Spatial Distribution and Main Controlling Factors of Nitrogen in the Soils and Sediments of a Coastal Lagoon Area (Shameineihai, Hainan)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Research Area and Research Method
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Research Materials
2.3. Test Method
- Total nitrogen and forms of nitrogen
- 2.
- Granularity
- 3.
- Organic matter
- 4.
- pH
- 5.
- CEC (cation exchange capacity)
3. Results
3.1. Spatial Distribution of Soil–Sediment Total Nitrogen
3.2. Spatial Distribution of Soil–Sediment Organic Nitrogen
3.3. Spatial Distribution of Soil–Sediment Inorganic Nitrogen
3.4. Spatial Distribution of the Soil–Sediment Particle Size
3.5. Spatial Distribution of Soil–Sediment Organic Matter
3.6. Spatial Distribution of the Soil–Sediment pH
3.7. Spatial Distribution of the Soil–Sediment Ion Exchange Capacity
4. Discussion
4.1. Correlations among Different Forms of Nitrogen in the Soil–Sediment
- Total nitrogen and organic nitrogen
- 2.
- Total nitrogen and inorganic nitrogen
- 3.
- Organic nitrogen and inorganic nitrogen
- 4.
- Distribution of inorganic nitrogen
4.2. Correlation between the Soil–Sediment Particle Size and Nitrogen
4.3. Correlation between Soil–Sediment Organic Matter and Nitrogen
4.4. Correlation between the Soil–Sediment pH and Nitrogen
4.5. Correlation between the Soil–Sediment Cation Exchange Capacity and Nitrogen
4.6. Analysis of the Main Factors That Influence the Spatial Variations in Soil–Sediment Nitrogen Forms
5. Conclusions
- (1)
- Nitrogen in soils and sediments around the Shamei Inland Sea showed obvious variations among inland areas, lagoon areas, sand bar areas and offshore areas. There is an overall deficiency of total nitrogen in the inland sea area of Shamei; the nitrogen form is mainly organic nitrogen, the organic nitrogen level in the soil is greater than that in the sediment and the distribution of total nitrogen is characterized by inland diffusion to offshore waters. Consequently, the productivity of terrestrial ecosystems in this area is greater than the productivity of aquatic ecosystems. The average contents of nitrate, ammonium and nitrite in the soil around the lagoon were higher than those in the sediment, and they were significantly enriched in the lagoon mouth area, which may be related to the dynamic sedimentation and colloidal condensation in the lake–sea boundary area. The content of nitrate is highest in the estuary area to the northwest of the lagoon, while the contents of ammonium and nitrite are highest in the estuary area to the south of the lagoon, which may be related to the difference in upstream parent rocks and the different types of industrial and agricultural activities.
- (2)
- There is a positive correlation between soil–sediment total nitrogen and the organic matter content, cation exchange capacity and clay content in the Shamei Inland Sea, indicating that changes in basic physical and chemical soil–sediment properties have important effects on nitrogen enrichment, preservation and mineralization. In the lagoon soil–sediment, the organic nitrogen content in the soil is greater than that in the sediment, indicating that the productivity of the terrestrial ecosystem is greater than that of the aquatic system. Additionally, the high proportion of ammonium in the sediment and the high proportion of nitrate in the soil may be related to heavy sedimentary material, poor soil ventilation and weak nitrification.
- (3)
- Changes in the basic physical and chemical properties of soils and sediments in the Shamei Inland Sea have important coupled effects on nitrogen enrichment, preservation and mineralization. Through RDA, it was found that the organic matter content is closely related to the nitrogen content and is the main factor influencing (or controlling) the nitrogen content, with an explanatory degree of 17.2% and a contribution degree of 80.9% in the nitrogen content.
