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Origin and fate of organic carbon in the freshwater part of the Scheldt Estuary as traced by stable carbon isotope composition. <i>Biogeochemistry 47(2)</i>: 167-186. <a href=\"http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1006143827118\" target=\"_blank\">http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1006143827118</a>","BEntID":23708,"PublicFlag":1,"CheckedFlag":0,"wosflag":1,"vabbflag":1,"RefStringPartII":". <i>Biogeochemistry 47(2)</i>: 167-186. <a href=\"http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1006143827118\" target=\"_blank\">http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1006143827118</a>","DocTypID":8,"DocType":"Journal article","MarineFlag":0,"FreshFlag":1,"BrackishFlag":0,"TerrestrialFlag":0,"Authorstring":"Hellings, L.; Dehairs, F.A.; Tackx, M.; Keppens, E.; Baeyens, W.F.J.","OrigTitleTranslFlag":0,"Authorstringtrunc":"Hellings, L. <i>et al.</i>","Englishabstract":"We investigated the seasonal and geographical variation in the stable carbon isotope ratios of total dissolved inorganic carbon (d<sup>13</sup>C<sub>DIC</sub>) and suspended matter (d<sup>13</sup>C<sub>POC</sub>) in the freshwater part of the River Scheldt. Two major sources of particulate organic matter (POM) occur in this riverine system: riverine phytoplankton and terrestrial detritus. In winter the lowest d<sup>13</sup>C<sub>DIC</sub> values are observed due to enhanced input of CO<sub>2</sub> from decomposition of C-13-depleted terrestrial plant detritus (average d<sup>13</sup>C<sub>DIC</sub> = -14.3 parts per thousand). During summer, when litter input from terrestrial flora is the lowest, water column respiration on POM of terrestrial origin is also the lowest as evidenced by less negative d<sup>13</sup>C<sub>DIC</sub> values (average d<sup>13</sup>C<sub>DIC</sub> = -9.9 parts per thousand). In winter the phytoplankton biomass is low, as indicated by low chlorophyll a concentrations (Chl a < 4.5 µgl<sup>-1</sup>), compared to summer when chlorophyll a concentrations can rise to a maximum of 54 µgl<sup>-1</sup>. Furthermore, in winter the very narrow range of d<sup>13</sup>C<sub>POC</sub> (from -26.5 to -27.6 parts per thousand) is associated with relatively high C/N ratios (C/N > 9) suggesting that in winter a major fraction of POC is derived from allochthonous matter. In summer d<sup>13</sup>C<sub>POC</sub> exhibits a very wide range of values, with the most negative values coinciding with high Chl a concentrations and low C/N ratios (C/N < 8). This suggests predominance of phytoplankton carbon in the total particulate carbon pool, utilising a dissolved inorganic carbon reservoir, which is already significantly depleted in <sup>13</sup>C. 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