlorophyll-a. Page 9 of 9

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