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The Siak River in Central Sumatra, Indonesia Tropical blackwater biogeochemistry: The Siak River in Central Sumatra, Indonesia Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Naturwissenschaften (Dr. rer. nat.) vorgelegt von Antje Baum Bremen 2008 Advisory Committee: 1. Reviewer: Dr. Tim Rixen Center for Tropical Marine Ecology (ZMT), Bremen, Germany 2. Reviewer: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Balzer University of Bremen 1. Examiner: Prof. Dr. Venugopalan Ittekkot Center for Tropical Marine Ecology (ZMT), Bremen, Germany 2. Examiner: Dr. Daniela Unger Center for Tropical Marine Ecology (ZMT), Bremen, Germany I Contents Summary .................................................................................................................... III Zusammenfassung...................................................................................................VII 1. Introduction........................................................................................................ 11 2. Published and submitted papers..................................................................... 15 2.1. Sources of dissolved inorganic nutrients in the peat-draining river Siak, Central Sumatra, Indonesia ................................................................................... 15 2.2. The Siak, a tropical black water river in central Sumatra on the verge of anoxia ..................................................................................................................... 31 2.3. Relevance of peat draining rivers in central Sumatra for riverine input of dissolved organic carbon into the ocean ................................................................ 55 2.4. DOC discharges from the Indonesian blackwater river Siak and its estuary into the Malacca Strait and their role as DOC source for the Indian Ocean .......... 69 3. General conclusions ......................................................................................... 83 4. Future perspectives .......................................................................................... 85 5. References ......................................................................................................... 87 Appendix ................................................................................................................... 99 II III Summary The most studied tropical blackwater rivers are tributaries of the Orinoco and Amazon such as the Rio Negro in South America. The dark-brown colour of blackwater rivers results from high concentrations of dissolved organic matter that is leached from organic-rich soils within the river drainage basins. The catchment areas of the blackwater rivers in South America are mainly covered by mineral soils (ferralsols), which feature high contents of organic matter in the upper soil horizons. Blackwater rivers in South East Asia by contrast drain catchments that are dominated by organic soils (dystric histosols), commonly referred to as tropical peat. Approximately 83% of the South East Asian peatsoils are located in Indonesia, mainly on the islands Sumatra, Borneo and Irian Jaya and hold ~3% of the global carbon stored in soils. During the last few decades, deforestation and drainage of peat swamp forests have become common land-use practices in Indonesia mainly for the establishment of oil palm estates resulting in the dissolution of Indonesian peatsoils and enhanced CO2-emissons. The main objectives of this work were to investigate potential environmental impacts of land-use changes on the peat-draining Siak River (Central Sumatra) and to assess the role of Indonesian rivers as source of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) into the ocean. This work was carried out within the framework of the Indonesian/German cooperation SPICE (Science for the Protection of Indonesian Coastal Marine Ecosystems) and included four expeditions to the Siak River. Collected samples were analysed for dissolved inorganic nutrients, DOC, oxygen and amino acids (Appendix). In addition particulate carbon and nitrogen as well as their isotopic compositions were determined in river, soil and terrestrial plant samples (Appendix). DOC decomposition experiments were carried out and annual freshwater discharges of the Siak were determined by in situ measurements as well as by evaluation of precipitation and evaporation data. Based on geographical information IV Summary systems (GIS) a digital terrain model was established to provide essential hydrological information on the river catchment. The low nutrient concentrations measured in the Siak relative to other rivers not only in Indonesia but world-wide may be attributed to leaching of nutrient-poor peatlands. Nevertheless, there are clear indications that nutrient concentrations in the vicinity of cities, villages