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Influence of Freshwater Discharges on Biogeochemistry and Benthic Communities of a Coral Reef Ecosystem (La Réunion Island, Indian Ocean)
Frontiers in Marine Science ( IF 2.8 ) Pub Date : 2020-11-10 , DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2020.596165
Marc Tedetti , Lionel Bigot , Jean Turquet , Catherine Guigue , Nicolas Ferretto , Madeleine Goutx , Pascale Cuet

We investigated the influence of freshwater discharges on biogeochemistry and benthic communities of La Saline fringing reef, the largest coral reef system of La Réunion Island (France, Indian Ocean). Sampling was conducted in February–March 2012 along a land-ocean continuum, including rivers, groundwater, reef waters, and oceanic waters. Our results indicated the discharges of basalt groundwater (enriched in nitrates) in the southern part of the reef, and the discharges of sand groundwater and river waters (enriched in organic matter) in sites located northward. These discharges mainly impacted fore reef surface waters, while groundwater resurgences were more diffuse and not clearly detected in depth. We highlighted the relationship Si(OH)4/NO3– to identify basalt groundwater discharges. We also put forward the relationships humic-like fluorescence/NH4+ and tryptophan-like fluorescence/PO43– to identify sand groundwater discharges and wastewater pollutions, respectively. We observed the eutrophication of the southern part of the reef through higher phytoplankton biomasses, a massive presence of fleshy algal formations and a low coral coverage. The spatial homogeneity of the benthic community structures onto the entire slope contrasted with the spatial heterogeneity of chemical variables in water. This reflected the different spatial and temporal scales involved in biological and chemical processes in coral reef ecosystems.

中文翻译:

淡水排放对珊瑚礁生态系统生物地球化学和底栖群落的影响(印度洋留尼汪岛)

我们调查了淡水排放对留尼汪岛(法国、印度洋)最大的珊瑚礁系统 La Saline 边缘礁的生物地球化学和底栖群落的影响。采样于 2012 年 2 月至 3 月沿陆海连续体进行,包括河流、地下水、珊瑚礁水域和海洋水域。我们的研究结果表明,在珊瑚礁南部排放了玄武岩地下水(富含硝酸盐),而在北部地区排放了沙质地下水和河水(富含有机物)。这些排放主要影响前礁表层水,而地下水回潮则更加分散,在深度上没有明确检测到。我们强调了 Si(OH)4/NO3– 的关系来确定玄武岩地下水排放。我们还提出了类腐殖质荧光/NH4+和类色氨酸荧光/PO43–的关系,分别用于识别沙地地下水排放和废水污染。我们通过较高的浮游植物生物量、大量存在的肉质藻类和低珊瑚覆盖率观察到珊瑚礁南部的富营养化。整个斜坡上底栖群落结构的空间同质性与水中化学变量的空间异质性形成对比。这反映了珊瑚礁生态系统中生物和化学过程所涉及的不同时空尺度。我们通过较高的浮游植物生物量、大量存在的肉质藻类和低珊瑚覆盖率观察到珊瑚礁南部的富营养化。整个斜坡上底栖群落结构的空间同质性与水中化学变量的空间异质性形成对比。这反映了珊瑚礁生态系统中生物和化学过程所涉及的不同时空尺度。我们通过较高的浮游植物生物量、大量存在的肉质藻类和低珊瑚覆盖率观察到珊瑚礁南部的富营养化。整个斜坡上底栖群落结构的空间同质性与水中化学变量的空间异质性形成对比。这反映了珊瑚礁生态系统中生物和化学过程所涉及的不同时空尺度。
更新日期:2020-11-10
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