Distribution and sources of particulate organic matter in the Indian monsoonal estuaries during monsoon
IR@NIO: CSIR-National Institute Of Oceanography, Goa
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Sarma, V.V.S.S.
Krishna, M.S. Prasad, V.R. Kumar, B.S.K. Naidu, S.A. Rao, G.D. Viswanadham, R. Sridevi, T. Kumar, P.P. Reddy, N.P.C. |
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2015-01-08T08:51:48Z
2015-01-08T08:51:48Z 2014 |
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Journal of Geophysical Research (G: Biogeosciences), vol.119(11); 2014; 2095-2111
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The distribution and sources of particulate organic carbon (POC) and nitrogen (PN) in 27 Indian estuaries were examined during the monsoon using the content and isotopic composition of carbon and nitrogen. Higher phytoplankton biomass was noticed in estuaries with deeper photic zone than other estuaries receiving higher suspended matter. The delta13CPOC and delta15CPN data suggest that relatively higher delta13CPOC (-27.9 to -22.6‰) and lower delta15CPN (0.7 to 5.8‰) were noticed in the estuaries located in the northern India, north of 16°N, and lower delta13CPOC (-31.4 to -28.2‰) and higher delta15CPN (5 to 10.3‰) in the estuaries located in the southern India. This is associated with higher Chl a in the northern than southern estuaries suggesting that in situ production contributed significantly to the POC pool in the former, whereas terrestrial sources are important in the latter estuaries. The spatial distribution pattern of delta15CPN is consistent with fertilizer consumption in the Indian subcontinent, which is twice as much in the northern India as in the south whereas delta13CPOC suggests that in situ production is a dominant source in the southern and terrestrial sources are important in the northern estuaries. Based on the Stable Isotope Analysis in R model, 40–90% (70–90%) of organic matter is contributed by C3 plants (freshwater algae) in the estuaries located in the northern (southern) India.
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en
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American Geophysical Union
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An edited version of this paper was published by AGU. Copyright [2014] AGU. To view the published open abstract, go to http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2014JG002721
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organic matter
phytoplankton biomass estuary |
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Distribution and sources of particulate organic matter in the Indian monsoonal estuaries during monsoon
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Journal Article
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