The Possible Use of Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Signal and Spectral Analysis to Identify Habitat Condition of Aquatic Plants
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Isotope Analyses of E. canadensis Plant Material
2.3. Physico-Chemical Analyses of Water from Research Sites
2.4. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Diversity of Freshwater Ecosystems Based on the Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Water
3.2. Comparison of δ13CORG of E. canadensis in Different Freshwater Ecosystems
3.3. Comparison of δ15NORG of E. canadensis in Different Freshwater Ecosystems
3.4. Comparison of E. canadensis FTIR Spectra in Different Freshwater Ecosystems
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Physicochemical Parameters | Kruskal–Wallis Test Results |
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pH | H = 0.013, p = 0.99 |
conductivity (µS cm−1) | H = 14.200, p = 0.001 |
DIC (mg C/L) | H = 14.466, p = 0.001 |
CO2 (mg C/L) | H = 6.2252, p = 0.040 |
CO2 (CO3−2) (mg C/L) | H = 14.764, p = 0.001 |
CO2 (HCO3−) (mg C/L) | H = 12.625, p = 0.001 |
DOC (mg C/L) | H = 6.633, p = 0.040 |
Ca2+ (mg Ca/L) | H = 14.716, p = 0.001 |
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Pronin, E. The Possible Use of Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Signal and Spectral Analysis to Identify Habitat Condition of Aquatic Plants. Limnol. Rev. 2024, 24, 17-29. https://doi.org/10.3390/limnolrev24010002
Pronin E. The Possible Use of Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Signal and Spectral Analysis to Identify Habitat Condition of Aquatic Plants. Limnological Review. 2024; 24(1):17-29. https://doi.org/10.3390/limnolrev24010002
Chicago/Turabian StylePronin, Eugeniusz. 2024. "The Possible Use of Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Signal and Spectral Analysis to Identify Habitat Condition of Aquatic Plants" Limnological Review 24, no. 1: 17-29. https://doi.org/10.3390/limnolrev24010002