Ecological Archives E096-042-A3
Erin R. Hotchkiss and Robert O. Hall, Jr.. 2015. Whole-stream 13C tracer addition reveals distinct fates of newly fixed carbon. Ecology 96:403–416. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/14-0631.1
Appendix C. Fate of 13C tracer in benthic organic C pools from 1–44 d after the 13CDIC tracer addition.
Table C1. Fate of 13C tracer in benthic C pools (algae, biofilm on rocks, fine benthic particulate organic carbon, and bryophytes). ND = days without data to estimate 13C fate.
Day |
Pool |
g 13C |
% of 13C |
% of 13C remaining after tracer addition |
1 |
Algae |
0.067 |
0.44 |
8.58 |
Biofilm |
0.620 |
4.05 |
78.68 |
|
fbPOC |
0.044 |
0.29 |
5.58 |
|
Bryophytes |
0.057 |
0.37 |
7.23 |
|
Total |
0.788 |
5.15 |
100 |
|
3 |
Algae |
0.083 |
0.54 |
10.53 |
Biofilm |
0.458 |
2.99 |
58.12 |
|
fbPOC |
0.047 |
0.30 |
5.96 |
|
Bryophytes |
ND |
ND |
ND |
|
Total |
0.587 |
3.84 |
74.49 |
|
6 |
Algae |
0.090 |
0.59 |
11.42 |
Biofilm |
0.189 |
1.23 |
23.98 |
|
fbPOC |
0.035 |
0.23 |
4.44 |
|
Bryophytes |
ND |
ND |
ND |
|
Total |
0.314 |
2.05 |
39.85 |
|
9 |
Algae |
0.049 |
0.32 |
6.22 |
Biofilm |
0.342 |
2.23 |
43.40 |
|
fbPOC |
0.002 |
0.01 |
0.25 |
|
Bryophytes |
ND |
ND |
ND |
|
Total |
0.393 |
2.57 |
49.87 |
|
16 |
Algae |
0.030 |
0.20 |
3.81 |
Biofilm |
0.577 |
3.77 |
73.22 |
|
fbPOC |
0.030 |
0.20 |
3.81 |
|
Bryophytes |
0.044 |
0.29 |
5.58 |
|
Total |
0.681 |
4.45 |
86.42 |
|
23 |
Algae |
0.019 |
0.13 |
2.41 |
Biofilm |
0.139 |
0.91 |
17.64 |
|
fbPOC |
0.015 |
0.10 |
1.90 |
|
Bryophytes |
0.030 |
0.20 |
3.81 |
|
Total |
0.204 |
1.33 |
25.89 |
|
30 |
Algae |
0.015 |
0.10 |
1.90 |
Biofilm |
0.209 |
1.37 |
26.52 |
|
fbPOC |
0.008 |
0.05 |
1.02 |
|
Bryophytes |
0.020 |
0.13 |
2.54 |
|
Total |
0.251 |
1.64 |
31.85 |
|
44 |
Algae |
0.009 |
0.06 |
1.14 |
Biofilm |
0.113 |
0.74 |
14.34 |
|
fbPOC |
0.012 |
0.08 |
1.52 |
|
Bryophytes |
0.024 |
0.16 |
3.05 |
|
Total |
0.159 |
1.04 |
20.18 |