Composition of size-fractioned sedimentary organic matter in coastal environments is affected by difference in physical forcing strength

•We characterized size-fractioned sedimentary organic matter (SOM) from coastal wetlands.•Analysis included total hydrolyzable amino acids, alkanes, carbon isotope ratios NMR.•SOM became more degraded with decreasing particle size.•Physical forcing controls the dynamics of particle aggregation and d...

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