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ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH
卷 25, 期 4, 页码 847-855出版社
SPRINGER TOKYO
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-010-0715-1
关键词
Material loading; Lake Biwa; Eutrophication; Stable isotope; Benthos
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资金
- Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
- Japan Science and Technology Agency
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [18770014, 19681002]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [18770014, 19681002, 22710233] Funding Source: KAKEN
Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios (delta(13)C and delta(15)N) of macroinvertebrates inhabiting littoral zones of lakes can serve as useful indicators of material loading from the watershed. We collected snails (Semisulcospira spp.) and bivalves (Unio douglasiae biwae Kobelt) from 29 littoral sites in Lake Biwa near the mouths of river tributaries with various human population density (HPD) and land-use patterns. The delta(13)C and delta(15)N signatures were determined for three potential food sources: particulate organic matter in the pelagic zone (PPOM), riverine particulate organic matter from tributaries (RPOM) and epilithic organic matter in the littoral zone (EOM). The stable isotope mixing model revealed that snails relied mainly on EOM, and bivalves on PPOM and RPOM. Multiple regression analysis showed that intersite variation in delta(15)N for snails was best explained by HPD, while variation in delta(15)N of EOM and nitrate was explained to a lesser extent by HPD. Comparison with isotope signatures of their food sources and riverine nutrients revealed that snails assimilated anthropogenic nitrogen from wastewater in the watershed. Our results also showed that the delta(13)C value of bivalves was marginally related to the fraction of paddy fields in the watersheds. In conclusion, the isotope signatures of macroinvertebrates inhabiting the littoral zone can be useful indicators of anthropogenic impacts from the watershed.
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