Author Contributions
Funding
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Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Type | Index | Total Nitrogen (mg/kg) | Organic Nitrogen (mg/kg) | Inorganic Nitrogen (mg/kg) | Ammonium (mg/kg) | Nitrate (mg/kg) | Nitrite (mg/kg) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Terrestrial soil | Max | 2360 | 2354.29 | 37.71 | 2.28 | 35.87 | 1.49 |
Min | 0 | 0.00 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 0.12 | 0.00 | |
Average value | 290 | 280.53 | 7.82 | 0.49 | 7.16 | 0.17 | |
Standard deviation | 680 | 679.20 | 10.53 | 0.60 | 9.96 | 0.37 | |
Coefficient of variation | 2.35 | 2.42 | 1.35 | 1.22 | 1.39 | 2.21 | |
Lagoon sediment | Max | 110 | 84.12 | 26.51 | 8.78 | 16.07 | 1.67 |
Min | 0 | 0.00 | 0.21 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.04 | |
Average value | 30 | 20.63 | 4.46 | 2.47 | 1.64 | 0.34 | |
Standard deviation | 20 | 19.81 | 5.88 | 2.44 | 3.65 | 0.36 | |
Coefficient of variation | 0.97 | 0.96 | 1.32 | 0.99 | 2.22 | 1.04 | |
Bar soil | Max | 70 | 68.49 | 18.26 | 1.38 | 17.56 | 0.26 |
Min | 0 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
Average value | 30 | 26.09 | 2.39 | 0.23 | 2.12 | 0.04 | |
Standard deviation | 20 | 19.28 | 3.51 | 0.25 | 3.38 | 0.06 | |
Coefficient of variation | 0.63 | 0.74 | 1.47 | 1.10 | 1.59 | 1.70 | |
Oceanic sediment | Max | 140 | 136.23 | 8.82 | 4.07 | 4.66 | 0.23 |
Min | 0 | 0.00 | 0.76 | 0.34 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
Average value | 20 | 20.72 | 2.62 | 1.37 | 1.17 | 0.09 | |
Standard deviation | 40 | 44.06 | 2.57 | 1.34 | 1.37 | 0.08 | |
Coefficient of variation | 1.87 | 2.13 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 1.17 | 0.97 | |
Region of interest | Max | 2360 | 2354.29 | 37.71 | 8.78 | 35.87 | 1.67 |
Min | 0 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
Average value | 90 | 82.88 | 4.25 | 1.06 | 3.03 | 0.16 | |
Standard deviation | 340 | 337.93 | 6.59 | 1.67 | 5.91 | 0.29 | |
Coefficient of variation | 3.88 | 4.08 | 1.55 | 1.58 | 1.95 | 1.82 |
Type | Index | Clay | Silt | Sand | <0.031 mm | 0.031~0.053 mm | 0.053~0.25 mm | 0.25~1 mm | 1~2 mm |
(%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | ||
Terrestrial soil | max | 448.22 | 85.2 | 65.2 | 83.4 | 90.1 | 9.8 | 51.5 | 40.3 |
min | 5.27 | 16.6 | 12.8 | 14.8 | 19.7 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 0.0 | |
average value | 56.26 | 48.5 | 39.0 | 51.5 | 54.1 | 7.4 | 23.3 | 14.1 | |
standard deviation | 108.58 | 17.0 | 14.3 | 17.0 | 17.7 | 1.7 | 9.7 | 10.1 | |
coefficient of variation | 1.93 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | |
Lagoon sediment | max | 467.50 | 73.6 | 64.2 | 96.7 | 83.1 | 19.4 | 59.8 | 79.4 |
min | 8.49 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 26.4 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 0.0 | |
average value | 62.75 | 50.8 | 46.2 | 49.2 | 60.7 | 9.9 | 17.3 | 11.6 | |
standard deviation | 118.89 | 20.0 | 18.1 | 20.0 | 23.3 | 5.3 | 14.1 | 20.9 | |
coefficient of variation | 1.89 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.8 | |
Bar soil | max | 448.22 | 56.6 | 51.8 | 81.4 | 66.5 | 9.8 | 30.3 | 40.3 |
min | 15.91 | 18.6 | 15.1 | 43.4 | 21.6 | 4.4 | 15.2 | 7.7 | |
average value | 127.11 | 43.2 | 36.2 | 56.8 | 50.1 | 8.3 | 20.6 | 16.4 | |
