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Article: Stable isotope analyses of manatee bones measure historical nitrogen pollution in Florida waters, 1975-2010
Title | Stable isotope analyses of manatee bones measure historical nitrogen pollution in Florida waters, 1975-2010 |
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Issue Date | 2018 |
Publisher | Springer Verlag. The Journal's web site is located at http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00227/index.htm |
Citation | Marine Biology, 2018, v. 165 n. 5, p. article no. 85 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Nutrient pollution is a key driver of ecological change in coastal marine environments. Over the last 150 years, the dominant source of nitrogen in coastal waters has shifted from sewage to synthetic fertilizer in many regions including the Caribbean. Here, we use stable nitrogen isotope analyses of bones from manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) from along the coast of Florida, USA, to determine whether they record changes in coastal nitrogen pools over a 35-year period. Nitrogen isotopic composition (δ15N) of 172 manatee bones declined statewide at a rate of 0.07‰ year−1, from 9.8‰ in 1975 to 7.3‰ in 2010, suggesting a greater relative abundance of fertilizer, which has a lower δ15N value than that of sewage. Of the four coastal regions of Florida we examined, δ15N values declined significantly in two: the northeast and northwest coasts. The southeast coast, which includes some of the most densely populated counties and cities, had the highest mean δ15N values. In contrast, δ13C values did not vary over time or among coastal regions within the state, indicating that the source of the plant material in the manatee diets did not change substantively over the course of the study period. The general decline in δ15N values may be due to an increase in synthetic fertilizer nitrogen use by the agriculture industry in Florida, but that trend has now abated as overall fertilizer use has stabilized. It is also likely that the increased use of deep injection wells for treated wastewater disposal, which diverts sewage-derived nitrogen away from coastal waters, contributed to the long-term decline in δ15N values in spite of the state’s rising human population. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/264704 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 2.1 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.730 |
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dc.contributor.author | Bacalan, V | - |
dc.contributor.author | Poinsatte, T | - |
dc.contributor.author | Baker, DM | - |
dc.contributor.author | Fogel, ML | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kim, KCJ | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-10-22T07:59:24Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2018-10-22T07:59:24Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Marine Biology, 2018, v. 165 n. 5, p. article no. 85 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0025-3162 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/264704 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Nutrient pollution is a key driver of ecological change in coastal marine environments. Over the last 150 years, the dominant source of nitrogen in coastal waters has shifted from sewage to synthetic fertilizer in many regions including the Caribbean. Here, we use stable nitrogen isotope analyses of bones from manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) from along the coast of Florida, USA, to determine whether they record changes in coastal nitrogen pools over a 35-year period. Nitrogen isotopic composition (δ15N) of 172 manatee bones declined statewide at a rate of 0.07‰ year−1, from 9.8‰ in 1975 to 7.3‰ in 2010, suggesting a greater relative abundance of fertilizer, which has a lower δ15N value than that of sewage. Of the four coastal regions of Florida we examined, δ15N values declined significantly in two: the northeast and northwest coasts. The southeast coast, which includes some of the most densely populated counties and cities, had the highest mean δ15N values. In contrast, δ13C values did not vary over time or among coastal regions within the state, indicating that the source of the plant material in the manatee diets did not change substantively over the course of the study period. The general decline in δ15N values may be due to an increase in synthetic fertilizer nitrogen use by the agriculture industry in Florida, but that trend has now abated as overall fertilizer use has stabilized. It is also likely that the increased use of deep injection wells for treated wastewater disposal, which diverts sewage-derived nitrogen away from coastal waters, contributed to the long-term decline in δ15N values in spite of the state’s rising human population. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Springer Verlag. The Journal's web site is located at http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00227/index.htm | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Marine Biology | - |
dc.rights | The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/[insert DOI] | - |
dc.title | Stable isotope analyses of manatee bones measure historical nitrogen pollution in Florida waters, 1975-2010 | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Baker, DM: dmbaker@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Baker, DM=rp01712 | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s00227-018-3349-4 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85045312389 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 294070 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 165 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 5 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | article no. 85 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | article no. 85 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000431717900012 | - |
dc.publisher.place | Germany | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0025-3162 | - |