Composition and Transported Fluxes of Riverine Particulate Organic Matter of the Wuhua River, East Guangdong Province, China[J]. Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis SunYatseni, 2013,52(3):143-148.
Composition and Transported Fluxes of Riverine Particulate Organic Matter of the Wuhua River, East Guangdong Province, China[J]. Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis SunYatseni, 2013,52(3):143-148.DOI:
Carbon transportation by river system constitutes a key link of the global carbon cycle. Based on monthly sampling and analysis of riverine particulate organic matter for a full hydrological year in the Wuhua River
eastern Guangdong Province
the characteristics and sources of particulate organic matter in the river were discussed and carbon transport fluxes were estimated. The results show that the average contents of particulate organic carbon (POC) and particulate organic nitrogen (PON) in the Wuhua River are 0.77 mg/L and 0.12mg/L
respectively
which are much higher during the flood season than those during the dry season. The relationships between discharge and the TSS
POC
PON contents
and the ratio of C to N reveal that the POM of the Wuhua River is mainly from soil organic matter within the drainage basin
which is decomposed by microorganisms during transportation. POC and PON fluxes exported by the Wuhua River are 430 kg/〖DK〗(km
2
.a) and 70 kg/〖DK〗(km
2
.a)
respectively. The output fluxes in the flood season account for 74.23% and 76.17% of the total annual output.
关键词
河流颗粒有机质C/N土壤侵蚀五华河
Keywords
riverine particulate organic matterC/N ratiosoil erosionthe Wuhua River