生物扰动
水柱
底栖区
富营养化
沉积物
环境化学
磷
缺氧(环境)
环境科学
生态学
化学
地质学
氧气
生物
营养物
古生物学
有机化学
作者
Li Cai,Shiming Ding,Yongjiu Cai,Musong Chen,Zhimei Zhong,Xianfang Fan,Yan Wang
出处
期刊:Water Research
[Elsevier]
日期:2022-10-01
卷期号:225: 119193-119193
被引量:7
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.watres.2022.119193
摘要
Internal phosphorus (P) loading can increase the P level in the water column and further sustains cyanobacterial blooms. This study focused on the role of benthic fauna bioturbation in affecting the sediment P release and the P level of water column in a eutrophic lake, Lake Taihu. The macrofauna density decreased from 4766.56 ± 10541.80 ind/m2 in 2007 to 345 ± 447.63 ind/m2 in 2020 due to the frequent bottom-water hypoxia in Lake Taihu. The reduced macrofauna density majorly resulted from Grandidierella taihuensis, Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri, and Tanypus chinensis larvae, and their total density decreased by approximately 97% in 2020 compared to 2007. G. taihuensis, one of the major benthic faunas, was further used as a representative to investigate the effects of bioturbation on sediment P release using high-resolution sampling and imaging techniques. The results show that G. taihuensis can increase the O2 penetration depth by more than 20 mm through bio-irrigation, and causes the redox conditions in burrows and surrounding sediments to change dramatically within a few minutes due to the intermittent ventilation. Subsequent oxidation of the soluble Fe(II) led to the formation of Fe-oxide bound P in the surface sediments, thereby increasing the P retention in the sediments. When the G. taihuensis density was 1563 ind/m2 at the sampling site, approximately 0.12 g m-2 yr-1 P can be retained in sediments. As previous studies have shown that L. hoffmeisteri and T. chinensis played a similar role in increasing the P retention in sediments through their bioturbation activities, the sharp decline in benthic fauna density and burrowing activities in Lake Taihu should be an important reason for maintaining the high P level in the water column by decreasing the P retention in sediments.
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