When river meets ocean: distribution and conversion of suspended organic particles in a Sundarbans mangrove river-estuary system, Bangladesh

Xiaochun Zou; Yunhai Li; Liang Wang; Mohammad Kawser Ahmed; Keliang Chen; Jianwei Wu; Yonghang Xu; Yunpeng Lin; Baohong Chen; Kankan Wu; Jinwen Liu

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Xiaochun Zou, Yunhai Li, Liang Wang, Mohammad Kawser Ahmed, Keliang Chen, Jianwei Wu, Yonghang Xu, Yunpeng Lin, Baohong Chen, Kankan Wu, Jinwen Liu. When river meets ocean: distribution and conversion of suspended organic particles in a Sundarbans mangrove river-estuary system, Bangladesh[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2024, 43(10): 63-73. doi: 10.1007/s13131-024-2412-x

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Xiaochun Zou, Yunhai Li, Liang Wang, Mohammad Kawser Ahmed, Keliang Chen, Jianwei Wu, Yonghang Xu, Yunpeng Lin, Baohong Chen, Kankan Wu, Jinwen Liu. When river meets ocean: distribution and conversion of suspended organic particles in a Sundarbans mangrove river-estuary system, Bangladesh[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2024, 43(10): 63-73. doi: 10.1007/s13131-024-2412-x

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Xiaochun Zou, Yunhai Li, Liang Wang, Mohammad Kawser Ahmed, Keliang Chen, Jianwei Wu, Yonghang Xu, Yunpeng Lin, Baohong Chen, Kankan Wu, Jinwen Liu. When river meets ocean: distribution and conversion of suspended organic particles in a Sundarbans mangrove river-estuary system, Bangladesh[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2024, 43(10): 63-73. doi: 10.1007/s13131-024-2412-x

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When river meets ocean: distribution and conversion of suspended organic particles in a Sundarbans mangrove river-estuary system, Bangladesh

doi: 10.1007/s13131-024-2412-x

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Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
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Laboratory for Marine Geology, Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Center, Qingdao 266237, China
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Department of Oceanography, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
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Xiamen Ocean Vocational College, Xiamen 361100, China
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Key Laboratory of Marine Ecological Conservation and Restoration, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
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Department of Ocean Science & Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China

Funds: The Scientific Research Foundation of the Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources under contract Nos TIO2020008 and TIO2019028; the Project of Marine Protected Areas Network in China-ASEAN Countries, National Key Research and Development Programe under contract No. 2017YFC1405100; the National Science Foundation of China under contract No. 41976050.

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Corresponding author: liyunhai@tio.org.cn (Y. H. Li). klchen@tio.org.cn (K. L. Chen); chenkeliang@tio.org.cn
Received Date: 2024-05-13
Accepted Date: 2024-08-21

Available Online: 2024-01-16

Publish Date: 2024-10-25

Abstract

Abstract

Global carbon cycle has received extensive attention, among which the river-estuary system is one of the important links connecting the carbon cycle between land and ocean. In this paper, the distribution and control factors of particulate organic carbon (POC) were studied by using the data of organic carbon contents and its carbon isotopic composition (δ¹³C) in the mainstream and estuary of Passur River in the Sundarbans area, combined with the hydrological and biological data measured by CTD. The results show that POC content ranged from 0.263 mg/L to 9.292 mg/L, and the POC content in the river section (averaged 4.129 mg/L) was significantly higher than that in the estuary area (averaged 0.858 mg/L). Two distinct stages of POC transport from land to sea in the Sundarbans area were identified. The first stage occurred in the river section, where POC distribution was mainly controlled by the dynamic process of runoff and the organic carbon was mainly terrestrial source. The second stage occurred during estuarine mixing, where the POC distribution was mainly controlled by the mixing process of seawater and freshwater. The source of POC was predominantly marine and exhibiting vertical differences. The surface and middle layers were primarily influenced by marine sources, while the bottom layer was jointly controlled by terrestrial and marine sources of organic carbon. These findings are of great significance for understanding the carbon cycle in such a large mangrove ecosystem like the Sundarbans mangrove.
- suspended particles,
- particle organic carbon,
- Sundarbans mangrove,
- river-estuary system

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