Characterization of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in a dystrophic lake and an adjacent fen

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A. Sachse1, D. Babenzien2, G. Ginzel3, J. Gelbrecht4, C.E.W. Steinberg5
1Chemical Laboratory, Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Berlin, Germany (Author for correspondence; e-mail
2Department of Limnology of Stratified Lakes, Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Berlin, Germany
3Department of Ecohydrology, Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Berlin, Germany
4Chemical Laboratory, Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Berlin, Germany
5Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Berlin, Germany

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Dissolved organic carbon (DOC), humicsubstances (HS), polysaccharides (PS) and lowmolecular weight acids (LMWA) werecharacterized in water from the dystrophicLake Große Fuchskuhle over a period ofseven months. In addition, porewater from anadjacent fen was investigated in order toobtain information about the DOC in thecatchment area. Size-exclusion-chromatographycombined with UV- and organic carbon(IR)-detection was used to quantify DOC andits fractions. The lake had previously beendivided into four separate sections by largesheets of plastic, and the DOC compositiondiffered markedly between the fourcompartments. Spatial variations in HS and PSconcentrations were greater than seasonalvariations. The high amounts of HS (up to58%) in the western sections of the lake,indicated influence by subsurface water fromthe fen, whereas the eastern sections weredominated by PS (up to 35%) of algal origin.These differences could be explained byhydrological conditions, indicating thatcompletely different catchment areasinfluenced the water chemistry in the separatecompartments. By characterizing the HS bytheir average molecular weight and theiraromaticity, three different groups of HScould be distinguished depending on theirorigin and fate. Microbial degradation of DOCand its fractions differed between two of thecompartments during incubation studies over aperiod of six weeks.

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