standard deviation | 214.12 | 17.1 | 15.4 | 17.1 | 19.8 | 2.6 | 6.9 | 15.9 | |
coefficient of variation | 1.68 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
Oceanic sediment | max | 541.03 | 68.0 | 62.3 | 100.0 | 80.6 | 11.4 | 94.5 | 67.5 |
min | 12.31 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 6.9 | 1.1 | |
average value | 244.43 | 15.7 | 14.2 | 84.3 | 18.3 | 3.2 | 43.2 | 29.8 | |
standard deviation | 204.87 | 23.4 | 21.3 | 23.4 | 27.5 | 3.7 | 39.3 | 30.0 | |
coefficient of variation | 0.84 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | |
Region of interest | max | 706.85 | 85.2 | 68.7 | 100.0 | 90.1 | 12.0 | 51.5 | 85.6 |
min | 5.27 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 0.0 | |
average value | 237.63 | 28.8 | 23.4 | 72.6 | 32.4 | 4.9 | 19.8 | 41.2 | |
standard deviation | 205.46 | 26.4 | 21.7 | 25.0 | 29.0 | 3.3 | 10.8 | 29.1 | |
coefficient of variation | 0.86 | 0.91 | 0.93 | 0.34 | 0.90 | 0.68 | 0.55 | 0.71 |
pH | Organic Matter | CEC | Clay | Total Nitrogen | Organic Nitrogen | Inorganic Nitrogen | Ammonium | Nitrate | Nitrite | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
pH | 1.00 | |||||||||
organic matter | −0.42 | 1.00 | ||||||||
CEC | −0.37 | 0.693 ** | 1.00 | |||||||
clay | −0.28 | 0.06 | 0.28 | 1.00 | ||||||
total nitrogen | −0.37 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.12 | 1.00 | |||||
organic nitrogen | −0.37 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.12 | 1.000 ** | 1.00 | ||||
inorganic nitrogen | −0.24 | 0.42 | 0.35 | 0.33 | −0.04 | −0.05 | 1.00 | |||
ammonium | −0.32 | 0.832 ** | 0.517 * | 0.01 | −0.14 | −0.15 | 0.47 | 1.00 | ||
nitrate | −0.23 | 0.39 | 0.33 | 0.33 | −0.03 | −0.05 | 0.999 ** | 0.43 | 1.00 | |
nitrite | −0.03 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.31 | −0.02 | −0.04 | 0.795 ** | 0.14 | 0.794 ** | 1.00 |
pH | Organic Matter | CEC | Clay | Total Nitrogen | Organic Nitrogen | Inorganic Nitrogen | Ammonium | Nitrate | Nitrite | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
pH | 1.00 | |||||||||
organic matter | −0.485 * | 1.00 | ||||||||
CEC | −0.31 | 0.878 ** | 1.00 | |||||||
clay | −0.10 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 1.00 | ||||||
total nitrogen | 0.13 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.06 | 1.00 | |||||
organic nitrogen | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.23 | 0.02 | 0.985 ** | 1.00 | ||||
inorganic nitrogen | 0.13 | 0.24 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.811 ** | 0.697 ** | 1.00 | |||
ammonium | −0.17 | 0.518 * | 0.34 | 0.20 | 0.556 * | 0.43 | 0.862 ** | 1.00 | ||
nitrate | 0.30 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.13 | 0.857 ** | 0.768 ** | 0.950 ** | 0.662 ** | 1.00 | |
nitrite | 0.19 | 0.04 | 0.11 | 0.22 | 0.797 ** | 0.718 ** | 0.872 ** | 0.602 ** | 0.905 ** | 1.00 |
pH | Organic Matter | CEC | Clay | Total Nitrogen | Organic Nitrogen | Inorganic Nitrogen | Ammonium | Nitrate | Nitrite | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
pH | 1.00 | |||||||||
organic matter | −0.490 * | 1.00 | ||||||||
CEC | −0.35 | 0.609 ** | 1.00 | |||||||
clay | −0.508 ** | 0.854 ** | 0.861 ** | 1.00 | ||||||
total nitrogen | 0.04 | −0.15 | −0.35 | −0.24 | 1.00 | |||||
organic nitrogen | 0.06 | −0.21 | −0.484 * | −0.33 | 0.985 ** | 1.00 | ||||
