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AQUATIC SCIENCES
卷 80, 期 4, 页码 -出版社
SPRINGER BASEL AG
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-018-0591-2
关键词
Ornitholimnology; Biovector; Common Eider; Arctic; Nutrients; Metals
资金
- Environment and Climate Change Canada
- W. Garfield Weston Foundation
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
- Pew Charitable Trusts
- Nunavut General Monitoring Plan (NGMP)
- ArcticNet Network Centres of Excellence Canada
- Aiviq Hunters and Trappers Organizations
- Ivujivik Hunters and Trappers Association
Arctic freshwater ponds are typically pristine and oligotrophic, however seabird biovectors can markedly alter water quality via enrichment with marine-derived nutrients and bioaccumulated metals. These ornithogenic inputs can be the dominant factor structuring aquatic biota and the surrounding island flora. Here, we measured a suite of limnological water chemistry variables and sediment geochemistry from 21 freshwater ponds influenced by Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima) in Hudson Strait, near the northern communities of Cape Dorset (Nunavut) and Ivujivik (Quebec). Nest counts and sedimentary N-15 values were used as proxies of bird abundance. Nutrient-rich guano from the nesting eiders visibly promoted the growth of catchment vegetation. Elevated metal (Al, Cd, Zn), metalloid (Se), and nutrient concentrations (N, P) in the water of eider-affected sites were recorded (Sign test; p=0.004), but the proximity of many sites to the coast meant that variables related to ocean spray (conductivity, Na+, Mg2+, Cl-, Sr) confounded the effects of birds on pond water chemistry. In contrast, sediment geochemistry appeared to more clearly characterize sites according to the level of eider activity in their catchments by tracking Pb, Cd, N, and P sedimentary concentrations (Sign test; p=0.02). These results have direct implications for reconstructing historical eider population trends using sediment archives, which is necessary to inform effective conservation management strategies.
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