- Title
- Baseline isotope data for Spirodela sp.: nutrient differentiation in aquatic systems
- Creator
- Hill, Jaclyn M, Kaehler, Sven, Hill, Martin P
- Subject
- To be catalogued
- Date
- 2012
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/444502
- Identifier
- vital:74246
- Identifier
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2012.03.063
- Description
- The excessive addition of nitrogen to watersheds is recognized as one of the main causes of the global deterioration of aquatic ecosystems and an increasing number of studies have shown that δ15N signatures of macrophytes may reflect the N-loading of the system under investigation. This study investigated isotopic equilibration rates and concentration level effects of KNO3 and cow manure nutrient solutions on the δ15N and δ13C signatures, C/N ratios, % N and % C of Spirodela sp. over time, to determine the feasibility of their use in monitoring anthropogenic N-loading in freshwater systems. Spirodela δ15N signatures clearly distinguished between nutrient types within 2 days of introduction, with plants grown in KNO3 showing extremely depleted δ15N values (−15.00 to −12.00‰) compared to those growing in cow manure (14.00–18.00‰). Isotopic equilibration rates could not be determined with certainty, but plant isotopic differentiation between nutrient regimes became apparent after 2 days and started to equilibrate by day 4. Concentration level effects were also apparent, with Spirodela tissue displaying more depleted and enriched δ15N values in higher concentrations of KNO3 and cow manure respectively.
- Format
- 10 pages, pdf
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Water Research, Hill, J.M., Kaehler, S. and Hill, M.P., 2012. Baseline isotope data for Spirodela sp.: nutrient differentiation in aquatic systems. Water Research, 46(11), pp.3553-3562, Water Research volume 46 number 11 3553 3562 2012 0043-1354
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Hill, Jaclyn Marie (Ms)
Kaehler, Sven (Dr)
Hill, Martin Patrick (Distinguished Professor)
RU DST/NRF SARChI for Insects in Sustainable Agricultural Ecosystems
RU Department of Botany
RU Department of Zoology and Entomology
SDG 15. Life On Land
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