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Sedimentary records of human activity and natural environmental evolution in sensitive ecosystems: A case study of a coral nature reserve in Dongshan Bay and a mangrove forest nature reserve in Zhangjiang River estuary, Southeast China
Organic Geochemistry ( IF 3 ) Pub Date : 2018-07-01 , DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2018.02.011 Dongyi Li , Yonghang Xu , Yunhai Li , Jianjun Wang , Xijie Yin , Xiang Ye , Aijun Wang , Liang Wang
Organic Geochemistry ( IF 3 ) Pub Date : 2018-07-01 , DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2018.02.011 Dongyi Li , Yonghang Xu , Yunhai Li , Jianjun Wang , Xijie Yin , Xiang Ye , Aijun Wang , Liang Wang
Abstract Total organic carbon (TOC), total nitrogen (TN), δ13Corg, δ15N, and grain size were measured in two sediment cores from reserves adjacent to Dongshan Bay, China. The aims were to identify organic matter (OM) sources and to evaluate the combined impact of human activity and natural environmental processes over the last ∼100 yr. In a coral reserve far from the estuary of Zhangjiang River, the average sediment accumulation rate (SAR) was 0.51 cm/yr from ca. 1839–2015, and the values of δ13Corg and C/N (atomic ratio of TOC to total N) ranged from −21.9‰ to −23.7‰ and from 5.7 to 8.1, respectively. In a mangrove forest reserve near the estuary, SAR averaged 0.49 cm/yr from ca. 1891–1985 and 2.41 cm/yr from ca. 1985–2015, and the δ13Corg and C/N values ranged from −22.7‰ to −26.3‰ and from 9.3 to 21.7, respectively. By combining a comparison plot of C/N and δ13Corg and a binary mixing model (based on δ13Corg and Norg/Corg, respectively), the major OM sources were assigned and their sedimentary contributions estimated. The sedimentary OM in the coral reserve had mainly an offshore marine authigenic signature with an average terrigenous contribution of 56%. While input from the Zhangjiang River declined from the 1980 s, urban development, deforestation and land reclamation contributed to an overall increase in the total mass accumulation rate (MAR). The coral was also severely damaged by the advent of poaching around the same time. These two factors collectively resulted in a rapid decrease in OM content and OC accumulation rate (CARorg) of the sediments until the establishment of the coral reserve in 1997. Changes in terrain and climate and the construction of water conservancy facilities were traditionally the primary factors responsible for changes in the sedimentary environment of the mangrove forest reserve. Since the 1980s, however, the expansion of the mangrove forest along with human activity has led to rapid increases in MAR and CARorg; while, protective measures and a favorable climate have also promoted the growth of the mangrove forest.
更新日期：2018-07-01
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