地理研究 ›› 2008, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (4): 847-854.doi: 10.11821/yj2008040013

• 环境与生态 • 上一篇    下一篇

长江口潮滩有机质稳定碳同位素时空分布与来源分析

余 婕1, 刘 敏1, 许世远1, 侯立军2, 欧冬妮1, 程书波1   

  1. 1. 华东师范大学地理学系,教育部地理信息科学重点实验室,上海 200062;
    2. 华东师范大学河口海岸科学研究院,上海 200062
  • 收稿日期:2007-10-15 修回日期:2008-01-24 出版日期:2008-07-25 发布日期:2008-07-25
  • 作者简介:余婕(1981-)|女,浙江定海人,博士研究生。主要从事环境地球化学研究。E-mail:jiefy2000@126.com *通讯作者 : 刘敏(1963-)| 男, 内蒙古自治区土左旗人, 教授, 博士, 博士生导师。从事城市环境过程、环境地球化学与污染生态研究。E-mail: mliu @geo.ecnu.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:

    国家自然科学基金资助项目(40131020 , 40671171), 华东师范大学优秀博士研究生培养基金项目

Temporal-spatial distribution of stable carbon isotope of organic matter and source analysis in the Changjiang Estuary

YU Jie1, LIU Min1, XU Shi-yuan1, HOU Li-jun2, OU Dong-ni1, CHENG Shu-bo1   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Geo-information Science of Ministry of Education, Department of Geography, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China;
    2. State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
  • Received:2007-10-15 Revised:2008-01-24 Online:2008-07-25 Published:2008-07-25
  • Supported by:

    国家自然科学基金资助项目(40131020 , 40671171), 华东师范大学优秀博士研究生培养基金项目

摘要:

通过测定长江口潮滩悬浮颗粒有机质和表层沉积有机质在枯水季节 (2006年2月 )和洪水季节 (2006年8月 )的稳定碳同位素值,对有机质潜在来源及局部岸段改造作用进行了分析。结果显示,悬浮颗粒有机质稳定碳同位素值在2月明显低于8月,变化范围分别在-25.8‰~-23.4‰和-25.1‰~-22.9‰,主要是受径流量枯洪季变化和浮游生物生长季节变化两种因素的叠加作用。表层沉积有机质2月和8月的稳定碳同位素分别为-25.0‰~-20.4‰和-24.7‰~-19.5‰,季节变化不明显,主要来自悬浮颗粒物的沉降。除受大背景环境因素影响,局部环境对潮滩有机质也有一定的改造作用,污水、支流河水的输入对悬浮颗粒有机质碳同位素有一定的影响,埋藏的潮滩植物和底栖微藻则对沉积有机质有部分贡献。

关键词: 稳定碳同位素, 有机质来源, 悬浮颗粒物, 沉积物, 长江口

Abstract:

Changjiang Estuary, as a typical transitional zone between land and ocean, receives large quantity of organic materials from the Yangtze River and the ocean. In addition, the input of local materials such as detritus of macrophytes, photoplankton and benthic organisms makes it more complicated to trace the source and fate of organic matter in the estuarine and coastal tidal flat. The objective of this study is to trace the potential source of organic matter and the contribution of local environment to the organic materials by investigating the stable carbon isotopes in the organic constituents from the southern tidal flats of Changjiang Estuary. According to the features of physical geographical environment and the discrepancy in the effects of human activities in the study area, 9 typical sampling stations were selected along the southern Changjiang estuarine and coastal line. By measuring the stable carbon isotopes of organic matter in the winter (February 2006) and summer (August 2006) seasons of low and relatively high discharge, we analyzed the probable sources of organic matter from suspended particles and surface sediment. It is found that the ratios of stable carbon isotope in SPOM were respectively -25.8 ~-23.4‰ and -25.1‰~-22.9‰ in February and August, with the character of more negative in February. The spatial change of carbon isotopes displayed the trend of more positive in salt water than in freshwater areas, suggesting the mixture of marine and riverine organic matter. Due to the seasonal change of water discharge and marine phytoplankton blooming, terrigenous inputs exceeded marine inputs in winter and the reverse results have been found in summer. The ratios of stable carbon isotope in surface sediment ranged from -25.0 to -20.4 and -24.7 to -19.5 respectively in February and August. There was no obvious seasonal difference observed in isotopic compositions and the spatial change was similar to SPOM, suggesting the OM in sediment coming from the deposition of suspended particles. However, the autochthonous materials had also certain influence on the stable carbon isotopic compositions in organic matter. The input of sewage and tributary water impacted the carbon isotope in SPOM while the buried marsh macrophytes and benthic microalgaes contributed to the sedimentary organic matter.

Key words: stable carbon isotope, organic matter sources, suspended particle, sediment, Changjiang Estuary