Effect of trans-reservoir water supply on carbon and nitrogen stable isotope composition in hydrologically connected reservoirs in China -- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology,2017,35(5):1117-1126

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	ZHANG Huajun, PENG Liang, GU Binhe, HAN Bo-Ping. Effect of trans-reservoir water supply on carbon and nitrogen stable isotope composition in hydrologically connected reservoirs in China[J]. Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 2017, 35(5): 1117-1126

Effect of trans-reservoir water supply on carbon and nitrogen stable isotope composition in hydrologically connected reservoirs in China

ZHANG Huajun¹, PENG Liang¹, GU Binhe², HAN Bo-Ping¹

1 Department of Ecology and Institute of Hydrobiology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China;
2 Soil and Water Science Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA

Abstract:

Dajingshan, Fenghuangshan and Meixi reservoirs are located in Zhuhai, a coastal city in southern China, and they function to supply drinking water to Zhuhai and Macau. For effectively supplying waster, they are hydrologically connected and Dajingshan Reservoir first receives the water pumped from the river at Guangchang Pumping Station, and then feeds Fenghuangshan Reservoir, and the two well-connected reservoirs are mesotrophic. Meixi Reservoir is a small and oligotrophic water body and feeds Dajingshan Reservoir only in wet seasons when overflow occurs. Particulate organic matter (POM) was collected from three hydrologically connected water supply reservoirs, and seasonal variations of POM were ascertained from stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes in wet and dry seasons, and the effects of pumping water and reservoir connectivity on POM variations and composition were demonstrated by the relationships of the stable isotope ratios of POM. Seasonality and similarity of stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes of POM varied with hydrodynamics, connectivity and trophic states of the four studied water bodies. The two wellconnected reservoirs displayed more similar seasonality for δ¹³C_POM than those between the river station and the two reservoirs. However, the opposite seasonality appeared for δ¹⁵N_POM between the above waters and indicates different processes affecting the stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes of POM. δ¹³C_POM and δ¹⁵N_POM changed little between wet and dry seasons in Meixi Reservoir-a low productive and rain-driven system, suggesting little POM response to environmental changes in that water system. As expected, connectivity enhanced the similarity of the stable isotope ratios of POM between the water bodies.

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Received: 2015-11-20 Revised: 2016-02-02

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