Coupling effects of abiotic and biotic factors on molecular composition of dissolved organic matter in a fresh water wetland |
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학술지명 Science of the Total Environment
저자 허진,최일환,이정준,Wei He
발표일 2016-02-01
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In this study, temporal and spatial variations in five defined molecular size fractions of dissolved organic matter(DOM) were examined for awell preservedwetland (Upo Wetland) and its surrounding areas, and the influencingfactors were explored with many biotic and abioic parameters. For each DOM sample, the five size fractions were determined by size-exclusion chromatography coupled with organic carbon detector (SEC-OCD). For 2-year long monthly monitoring, bio-polymers (BP), humic substances (HS), building blocks (BB), low molecular-weight (LMW) neutrals, and LMW acids displayed the median values of 264, 1884, 1070, 1090, and 11 μg-C L?1, respectively, accounting for 6.2%, 41.7%, 24.5%, 26.4%, and 0.4% of dissolved organic carbon (DOC). The dominant presence of HS indicated that terrestrial input played important roles in DOM composition of the freshwater ecosystem, which contrasted with coastal wetlands in other reports. Both seasonal and periodic patterns in the variations were found only for HS and BB among the size fractions. It was also notable that the sources of HSwere seasonally shifted fromaquagenic origin in winter to pedogenic origin in summer. The correlations among the size fractions revealed that BB and LMWneutrals might be degradation products fromHS and humic-like substances (HS+BB), respectively,while LMWacids, fromLMWneutrals. Principle component analysis revealed that the humic-like substances and the aromaticity ofDOMwere associatedwith temperature, chlorophyll a, phosphorous, and rainfall, whereas the other fractions and the molecular weight of HS were primarily |