Abstract
Rates of sedimentation were investigated using collecting jars. Jars suspended at 5, 10, 20, and 30 m depth from October 1976 to November 1977 indicated an increasing sedimentation with depth. The rate of sedimentation exhibited seasonal fluctuations with highest values during spring and summer. At 5 and 10 m depth, maxima in spring and summer corresponded with phytoplankton blooms while maxima at 20 and 30 m were more spread through the summer months. Sedimentation rates and carbon/nitrogen (C/N) ratios were calculated. The mean C/N ratios of sedimented material after acidification were usually below 10:1 from April to October/November in 1977. The highest values of C/N were recorded in February and the early part of March. The amount of resuspended material collected in the jars decreased with distance from the rocky wall.