and industrial sites were considerably enhanced. Furthermore, washout of fertilizers could be observed during one of the expeditions. Nutrient data measured in a peat-draining river in South Sumatra, which was sampled prior to the main cultivation of oil palms in the 1970s, revealed nutrient concentrations which are much lower than those measured in the Siak. This suggests that nutrient concentrations in the Siak doubled during the last few decades as observed also in other rivers world-wide. Contrary to the nutrient concentrations DOC in the Siak and its tributaries was mainly derived from leaching of the surrounding peatsoils. Due to massive land-use changes leaching could not be considered as natural. Although leaching is assumed to be enhanced the anthropogenic impact is not quantified yet. However, the concentrations that were measured in this study are among the highest riverine DOC concentrations reported so far. The highest concentrations were observed after dry seasons when increasing precipitation rates led to enhanced leaching from soils. The decomposition of DOC was the main factor influencing the oxygen concentrations in the Siak. According to model results an increase in the DOC concentrations of ~15% would be sufficient to produce anoxic conditions in the Siak. The average annual river discharge of the Siak into the river estuary was calculated to be 0.38 ± 0.1 Tg C yr-1 (Tg = 1012 g) where additional DOC inputs into the Siak Estuary derived from peatsoil leaching resulted in an overall discharge of the Siak into the coastal ocean of 0.5 ± 0.3 Tg C yr-1. The DOC discharge of the Siak and other peat-draining rivers increased the DOC concentration in the Malacca Strait by approximately 130 μmol L-1, which resulted in a terrestrial DOC discharge of the Malacca Strait into the Indian Ocean of ~6.4 Tg C yr-1. Therewith ~33% of the Indonesian DOC discharge which has been extrapolated to be ~21 Tg C yr-1 seems Summary V to be exported via the Malacca Strait into the ocean. This demonstrates that the numerous small Indonesian rivers are as important as the Amazon with respect to the input of terrestrial-derived DOC into the ocean. VI VII Zusammenfassung Der wohl bekannteste tropische Schwarzwasserfluss ist der Rio Negro, einer der größten Nebenflüsse des Amazonas in Südamerika. Zusammen mit weiteren Nebenflüssen des Amazonas und Orinocos (Südamerika) gehört er zu den am intensivsten untersuchten Schwarzwasserflüssen weltweit. Schwarzwasserflüsse entwässern Einzugsgebiete, deren Böden einen hohen Anteil an organischem Material aufweisen, dessen Auswaschung wiederum zur dunkel-braunen Färbung des Flusswassers führt. Die Flusseinzugsgebiete der südamerikanischen Flüsse Amazonas und Orinoco sind zu großen Teilen von mineralischen Böden (Ferralsolen) dominiert, deren Oberböden häufig einen hohen Anteil an organischer Substanz aufweisen. In Süd-Ost-Asien hingegen entwässern Schwarzwasserflüsse hauptsächlich Einzugsgebiete mit einem sehr hohen Anteil an organischen Torfböden, die als dystrische Histosole klassifiziert werden. Etwa 83% der Torfböden Süd-Ost-Asiens liegen auf den indonesischen Inseln Sumatra, Borneo und Irian Jaya und speichern etwa 3% des weltweit in Böden gebundenen Kohlenstoffs. Im Zuge der Errichtung von Ölpalmplantagen hat die Abholzung von Torfwäldern und Entwässerung von Torfböden in Indonesien in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten drastisch zugenommen. Ein verstärkter Abbau dieser organischen Böden und eine damit einhergehende Erhöhung von CO2-Emissionen sind die Folgen. Es war daher Ziel dieser Arbeit, mögliche Auswirkungen der Landnutzungs- veränderungen auf den Fluss Siak (Zentral-Sumatra), dessen Einzugsgebiet einen hohen Anteil solcher Torfböden aufweist und zudem stark anthropogen geprägt ist, zu untersuchen. Ferner sollte die Bedeutung indonesischer Flüsse als Quelle von gelöstem organischen Kohlenstoff (DOC) für den marinen DOC-Pool bewertet werden. Die vorliegende Arbeit wurde im Rahmen des indonesisch-deutschen Projektes SPICE (Science for the Protection of Indonesian Coastal Marine Ecosystems) erstellt. Im Zeitraum von 2004 bis 2006 wurden vier Expeditionen zur Beprobung des Siak durchgeführt. VIII Zusammenfassung Die im Rahmen der Ausfahrten genommenen Proben wurden auf gelöste anorganische Nährstoffe, DOC, Sauerstoff und Aminosäuren analysiert (Appendix). Des Weiteren wurden Kohlenstoff- und Stickstoffkonzentrationen sowie deren stabile Isotope von suspendiertem Flussmaterial, Boden- und Pflanzenproben bestimmt (Appendix). Zudem wurden Experimente zum Abbau von DOC im Fluss durchgeführt. Der jährliche Frischwasserabfluss des Siak wurde durch In-situ- Messungen bestimmt und mittels der Auswertung von Niederschlags- und Verdunstungsdaten validiert. Mit Hilfe geographischer Informationssysteme (GIS) wurde ein digitales
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