Effects of small rivers on chemical properties of sediment and diets for primary consumers in estuarine tidal flats
Effects of small rivers on chemical properties of sediment and diets for primary consumers in estuarine tidal flats
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小河流对河口滩涂沉积物化学性质和主要消费者饮食的影响
DOI:
10.3354/meps07388
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发表时间:
2008
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
J. Richardson
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作者:
T. Sakamaki;J. Richardson
We compared effects of particulate organic matter (POM) transported from small rivers (POMR) on chemical properties of sediment and diets of primary consumers in 3 estuarine tidal flats with different watershed characteristics in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. The source rivers (0.1 to 1.9 m 3 s -1 , annual mean) flowed through forested and urbanized areas (FR) or through agricul- tural areas (AG1 and AG2). The C:N ratio of POMR was significantly higher in FR (8.6 to 10.1) than in AG1 and AG2 (6.7 to 7.0). The chlorophyll a concentration of river water was significantly lower in FR (0.4 µg l -1 ) than in AG1 and AG2 (9.4 to 10.3 µg l -1 ). In the tidal flat of FR, organic matter of sediment (SPOM) had relatively higher C:N ratios (FR, 17.9; AG1, 9.6 and AG2, 8.2), suggesting the accumula- tion of terrestrial organic matter. Mixing model (IsoSource) calculations based on stable isotope mea- surements showed that in the tidal flat of FR, POMR was dominant in SPOM (~70%), also suggesting POMR was an important food source for some primary consumers (37 to 48%) as were benthic microalgae (35 to 45%). In AG1 and AG2, POMR did not dominate SPOM, and there was no evidence of significant incorporation of POMR into macrobenthos diets. In the present study, POMR from the watershed with substantial forest areas appeared to be more influential on the chemical properties of sediment and macrobenthos diets in the tidal flat. This could be attributed to the low degradability and long retention of POMR in the tidal flat sediments.
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发表时间:
2008
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影响因子:
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作者:
M. S. ISCAM;M. Ueno;Y. Yamashita;秋山諭・上野正博・山下洋;A.Kasai
通讯作者:
A.Kasai
影响因子:
5
作者:
DENIRO, MJ;EPSTEIN, S
通讯作者:
EPSTEIN, S