Stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes as indicators for organic matter sources in the Kara Sea

2009 ◽  
Vol 266 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 42-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Birgit Nagel ◽  
Birgit Gaye ◽  
Lyudmila A. Kodina ◽  
Niko Lahajnar
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Nitrogen Isotopes ◽  
Kara Sea ◽  
Stable Carbon ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen Isotopes ◽  
Organic Matter Sources ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen

Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotopes in the Tidal Flat Sediments of Northern Yellow Sea

2013 ◽  
Vol 316-317 ◽  
pp. 223-226
Author(s):  
Bao Zhan Liu ◽  
Yu Liu ◽  
Ying Li ◽  
Hai Xia Wang
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Tidal Flat ◽  
Yellow Sea ◽  
Nitrogen Isotopes ◽  
Stable Carbon ◽  
Terrestrial Organic Matter ◽  
Δ13c And Δ15n ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen Isotopes ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen ◽  
Northern Yellow Sea

Stable carbon and nitrogen compositions (δ13C, δ15N) of sedimentary organic matter were determined in the tidal flat of northern Yellow sea. The results showed that stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes compositions of the sediment samples ranged from −24.669～−19.457‰ and 2.125～7.043‰, respectively. The highest value was in St.DLD, and the lowest was in St.Z. Similar δ13C values were observed in St.H (−21.996±0.651‰) and St.P (−22.021±0.187‰), and similar δ15N values were between St.DLJ (5.502±0.223‰) and St.P (5.310±0.294‰). The δ13C and δ15N values did not show any significant regularity. The δ13C and δ15N signatures showed some fluctuation, no obvious regularity. The major source of terrestrial organic matter was from the emissions of river and human pollutant.

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