Relationship between bacterial compartment and particulate organic matter (POM) in coastal systems: An assessment using fatty acids and stable isotopes
Type | Article | ||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Date | 2020-07 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Language | English | ||||||||||||||||||||
Author(s) | Lienart Camilla1, Savoye Nicolas1, Conan Pascal2, David Valerie1, Barbier Pierrick3, Bichon Sabrina1, Charlier Karine1, Costes Laurence1, Derriennic Herve1, Ferreira Sophie4, Gueux Aurore5, Hubas Cedric3, 6, Maria Eric5, Meziane Tarik3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Affiliation(s) | 1 : UMR 5805 EPOC, Université de Bordeaux/CNRS, Pessac, Arcachon, France 2 : UMR 7621 LOMIC, Sorbonne Universités-UPMC/CNRS, Banyuls, Mer, France 3 : UMR 7208 BOREA, MNHN, Sorbonne Université/Université de Caen-Normandie/Université des Antilles/CNRS/IRD-207, Paris, France 4 : UMS 2567 POREA, OASU/Université de Bordeaux/CNRS, Pessac, France 5 : UMS 2348 OOB, Sorbonne Universités-UMPC/CNRS, Banyuls, Mer, France 6 : UMR 7208 BOREA, MNHN, Sorbonne Université/Université de Caen-Normandie/Université des Antilles/CNRS/IRD-207, Station Marine de Concarneau, France |
||||||||||||||||||||
Source | Estuarine Coastal And Shelf Science (0272-7714) (Academic Press Ltd- Elsevier Science Ltd), 2020-07 , Vol. 239 , P. 106720 (12p.) | ||||||||||||||||||||
DOI | 10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106720 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WOS© Times Cited | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Keyword(s) | POM dynamic, Bacteria, delta C-13, delta N-15, Fatty acids, Mixing models, French littoral | ||||||||||||||||||||
Abstract | Particulate organic matter (POM) in coastal systems is a mixture of different organic matter (OM) sources originating from land and sea. Among sources, bacterial biomass plays a large role in OM processing and carbon recycling in the ocean and is often neglected as a source in common approaches. The present study proposes to use elemental and isotopic ratio of carbon and nitrogen (C:N, delta C-13, delta N-15) and fatty acids to investigate the relationship between bacteria and surface water POM composition of three systems with different characteristics (two marine and one estuarine) over an annual cycle. Overall, our results highlight a positive relationship between bacterial contribution and continental degraded or undergoing degradation POM for all the studied systems and an inverse relationship with pelagic primary producers. At multisystem scale, high bacterial contribution is linked to high proportion of refractory terrestrial material characterizing estuarine stations whereas in marine systems, the occurrence of bacteria is mainly linked to river POM. Over the annual cycle, bacterial markers are more abundant during the winter period characterized by larger river and/or benthic POM contribution. This seasonal pattern is mainly driven by changes in river flows and resuspension. This study highlights the importance of bacterial compartment as a component of coastal and estuarine POM. Even though these results remains semi-quantitative, similar studies in other types of systems can help to understand microbial role in OM dynamic and to better estimate bacterial source in carbon budgets and food web studies. |
||||||||||||||||||||
Full Text |
|