inorganic nitrogen | −0.15 | 0.34 | 0.883 ** | 0.590 ** | −0.27 | −0.438 * | 1.00 | |||
ammonium | −0.37 | 0.944 ** | 0.580 ** | 0.801 ** | −0.03 | −0.10 | 0.37 | 1.00 | ||
nitrate | −0.13 | 0.28 | 0.859 ** | 0.541 ** | −0.28 | −0.439 * | 0.997 ** | 0.30 | 1.00 | |
nitrite | −0.08 | 0.495 * | 0.827 ** | 0.635 ** | −0.33 | −0.454 * | 0.777 ** | 0.524 ** | 0.750 ** | 1.00 |
pH | Organic Matter | CEC | Clay | Total Nitrogen | Organic Nitrogen | Inorganic Nitrogen | Ammonium | Nitrate | Nitrite | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
pH | 1.00 | |||||||||
organic matter | −0.55 | 1.00 | ||||||||
CEC | −0.52 | 0.996 ** | 1.00 | |||||||
clay | −0.15 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 1.00 | ||||||
total nitrogen | −0.53 | −0.12 | −0.12 | −0.22 | 1.00 | |||||
organic nitrogen | −0.52 | −0.11 | −0.10 | −0.24 | 0.998 ** | 1.00 | ||||
inorganic nitrogen | −0.15 | −0.28 | −0.30 | 0.28 | −0.12 | −0.18 | 1.00 | |||
ammonium | −0.20 | −0.28 | −0.28 | 0.49 | 0.02 | −0.04 | 0.946 ** | 1.00 | ||
nitrate | −0.05 | −0.31 | −0.33 | 0.02 | −0.23 | −0.28 | 0.948 ** | 0.795 * | 1.00 | |
nitrite | −0.63 | 0.803 ** | 0.765 * | 0.42 | −0.26 | −0.25 | 0.02 | 0.01 | −0.03 | 1.00 |
pH | Organic Matter | CEC | Clay | Total Nitrogen | Organic Nitrogen | Inorganic Nitrogen | Ammonium | Nitrate | Nitrite | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
pH | 1.00 | |||||||||
organic matter | −0.23 | 1.00 | ||||||||
CEC | −0.23 | 0.828 ** | 1.00 | |||||||
clay | −0.295 * | 0.560 ** | 0.670 ** | 1.00 | ||||||
total nitrogen | −0.271 * | 0.240 * | 0.18 | 0.14 | 1.00 | |||||
Organic nitrogen | −0.267 * | 0.23 | 0.17 | 0.13 | 1.000 ** | 1.00 | ||||
inorganic nitrogen | −0.21 | 0.370 ** | 0.360 ** | 0.380 ** | 0.08 | 0.06 | 1.00 | |||
ammonium | 0.18 | 0.514 ** | 0.388 ** | 0.360 ** | −0.07 | −0.08 | 0.413 ** | 1.00 | ||
nitrate | −0.284 * | 0.253 * | 0.274 * | 0.301 * | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.962 ** | 0.15 | 1.00 | |
nitrite | 0.06 | 0.293 * | 0.340 ** | 0.420 ** | 0.01 | −0.01 | 0.714 ** | 0.533 ** | 0.596 ** | 1.00 |
Environmental Variable | Explanation % | Contribution % | Pseudo-F | p |
---|---|---|---|---|
OM | 17.2 | 80.9 | 13.9 | 0.002 |
pH | 2.1 | 9.9 | 1.7 | 0.206 |
CEC | 1.8 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 0.184 |
Caly | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.88 |
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Yuan, K.; Song, Y.; Fu, G.; Lin, B.; Fu, K.; Wang, Z. Spatial Distribution and Main Controlling Factors of Nitrogen in the Soils and Sediments of a Coastal Lagoon Area (Shameineihai, Hainan). Appl. Sci. 2023, 13, 7409. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/app13137409
Yuan K, Song Y, Fu G, Lin B, Fu K, Wang Z. Spatial Distribution and Main Controlling Factors of Nitrogen in the Soils and Sediments of a Coastal Lagoon Area (Shameineihai, Hainan). Applied Sciences. 2023; 13(13):7409. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/app13137409
Chicago/Turabian StyleYuan, Kun, Yanwei Song, Guowei Fu, Bigui Lin, Kaizhe Fu, and Zhaofan Wang. 2023. "Spatial Distribution and Main Controlling Factors of Nitrogen in the Soils and Sediments of a Coastal Lagoon Area (Shameineihai, Hainan)" Applied Sciences 13, no. 13: 7409. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/app13137409