/ R. M.W. Amon [et al.] // Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. - 2012. -
Vol. 94. - P217-237,
DOI 10.1016/j.gca.2012.07.015
. - ISSN 0016-7037
Аннотация: The biomarker composition of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) of the six largest Arctic rivers was studied between 2003 and 2007 as part of the PARTNERS Project. Samples were collected over seasonal cycles relatively close to the river mouths. Here we report the lignin phenol and p-hydroxybenzene composition of Arctic river DOC in order to identify major sources of carbon. Arctic river DOC represents an important carbon conduit linking the large pools of organic carbon in the Arctic/Subarctic watersheds to the Arctic Ocean. Most of the annual lignin discharge (>75%) occurs during the two month of spring freshet with extremely high lignin concentrations and a lignin phenol composition indicative of fresh vegetation from boreal forests. The three large Siberian rivers, Lena, Yenisei, and Ob, which also have the highest proportion of forests within their watersheds, contribute about 90% of the total lignin discharge to the Arctic Ocean. The composition of river DOC is also characterized by elevated levels of p-hydroxybenzenes, particularly during the low flow season, which indicates a larger contribution from mosses and peat bogs. The lignin composition was strongly related to the average 14C-age of DOC supporting the abundance of young, boreal-vegetation-derived leachates during spring flood, and older, soil-, peat-, and wetland-derived DOC during
groundwater dominated low flow conditions, particularly in the Ob and Yukon Rivers. We observed significant differences in DOC concentration and composition between the rivers over the seasonal cycles with the Mackenzie River being the most unique, the Lena River being similar to the Yenisei, and the Yukon being most similar to the Ob. The observed relationship between the lignin phenol composition and watershed characteristics suggests that DOC discharge from these rivers could increase in a warmer climate under otherwise undisturbed conditions. В© 2012 Elsevier Ltd.
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Полный текст Держатели документа: Department of Marine Sciences, Texas A and M University at Galveston, Galveston, United States
Department of Oceanography, Texas A and M University, College Station, United States
V.N. Sukachev Institute of Forest SB RAS, Akademgorodok, Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation
Institut fur Bodenkunde, Leibniz-Universitat Hannover, Hannover, Germany
Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Kiel (IFM-GEOMAR), Kiel, Germany
Department of Marine Ecology, National Environmental Research Institute, University of Aarhus, Roskilde, Denmark
Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University, CT, United States
The Woods Hole Research Center, Woods Hole, MA, United States
Marine Science Institute, University of Texas at Austin, Port Aransas, TX, United States
Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, United States
South Russia Centre for Preparation and Implementation of International Projects, Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation
Доп.точки доступа: Amon, R.M.W.; Rinehart, A.J.; Duan, S.; Louchouarn, P.; Prokushkin, A.; Guggenberger, G.; Bauch, D.; Stedmon, C.; Raymond, P.A.; Holmes, R.M.; McClelland, J.W.; Peterson, B.J.; Walker, S.A.; Zhulidov, A.V.
