Geochemical records of decadal variations in terrestrial input and recent anthropogenic eutrophication in the Changjiang Estuary and its adjacent waters

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	Geochemical records of decadal variations in terrestrial input and recent anthropogenic eutrophication in the Changjiang Estuary and its adjacent waters
	Yu Yu 1,2; Song Jinming1 ; Li Xuegang 1; Duan Liqin 1,2
刊名	APPLIED GEOCHEMISTRY
	2012-08-01
卷号	27 期号:8 页码:1556-1566
关键词	EAST CHINA SEA YANGTZE-RIVER ESTUARY ORGANIC-MATTER MARINE-SEDIMENTS NATURAL WATERS PHOSPHORUS NITROGEN LAKE CARBON FORMS
ISSN号	0883-2927
通讯作者	Song, JM (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Oceanog, Key Lab Marine Ecol & Environm Sci, Qingdao 266071, Peoples R China.
英文摘要	Increasing eutrophication and seasonal anoxia in bottom water in the Changjiang Estuary and its adjacent waters has progressed in recent decades, caused by elevated anthropogenic N and P input. Sedimentary biogenic elements were investigated to determine whether the biogenic proxies could be used in paleo-environmental studies in an energetic estuary, as well as to reconstruct the histories of environmental changes in the East China Sea (ECS). Two Pb-210-dated cores from the coastal and offshore waters were analyzed for organic C (TOC) and its stable isotope (delta C-13), total N (TN), biogenic Si (BSi), total P (TP) and P species. In coastal sediment, the variations of P species, especially Fe-P, Al-P and detrital apatite P (Det-P), reflected the dry-wet oscillations in the Changjiang River for the past century, which has influenced the sediment grain size and terrestrial material input. Much lower BSi content (0.756%) at 16-22 cm likely recorded the pronounced decrease in silicate flux in the Changjiang River and its lower flow in the late 1980s. In offshore sediment, higher concentrations of TOC, TN, BSi, Ex-P, Fe-P and Lea-OP indicated higher primary productivity in response to the strong winter monsoons during the 1960s-1980s, and their 20-a fluctuations were in agreement with the decadal variations of the winter monsoon. Low contents and little variations of Al-P and Det-P indicated the slight influence of the terrestrial sediment input in offshore waters. The influence of human activities on the environment in recent decades has also been recorded in coastal sediment. Grain-size normalized concentrations of TOC, TN, TP, Ex-P, Fe-P and Lea-OP increased by 24%, 23%, 15%, 13% and 51% in the upper 16 cm of coastal sediment, indicating elevated P and N load and primary productivity since the 1990s. Elevated TN/TP ratios and decreased BSi/TOC recorded the changed nutrient structure and the decrease in the proportion of the diatom to phytoplankton community. However, the sediment record indicated that the eutrophication might actually have started from the end of the 20th century rather than the reported middle of 20th century. In contrast, biogenic elements in offshore sediment did not reflect disturbance by human activities. This study revealed that multi-nutrient proxies in sediment in the ECS could indicate natural environmental changes including runoff and the winter monsoon over the past century, as well as the influence of human activities in recent decades. Phosphorus species with distinct origins and biogeochemical behaviors could effectively reflect different aspects of past environmental conditions. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
学科主题	Geochemistry & Geophysics
收录类别	SCI
原文出处	10.1016/j.apgeochem.2012.05.002
语种	英语
WOS记录号	WOS:000305809500011
公开日期	2013-09-24
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.qdio.ac.cn/handle/337002/12431]
专题	海洋研究所_海洋生态与环境科学重点实验室
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Oceanog, Key Lab Marine Ecol & Environm Sci, Qingdao 266071, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Grad Univ, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Yu Yu,Song Jinming,Li Xuegang,et al. Geochemical records of decadal variations in terrestrial input and recent anthropogenic eutrophication in the Changjiang Estuary and its adjacent waters[J]. APPLIED GEOCHEMISTRY,2012,27(8):1556-1566.
APA	Yu Yu,Song Jinming,Li Xuegang,&Duan Liqin.(2012).Geochemical records of decadal variations in terrestrial input and recent anthropogenic eutrophication in the Changjiang Estuary and its adjacent waters.APPLIED GEOCHEMISTRY,27(8),1556-1566.
MLA	Yu Yu,et al."Geochemical records of decadal variations in terrestrial input and recent anthropogenic eutrophication in the Changjiang Estuary and its adjacent waters".APPLIED GEOCHEMISTRY 27.8(2012):1556-1566.