changes in dissolved organic matter quality in a peatland and forest headwater stream as a function of seasonality and hydrologic conditions
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Abstract
Peatlands and peaty riparian zones are major sources of
dissolved organic matter (DOM), but are poorly understood in terms of export
dynamics and controls thereof. Thereby quality of DOM affects function and
behavior of DOM in aquatic ecosystems, but DOM quality can also help to
track DOM sources and their export dynamics under specific hydrologic
preconditions. The objective of this study was to elucidate controls on
temporal variability in DOM concentration and quality in stream water
draining a bog and a forested peaty riparian zone, particularly considering
drought and storm flow events. DOM quality was monitored using
spectrofluorometric indices for aromaticity (SUVA254), apparent
molecular size (SR) and precursor organic material (FI), as well as PARAFAC modeling of excitation emission matrices (EEMs).
Indices for DOM quality exhibited major changes due to different hydrologic conditions, but patterns were also dependent on season. Stream water at the forested site with mineral, peaty soils generally exhibited higher variability in DOM concentrations and quality compared to the outflow of an ombrotrophic bog, where DOM was less susceptible to changes in hydrologic conditions. During snowmelt and spring events, near-surface protein-like DOM pools were exported. A microbial DOM fraction originating from groundwater and deep peat layers was increasing during drought, while a strongly microbially altered DOM fraction was also exported by discharge events with dry preconditions at the forested site. This might be due to accelerated microbial activity in the peaty riparian zone of the forested site under these preconditions. Our study demonstrated that DOM export dynamics are not only a passive mixing of different hydrological sources, but monitoring studies have to consider that DOM quality depends on hydrologic preconditions and season. Moreover, the forested peaty riparian zone generated the most variability in headwater DOM quantity and quality, as could be tracked by the used spectrofluorometric indices.
Indices for DOM quality exhibited major changes due to different hydrologic conditions, but patterns were also dependent on season. Stream water at the forested site with mineral, peaty soils generally exhibited higher variability in DOM concentrations and quality compared to the outflow of an ombrotrophic bog, where DOM was less susceptible to changes in hydrologic conditions. During snowmelt and spring events, near-surface protein-like DOM pools were exported. A microbial DOM fraction originating from groundwater and deep peat layers was increasing during drought, while a strongly microbially altered DOM fraction was also exported by discharge events with dry preconditions at the forested site. This might be due to accelerated microbial activity in the peaty riparian zone of the forested site under these preconditions. Our study demonstrated that DOM export dynamics are not only a passive mixing of different hydrological sources, but monitoring studies have to consider that DOM quality depends on hydrologic preconditions and season. Moreover, the forested peaty riparian zone generated the most variability in headwater DOM quantity and quality, as could be tracked by the used spectrofluorometric indices.
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| Authors | ;T. Broder;K.-H. Knorr;H. Biester |
| Journal | materials research bulletin |
| Year | 2017 |
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10.5194/hess-21-2035-2017
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