Distribution and influencing factors of organic carbon in mangrove surface sediments in Yanpu Bay, Zhejiang Province

LÜ Congcong, YU Yang, LI Bin, SHUI Bonian, HU Chengye

Journal of Marine Sciences ›› 2025, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (2) : 88-96.

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Journal of Marine Sciences ›› 2025, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (2) : 88-96. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-909X.2025.02.010

Distribution and influencing factors of organic carbon in mangrove surface sediments in Yanpu Bay, Zhejiang Province

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Mangroves are among the most effective carbon sequestration ecosystems on earth, which is crucial in addressing global climate change and achieving China’s “dual carbon” goals. This research focused on the Yanpu Bay mangroves in Zhejiang, where surface (0-25 cm)sediment samples were collected in the spring and autumn of 2018-2019 to analyze organic carbon, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, and sediment particle size. The findings revealed that the sediment organic carbon content ranged from 6.50 to 11.90 g/kg, the total nitrogen content ranged from 1.08 to 1.36 g/kg, and the total phosphorus content ranged from 0.57 to 0.74 g/kg. Correlation analysis revealed a significant positive correlation between sediment organic carbon and total nitrogen (p<0.05), indicating their potential sources shared similarities. The sediment organic carbon also showed a highly significant positive correlation with clay content (p<0.01), indicating that fine-grained sediments were more conducive to organic carbon sequestration. Conversely, it exhibited a highly significant negative correlation with total phosphorus, mean particle size, sand and silt content (p<0.01). Hierarchical segmentation analysis suggested that the sand and silt content in the sediment were key environmental factors affecting the distribution of organic carbon in the surface of mangroves. Additionally, mangrove species composition, stand age, surface runoff distribution, typhoon impacts, and pond dredging in aquaculture areas were also identified as driving factors influencing sediment organic carbon distribution.

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mangrove / organic carbon / sediment / total nitrogen / total phosphorus / hierarchical partitioning / spatial distribution / Yanpu Bay

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LÜ Congcong , YU Yang , LI Bin , et al . Distribution and influencing factors of organic carbon in mangrove surface sediments in Yanpu Bay, Zhejiang Province[J]. Journal of Marine Sciences. 2025, 43(2): 88-96 https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1001-909X.2025.02.010

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