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- Title
Stable C and N Isotope Composition of Suspended Particulate Organic Matter in the Neva Estuary: The Role of Abiotic Factors, Productivity, and Phytoplankton Taxonomic Composition.
- Authors
Golubkov, Mikhail S.; Nikulina, Vera N.; Tiunov, Alexei V.; Golubkov, Sergey M.
- Abstract
Knowledge of carbon and nitrogen isotopic ratios in organic matter and their changes is important when studying nutrient cycles in aquatic ecosystems. Relationships between δ13C and δ15N values of suspended particulate organic matter (POM), water temperature, salinity, pH, redox potential, chlorophyll a concentration, primary production, and biomasses of different taxonomic groups of phytoplankton in the Neva Estuary were statistically analyzed. We tested the hypothesis that the studied physicochemical and biogeochemical characteristics, as well as the species composition of phytoplankton and its productivity, can be significant predictors of changes in the isotopic ratios of suspended particulate organic matter in estuaries. In the Neva Estuary, δ13CPOM (−16.8–−27.6‰) and δ15NPOM (2.3–7.3‰) changed synchronously. Statistical analysis showed that for both isotopes, the photosynthetic activity and taxonomic composition of phytoplankton are important. For 13CPOM, the second most important factor was water salinity, which was apparently associated with the transition of algae from CO2 to HCO3 consumption during photosynthesis in estuarine waters. For 15NPOM changes, the most important abiotic factor was pH. The study showed that the dependences of POM isotopic ratios on environmental variables obtained for continental and oceanic waters are also valid in transitional zones such as the Neva Estuary.
- Subjects
GULF of Finland; ORGANIC compounds; CHLOROPHYLL; ESTUARIES; NUTRIENT cycles; PHYTOPLANKTON; ISOTOPES
- Publication
Journal of Marine Science & Engineering, 2020, Vol 8, Issue 12, p959
- ISSN
2077-1312
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/jmse8120959