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MARINE CHEMISTRY
卷 98, 期 2-4, 页码 274-285出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2005.03.008
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Pearl River estuary; organic matter; stable isotopes; South China Sea
The isotopic composition (delta C-13 and delta N-15) and organic carbon (OC) and total nitrogen (TN, organic plus inorganic) content of 37 carbonate-free surficial sediments of the subtropical Pearl River estuary and the adjacent shelf of South China Sea (SCS) was determined. The delta C-13 values indicate that the sediment organic material is a mixture from two sources, terrestrial and marine. Several of the sediments have extremely low (< 4) OC/TN ratios, which could be due to low OC contents and/or to a significant fraction of the TN present as inorganic nitrogen adsorbed on clays. In general, the spatial patterns of OC, TN, delta C-13 and delta N-15 are similar. Values are low at the river mouth and on the western coast, suggesting proportionally greater accumulation of terrestrial particulate organic matter relative to marine phytodetritus, which is limited by low productivity in the turbid plume of the Pearl River. Algal-derived organic carbon (al-OC) content is estimated to be low (<= 0.06%) at the river mouth and higher (up to 0.57%) on the adjacent inner shelf based on a mixing model of end members. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All fights reserved.
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