Distribution and Sources of n-alkanes and Fatty Alcohol in Core Sediments of Red Tide-frequent-occurrence Area in the East China Sea

LI Feng; LIU Yajuan; WANG Jiang-tao; HE Xing-liang

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LI Feng, LIU Yajuan, WANG Jiang-tao, HE Xing-liang. Distribution and Sources of n-alkanes and Fatty Alcohol in Core Sediments of Red Tide-frequent-occurrence Area in the East China Sea[J]. Acta Sedimentologica Sinica, 2014, 32(5): 988-995.

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Distribution and Sources of n-alkanes and Fatty Alcohol in Core Sediments of Red Tide-frequent-occurrence Area in the East China Sea

1.
Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong 266100;
2.
Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, Qingdao, Shandong 266071

Received Date: 2013-07-13
Rev Recd Date: 2013-08-10
Publish Date: 2014-10-10

Abstract

Sediment cores in four sites of the red-tide-frequent-occurrence area in East China Sea were selected and source apportionment was calculated using two end-member modeling for δ¹³C_TOC to derive an inventory of marine versus terrestrial organic matter. The n-alkanes and fatty alcohols in sediment cores were analyzed to discuss composition, distribution and origins of organic matter. The results indicate that the n-alkanes have obvious advantages of longer carbon number, and the longer chain n-alkanes have a strong odd-over-even predominance and display bimodal distribution. Downhole variations of total n-alkanes (T-ALK/μg/g) contents are different among four cores. It is indicated by CPI, TAR, P_mar-aq and other n-alkanes that sedimentary organic matter is majorly from terrestrial inputs with predominance of herbaceous plants. The results of n-alkyl alcohol showed that organic matter mainly originated from terrestrial higher plants. The distribution of phytol in four stations are similar suggesting that they may experience through the similar biochemical process and the sedimentary environment may be relatively constant. Donwhole variation in the ratio of brassicasterol and dinoflagellatesterol indicates that red-tide blooms have changed from single diatom type into complex one with diatom and dinoflagellate due to deteriorated eutrophication.
- n-alkanes,
- fatty alcohol,
- sediment,
- East China Sea

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[14]	Zhang Zhaohui, Zhao Meixun Zhao, Geoffrey Eglinton, et al. Leaf wax lipids as paleovegetational and palaeoenvironmental proxies for the Chinese Loess Plateau over the last 170 kyr[J]. Quaternary Science Reviews, 2006, 25(5/6): 575-594
[15]	段毅. 海洋和沼泽沉积有机地球化学[M]. 北京:科学出版社, 2008:42-49[Duan Yi. Marine and Swamps Sedimentary Organic Geochemistry[M]. Beijing: Science Press, 2008: 42-49]
[16]	鲁晓红, 陈颖军, 黄国培, 等. 黄渤海表层沉积物中正构烷烃和甾醇的分布及来源研究[J]. 生态环境学报, 2011, 20(6/7):1117-1122[Lu Xiaohong, Chen Yingjun, Huang Guopei, et al. Distribution and sources of lipid biomarkers in surface sediments of the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea[J]. Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 2011, 20(6/7): 1117-1122]
[17]	张正斌. 海洋化学[M]. 青岛:中国海洋大学出版社, 2004:388-389[Zhang Zhengbin. Marine Chemsitry[M]. Qingdao: Ocean University of China Press, 2004: 388-389]
[18]	申力, 许惠平, 吴萍. 长江口及东海赤潮海洋环境特征综合探讨[J]. 海洋环境科学, 2010, 29(5):631-635[Shen Li, Xu Huiping, Wu Ping. Study on marine environmental character of Changjiang Estuary and adjacent East China Sea during algal blooms[J]. Marine Environmental Science, 2010, 29(5): 631-635]

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Distribution and Sources of n-alkanes and Fatty Alcohol in Core Sediments of Red Tide-frequent-occurrence Area in the East China Sea

1. Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong 266100;

2. Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, Qingdao, Shandong 266071

Received Date: 2013-07-13

Rev Recd Date: 2013-08-10

Publish Date: 2014-10-10

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Abstract: Sediment cores in four sites of the red-tide-frequent-occurrence area in East China Sea were selected and source apportionment was calculated using two end-member modeling for δ¹³C_TOC to derive an inventory of marine versus terrestrial organic matter. The n-alkanes and fatty alcohols in sediment cores were analyzed to discuss composition, distribution and origins of organic matter. The results indicate that the n-alkanes have obvious advantages of longer carbon number, and the longer chain n-alkanes have a strong odd-over-even predominance and display bimodal distribution. Downhole variations of total n-alkanes (T-ALK/μg/g) contents are different among four cores. It is indicated by CPI, TAR, P_mar-aq and other n-alkanes that sedimentary organic matter is majorly from terrestrial inputs with predominance of herbaceous plants. The results of n-alkyl alcohol showed that organic matter mainly originated from terrestrial higher plants. The distribution of phytol in four stations are similar suggesting that they may experience through the similar biochemical process and the sedimentary environment may be relatively constant. Donwhole variation in the ratio of brassicasterol and dinoflagellatesterol indicates that red-tide blooms have changed from single diatom type into complex one with diatom and dinoflagellate due to deteriorated eutrophication.

