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MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
卷 52, 期 12, 页码 1625-1633出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2006.06.008
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sedimentary organic matter; stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes; C/N elemental ratio; intertidat flat; the Yangtze Estuary; China
The natural isotopic compositions and C/N elemental ratios of sedimentary organic matter were determined in the intertidal flat of the Yangtze Estuary. The results showed that the ratios of carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes were respectively -29.8 parts per thousand to -26.0 parts per thousand and 1.6 parts per thousand-5.5 parts per thousand in the flood season (July), while they were -27.3 parts per thousand to -25.6 parts per thousand and 1.7 parts per thousand-7.8 parts per thousand in the dry season (February), respectively. The delta C-13 signatures were remarkably higher in July than in February, and gradually increased from the freshwater areas to the brackish areas. In contrast, there were relatively complex seasonal and spatial changes in stable nitrogen isotopes. It was also reflected that delta N-15 and C/N compositions had been obviously modified by organic matter diagenesis and biological processing, and could not be used to trace the sources of organic matter at the study area. In addition, it was considered that the mixing inputs of terrigenous and marine materials generally dominated sedimentary organic matter in the intertidal flat. The contribution of terrigenous inputs to sedimentary organic matter was roughly estimated according to the mixing balance model of stable carbon isotopes. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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