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Carbon and nitrogen isotopic composition of suspended particulate organic matter in Zuari Estuary, west coast of India

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Title Carbon and nitrogen isotopic composition of suspended particulate organic matter in Zuari Estuary, west coast of India
 
Creator Bardhan, P.
Karapurkar, S.G.
Shenoy, D.M.
Kurian, S.
Sarkar, A.
Maya, M.V.
Naik, H.
Varik, S.
Naqvi, S.W.A.
 
Subject organic matter
salinity
turbidity
temporal variations
 
Description The spatio-temporal variations of the δ13C and δ15N of suspended particulate organic matter (SPOM), along with ancillary chemical and hydrographic parameters, have been examined monthly for one year (October 2010 to September 2011) at a total of seven stations to refine the understanding of SPOM sources and biogeochemical pathways in the tropical Zuari Estuary, west coast of India. The dynamic nature of C and N cycling in estuaries is reflected in the isotopic variation of SPOM as a function of space and time. The results exhibit marked seasonality, with the autochthonous component and the terrestrial component being the major SPOM sources during periods of low and high river discharges, respectively. Spatially, enrichments of δ13C and δ15N from the head (δ13C = − 29.6‰, δ15N = 1.78‰, C/N = 7.09) to the mouth (δ13C = − 20.9‰, δ15N = 5.77‰, C/N = 6.12) of the estuary indicate downstream reduction of terrigenous influence. The mean C:N ratios varied between 4 and 9 over the study period with low values during the monsoon, in spite of large terrestrial input, which can be attributed to microbial modification of terrestrial SPOM. A significant positive correlation of δ13C with salinity suggests the reliability of δ13C as a biogeochemical tracer for organic matter provenance. Carbon:chlorophyll plots reveal suppressed autochthonous production during the southwest monsoon which may be attributed to the rapid flushing time, light-limitation due to cloud cover and high water-column turbidity
 
Date 2015-02-17T05:01:28Z
2015-02-17T05:01:28Z
2015
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Journal of Marine Systems, 141; 90–97
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http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/4690
 
Language en
 
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Rights An edited version of this paper was published by Elsevier. Copyright [2014] Elsevier
 
Publisher Elsevier