Transport and fate of dissolved organic carbon in the Lake Pontchartrain esutary,Louisiana, U.S.A. |
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Authors: | MARINA E. ARGYROU THOMAS S. BIANCHI COREY D. LAMBERT |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA;(2) Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, 13 Aeolou Street, Nicosia, Cyprus |
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Abstract: | Cycling dynamics of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) were examinedin Lake Pontchartrain estuary, Louisiana, in relation to changesin freshwater inputs. DOC concentrations ranged from 5.3 to 8.5mg C L-1 reaching their highest during high river inflow.The percentage of DOC represented by HMW DOC (or colloidal material)was greatest (ca. 11%) at stations where freshwaterdischarge from rivers and surrounding wetlands was most significant.Moreover, the lignin-phenol content of this material (ranged from 0.09 to 0.33 and from 0.11 to 0.39)confirmed that a significant fraction of colloidal organic carbon wasderived from terrestrial sources. Riverine and benthic fluxes representedthe dominant sources of DOC to the estuary. On an annual basis, riverineand benthic DOC concentrations were estimated to be 2.8 ×10 10 g C yr-1 and 8.8 × 10 10 g C yr-1, respectively, while the totalDOC pool in the estuary was 3.8 × 10 10 gC. Annual average concentrations of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC)(1298 M) and pCO2 (5774 atm)were comparable to those found in other freshwater systems that reachedCO2 saturation levels. Net losses of DOC in the LakePontchartrain estuary appeared to be primarily controlled by heterotrophicconsumption (conversion of CO2) – whichmay have been amplified by the long residence time (approximately 120days) of DOC in this system. |
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Keywords: | benthic fluxes CO2 colloidal organic carbon dissolved orgnaic carbon lignin-phenols residence time |
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