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[1]	Liu J P, Li A C, Xu K H, et al. Sedimentary features of the Yangtze River-derived along-shelf clinoform deposit in the East China Sea[J]. Continental Shelf Research, 2006, 26(17/18): 2141-2156
[2]	张凌, 陈繁荣, 殷克东, 等. 珠江口和邻近海域沉积有机物的来源及其沉积通量的时空变化[J]. 环境科学研究, 2009, 22(8):75-88[Zhang Ling, Chen Fanrong, Yin Kedong, et al. Spatial and temporal variations of sedimentary organic matter origin and accumulation rate in the Pearl River Estuary and adjacent coastal waters of South China Sea[J]. Research of Environmental Sciences, 2009, 22(8): 75-88]
[3]	Yu F L, Zong Y Q, Lloyd J M, et al. Bulk organic δ¹³C and C/N as indicators for sediment sources in the Pearl River delta and estuary, southern China[J]. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 2010, 87(4): 618-630
[4]	张海龙, 邢磊, 赵美训, 等. 东海和黄海表层沉积物生物标志物的分布特征及古生态重建潜力[J]. 中国海洋大学报, 2008, 36(6):992-996[Zhang Hailong, Xing Lei, Zhao Meixun, et al. Distribution of biomarkers in surface sediments of the East China and Yellow Seas and its potential for paleoecology reconstruction[J]. Periodical of Ocean University of China, 2008, 36(6): 992-996]
[5]	Sikes E L, Uhle M E, Nodder S D, et al. Sources of organic matter in a coastal marine environment: Evidence from n-alkanes and their δ¹³C distributions in the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand[J]. Marine Chemistry, 2009, 113(3/4): 149-163
[6]	Anna Gómez-Gutiérrez, Imma Tolosa. Origin and vetical dynamics of particulate organic matter in a salt-wedge estuary, the Ebro Delta, inferred from lipid molecular markers and compound-specific isotope carbon analysis[J]. Marine Chemistry, 2011, 126(1/2/3/4): 269-280
[7]	张龙军, 宫萍, 张向上. 河口有机碳研究综述[J]. 中国海洋大学学报, 2005, 35(5):737-744[Zhang Longjun, Gong Ping, Zhang Xiangshang. A review of the study of estuarine organic carbon[J]. Periodical of Ocean University of China, 2005, 35(5): 737-744]
[8]	尹红珍, 姚鹏, 于志刚. 边缘海环境中陆源有机质的化学生物标志物研究进展[J]. 海洋环境科学, 2012, 31(1):128-135[Yin Hongzhen, Yao Peng, Yu Zhigang. Study advances in chemical biomarkers of terrestrial organic matter in marine margins environment[J]. Marine Environmental Science, 2012, 31(1): 128-135]
[9]	卢龙飞, 蔡进功, 雷天柱. 东海表层沉积物黏土粒级中多态脂肪酸组成与地球化学特征[J]. 地球化学, 2011, 40(2): 188-198[Lu Longfei, Cai Jingong, Lei Tianzhu. Composition and geochemical characteristics of free and bound fatty acids in clay fraction of surface sediments, East China Sea[J]. Geochimica, 2011, 40(2): 188-198]
[10]	刘亚娟, 王江涛, 贺行良. 东海赤潮高发区沉积物中脂肪酸的分布及物源指示意义[J]. 海洋环境学, 2012, 31(6):803-807[Liu Yajuan, Wang Jiangtao, He Xingliang. Distribution of fatty acid in sediments from red tide-frequent-occurrence area in East China Sea and their indications[J]. Marine Environmental Science, 2012, 31(6): 803-807]
[11]	赵美训, 张玉琢, 邢磊, 等. 南黄海表层沉积物中正构烷烃的组成特征、分布及其对沉积有机质来源的指示意义[J]. 中国海洋大学学报, 2011, 41(4):90-96[Zhao Meixun, Zhang Yuzhuo, Xing Lei, et al. The composition and distribution of n-alkanes in surface sediments from the South Yellow Sea and their potential as organic matter source indicators[J]. Periodical of Ocean University of China, 2011, 41(4): 90-96]
[12]	Silliman J E, Schelske C L. Saturated hydrocarbons in the sediments of Lake Apopka, Florida[J]. Organic Geochemistry, 2003, 34(2): 253-260
[13]	Wang Zheng, Liu Weiguo. Carbon chain length distribution in n-alkyl lipids: A process for evaluating source inputs to Lake Qinghai[J]. Organic Geochemistry, 2012, 50: 36-43
[14]	Zhang Zhaohui, Zhao Meixun Zhao, Geoffrey Eglinton, et al. Leaf wax lipids as paleovegetational and palaeoenvironmental proxies for the Chinese Loess Plateau over the last 170 kyr[J]. Quaternary Science Reviews, 2006, 25(5/6): 575-594
[15]	段毅. 海洋和沼泽沉积有机地球化学[M]. 北京:科学出版社, 2008:42-49[Duan Yi. Marine and Swamps Sedimentary Organic Geochemistry[M]. Beijing: Science Press, 2008: 42-49]
[16]	鲁晓红, 陈颖军, 黄国培, 等. 黄渤海表层沉积物中正构烷烃和甾醇的分布及来源研究[J]. 生态环境学报, 2011, 20(6/7):1117-1122[Lu Xiaohong, Chen Yingjun, Huang Guopei, et al. Distribution and sources of lipid biomarkers in surface sediments of the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea[J]. Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 2011, 20(6/7): 1117-1122]
[17]	张正斌. 海洋化学[M]. 青岛:中国海洋大学出版社, 2004:388-389[Zhang Zhengbin. Marine Chemsitry[M]. Qingdao: Ocean University of China Press, 2004: 388-389]
[18]	申力, 许惠平, 吴萍. 长江口及东海赤潮海洋环境特征综合探讨[J]. 海洋环境科学, 2010, 29(5):631-635[Shen Li, Xu Huiping, Wu Ping. Study on marine environmental character of Changjiang Estuary and adjacent East China Sea during algal blooms[J]. Marine Environmental Science, 2010, 29(5): 631-635]

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