Mercury and Carbon Linkages in Macroalgae Sargassum Mats: Coastal Stranding Leads to Degradation, Shifts in Dissolved Organic Matter Composition and Mercury Methylation


Andrew Heyes1, Leanne Powers1, Kenna Leonzo2, Juan Pablo Alvarez3 and Michael Gonsior4, (1)University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Solomons, MD, United States, (2)Towson University, Towson, MD, United States, (3)University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Horn Point Laboratory, Cambridge, MD, United States, (4)University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Solomons, United States