[Spatial Distribution of Stable Isotopes in Particle Organic Matters and Sediments from Baishi Reservoirs].

Water quality and spatial distribution of stable isotopes in particle organic matters and sediments from Baishi reservoirs were produced in October, 2013. The results revealed that the average concentration of POC, TP and TN were (1.76 ± 0.98), (0.04 ± 0.03) and (1.80 ± 0.08) mg · L⁻¹, respectively. In different water depths, the concentrations of POC and TN in surface were higher than those in deep layer, but the concentration of TP was opposite. The concentrations of POC and TP were reduced gradually from upstream to downstream, but the concentration of TN had no obvious change in horizontal distribution. The δ¹³C and δ ¹⁵N values of small particle organic matters were (-24.6 ± 0.9) per thousand and (4.8 ± 0.4) per thousand, the δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N values of large particle organic matters were (-22.5 ± 0.9) per thousand and (6.7 ± 0.5) per thousand, both of which exhibited significant fluctuations. With the δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N values in small particle organic matters were different between each other of 4.6 per thousand and 2.7 per thousand, and those in large particle organic matters were different between each other of 3.3 per thousand and 1.8 per thousand. The δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N values of sediments were (-24.2 ± 1.2) per thousand and (4.1 ± 0.7) per thousand. The results of correlation analysis indicated that there were positively significantly correlated relationships between the stable isotopes values of large particle organic matters with those of small particle organic matters (P < 0.01). Horizontal distribution of δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N values in particle organic matters and sediments were increased gradually from upstream to downstream, and there were positively significantly correlated relationships between the stable isotopes values of particle organic matters with those of sediments (P < 0.05). The δ¹⁵N values of particle organic matters in water surface were higher than those in deep layer. The results of correlation analysis indicated that the δ¹⁵N values of large particle organic matters were positive significantly correlated with the concentration of TN (P < 0.05), and the δ¹⁵N values of particle organic matters were positively significantly correlated with the concentration of POC in different water depths (P < 0.01). The source of particle organic matters in water and sediments were plankton and soil organic horizons, the δ¹³C values of particle organic matters were passively significantly correlated with the concentration of POC and TP (P < 0.05).