Estimating Spatial and Seasonal Phytoplankton δ13C Variations in an Estuarine Mangrove Ecosystem
作者:
S. Bouillon,
F. Dehairs,
期刊:
Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies
(Taylor Available online 2000)
卷期:
Volume 36,
issue 3
页码: 273-284
ISSN:1025-6016
年代: 2000
DOI:10.1080/10256010008036387
出版商: Taylor & Francis Group
关键词: Carbon 13;Natural variations;Mangrove ecosystems;Phytoplankton
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
In estuarine ecosystems, large spatial and seasonal variations in δ13C values of primary producers can occur, and knowledge of these variations may be crucial when interpreting stable isotope data of higher trophic levels. Obtaining clean phytoplankton samples for isotope analysis is usually impossible in such systems, and analysis of total suspended matter is not a simple proxy for phytoplankton δ13C variations. Based on a few simple assumptions regarding the C and N content of the two end-members (terrestrial detritus and phytoplankton) and the δ13C of the terrestrial component, we here present a simple model to estimate the phytoplankton δ13C variations using an existing dataset on the δ13C and elemental (C:N) composition of suspended organic matter from an estuarine mangrove ecosystem in southeast India.
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