期刊
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
卷 28, 期 1, 页码 98-114出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.15965
关键词
atmospheric acid deposition; C:N stoichiometry; dissolved organic carbon; dissolved organic matter; dissolved organic nitrogen; long-term trends; streams
资金
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture [1016163, 1019522, 1022291]
- Natural Environment Research Council [NE/K010689/1]
- NSF EPSCoR [EPS-1929148]
- Division of Environmental Biology [1545288, 1556603]
- European Regional Development Fund [RTI2018-094521-B-100, RYC-2017-22643]
- NERC [NE/K010689/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- Direct For Biological Sciences [1545288] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Division Of Environmental Biology [1545288] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Division Of Environmental Biology
- Direct For Biological Sciences [1556603] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
DOC and DON concentrations in streams show different trends in various biomes and the DOC:DON molar ratios increase over time. The recovery from atmospheric acid deposition leads to fundamental changes in the DOM pool, affecting biogeochemical processes and food webs in streams.
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and nitrogen (DON) are important energy and nutrient sources for aquatic ecosystems. In many northern temperate, freshwater systems DOC has increased in the past 50 years. Less is known about how changes in DOC may vary across latitudes, and whether changes in DON track those of DOC. Here, we present long-term DOC and DON data from 74 streams distributed across seven sites in biomes ranging from the tropics to northern boreal forests with varying histories of atmospheric acid deposition. For each stream, we examined the temporal trends of DOC and DON concentrations and DOC:DON molar ratios. While some sites displayed consistent positive or negative trends in stream DOC and DON concentrations, changes in direction or magnitude were inconsistent at regional or local scales. DON trends did not always track those of DOC, though DOC:DON ratios increased over time for -30% of streams. Our results indicate that the dissolved organic matter (DOM) pool is experiencing fundamental changes due to the recovery from atmospheric acid deposition. Changes in DOC:DON stoichiometry point to a shifting energy-nutrient balance in many aquatic ecosystems. Sustained changes in the character of DOM can have major implications for stream metabolism, biogeochemical processes, food webs, and drinking water quality (including disinfection by-products). Understanding regional and global variation in DOC and DON concentrations is important for developing realistic models and watershed management protocols to effectively target mitigation efforts aimed at bringing DOM flux and nutrient enrichment under control.
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