With the intensification of global warming, the source sink process of carbon in the Arctic shelf-edge sea is becoming more and more important in the study of global carbon cycle. As a typical continental shelf marginal sea in the Arctic Ocean, the source, transportation and burial of sedimentary organic carbon in this area are unique under the influence of rivers, sea ice, marine primary productivity and coastal erosion. Based on the sampling of suspended particulate matter (SPM) and hydrological data obtained from the second Sino-Russian Arctic joint expedition during late summer and early fall in 2018, we foucus on the distribution characteristics, sources and influencing factors of particulate organic carbon (POC) in the Laptev Sea. The results show that POC ranges from 35.27 μg/L to 1 185.58 μg/L, with an average of 172.65 μg/L. Under the effect of river input, coastal erosion and marine primary productivity, the distribution of surface POC shows a decreased trend from near shore towards offshore; the bottom POC is mainly controlled by sediments resuspension, and the high content of POC appears in the east of Lena River Delta. There was a significant positive correlation between SPM concentration and POC concentration, indicating its direct impact on the occurrence of POC; a more positive relation is found among the bottom layer samples, which may indicate the varied origin of POC in different layers. The value of δ13CPOC in study area value is between −31.03‰ and −25.79‰, and the value of δ13C in surface layers is obviously depleted compared with the bottom layer, which is even lower than the end-member of the surrounding terrestrial contributor, suggesting that these POC is not derived from land-based origin. The utilization of the terrestrial POC degraded dissolved inorganic carbon by offshore phytoplankton maybe responsible for this depletion of δ13C offshore, which could also be an important process on the supply and source apportionment of POC in this Arctic coastal area.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |