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Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen in a Tropical Estuary in Malaysia: Transport and Transformation Biogeosciences, 16, 2821–2836, 2019 https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-2821-2019 © Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Dissolved inorganic nitrogen in a tropical estuary in Malaysia: transport and transformation Shan Jiang1, Moritz Müller2, Jie Jin1, Ying Wu1, Kun Zhu1, Guosen Zhang1, Aazani Mujahid3, Tim Rixen4, Mohd Fakharuddin Muhamad3, Edwin Sien Aun Sia2, Faddrine Holt Ajon Jang2, and Jing Zhang1 1State Key Laboratory of Estuaries and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, 200062, Shanghai, China 2Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Science Swinburne, University of Technology, Sarawak Campus, Malaysia 3Faculty of Resource Science & Technology, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia 4Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research, Fahrenheitstr. 6, 28359 Bremen, Germany Correspondence: Shan Jiang ([email protected]) Received: 13 January 2019 – Discussion started: 8 February 2019 Revised: 18 June 2019 – Accepted: 27 June 2019 – Published: 18 July 2019 Abstract. Dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN), including ni- (Vitousek et al., 1997). Apart from nitrogen gas (N2), N is trate, nitrite and ammonium, frequently acts as the limitation bioactive with highly variable chemical forms. Dissolved in- for primary productivity. Our study focused on the transport organic nitrogen (DIN), including nitrate (NO−), ammonium C − 3 and transformation of DIN in a tropical estuary, i.e., the Ra- (NH4 ) and nitrite (NO2 ), can be easily assimilated by ter- jang River estuary, in Borneo, Malaysia. Three cruises were restrial plants, algae and bacterial communities (Seitzinger conducted in August 2016 and February–March and Septem- et al., 2002). In addition, due to the high solubility, DIN can ber 2017, covering both dry and wet seasons. Before en- be easily transported among ecosystems as a part of the hy- tering the coastal delta, decomposition of the terrestrial or- drologic cycle (Galloway et al., 2004). Consequently, DIN ganic matter and the subsequent soil leaching was assumed is assumed to be the most active component in the N cycle, to be the main source of DIN in the river water. In the es- and the transport of DIN among ecosystems is a hotspot in tuary, decomposition of dissolved organic nitrogen was an biogeochemical research on a global scale (Gruber and Gal- additional DIN source, which markedly increased DIN con- loway, 2008). centrations in August 2016 (dry season). In the wet season Estuaries are the linkage between terrestrial surface water (February 2017), ammonium concentrations showed a rela- and coastal sea (Seitzinger et al., 2002) and have received tively conservative distribution during the mixing, and the ni- much attention from researchers and coastal managers with trate addition was weak. La Niña events induced high precip- regard to the quantification of terrestrial DIN transport (e.g., itations and discharge rates, decreased reaction intensities of Falco et al., 2010; Holmes et al., 2012; Li et al., 2013; Kuo ammonification and nitrification. Hence similar distribution et al., 2017). The mixing between freshwater and saline wa- patterns of DIN species in the estuary were found in Septem- ter develops physiochemical gradients in various parameters ber 2017 (end of the dry season). The magnitude of riverine such as dissolved oxygen (DO), salinity and pH (Spiteri et DIN flux varied between 77.2 and 101.5 t N d−1, which might al., 2008), which influence the growth of distinct bacterial be an important support for the coastal primary productivity. communities (e.g., Goñi-Urriza et al., 2007; Spietz et al., 2015). These bacteria actively participate in DIN transforma- tion processes, such as denitrification, DNRA (dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium) and anammox (anaerobic 1 Introduction ammonium oxidation; Burgin and Hamilton, 2007). These processes strongly influence DIN concentrations (Canfield et Nitrogen (N) is an essential element for life. The concen- al., 2010), adding uncertainties to the precise estimation of tration of N may significantly influence species composition DIN fluxes. Moreover, environmental parameters related to and diversity in terrestrial, freshwater and ocean ecosystems Published by Copernicus Publications on behalf of the European Geosciences Union. 2822 S. Jiang et al.: Dissolved inorganic nitrogen in a tropical estuary in Malaysia these gradients vary significantly between seasons, leading to In the present study, three cruises in a typically tropical a highly dynamic DIN export. Additionally, riparian regions estuary, i.e., the Rajang River estuary (hereafter Rajang es- are the focus of anthropogenic processes, including agricul- tuary), in Malaysia were conducted, from August 2016 to ture, manufacturing and wastewater treatment. (Richardson September 2017, covering both dry and wet seasons. Each et al., 2007). These activities strongly influence DIN cycling cruise started from the upper stream and extended to the in rivers and estuaries. coastal ocean. Concentrations of PN, dissolved organic nitro- Researchers increased the sampling frequency and intro- gen (DON) and DIN were determined, and isotope fractions 15 − 18 − 15 duced regional modeling work to improve the understanding of N–NO3 and δ O–NO3 as well as N–PN were ana- of DIN transport and transformation processes. More impor- lyzed accordingly. The research aims for the current research 15 − 18 − tantly, stable isotope fractions, e.g., δ N–NO3 , δ O–NO3 , included (1) identification of DIN sources in the river water; and δ15N–PN (particle nitrogen), have been introduced to (2) exploration of transfers and reactions with regard to DIN trace DIN transport and transformation processes (Middel- at different tributaries in the Rajang estuary and influences on burg and Nieuwenhuize, 2001). The stable isotope technique DIN concentrations; and (3) estimation of the magnitude of has been applied in a number of estuaries located in tem- DIN fluxes injected from the Rajang River to coastal oceans. perate and sub-tropical zones, such as the Changjiang es- tuary (China; Yu et al., 2015; Yan et al., 2017), the Seine River estuary (France; Sebilo et al., 2006), the Thames estu- 2 Materials and methods ary (UK; Middelburg and Nieuwenhuize, 2001) and the Wer- ribee River estuary (Australia; Wong et al., 2014). The delin- 2.1 Study site eated reaction pathways and DIN sources/sinks from these research outcomes largely improved our understanding of the The Rajang River (hereafter Rajang) is located in Sarawak DIN cycle, which is crucial for projections as well as the reg- state, Borneo (Fig. 1a and b). Sarawak is one of the largest ulation and enactment of laws. states in Malaysia, with an intensive tropical forest cover- Despite the significant advances made, knowledge gaps in age. By 2000, the population in Sarawak was 2.5 million DIN transport via estuaries still exist, with geographic cov- with an urbanization level of 47.9 % (https://www.sarawak. erage as one of the major shortcomings. As aforementioned, gov.my/web/home/article_view/240/175, last access: Octo- previous research work was intensively conducted in temper- ber 2018). The climate in Sarawak state is tropical ever-wet ate and sub-tropical zones. The tropical zone, characterized (Staub et al., 2000) and is frequently influenced by the El by the high annual temperature and intense precipitations, Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and Madden–Julian Os- hosts substantial rivers and streams, while studies on DIN cillation (Sa’adi et al., 2017). The annual precipitation in the transport are scarce, especially in Southeast Asia. The lack Rajang watershed is approximately 4000 mm, especially in of information potentially hampers the holistic understand- the period from November to the next February due to the ing of DIN transport from rivers to oceans and increases un- Indian Ocean Monsoon (Müller et al., 2015). As a result, this certainties in the global DIN budget estimation (Voss et al., period is usually identified as the wet season and the remain- 2013). In addition, since the Second World War, a rapid de- ing months are identified as the dry season. The temperature velopment in tropical countries has been witnessed. For in- variation was limited between each month and the highest stance, from 1960 to 2008, the gross national income (GNI) mean daily temperature reached 33◦ (Ling et al., 2017). per capita in Malaysia (3.3–5.3) was much higher than the The Rajang is the largest river in Malaysia, with a length global average level (0.7–1.8; Tran, 2013). Coupled with of ca. 530 km. It originates from the Iran Mountains, flows urbanization, land-use change and population increase, the through several cities, such as Kanowit, Song and Sibu, en- tropical zone is becoming a hotspot for DIN production, uti- ters the Rajang delta and discharges into the South China lization and transport (Seitzinger et al., 2002). The ecolog- Sea (Staub et al., 2000). The watershed coverage is approxi- ical and environmental response in tropical estuaries to the mately 5:1 × 104 km2. The river bed in the upper stream was DIN-related anthropogenic pressure is less documented and mainly composed of Creaceous–Eocene age sediments. Ig- the magnitudes of river-borne DIN fluxes to coastal lines in neous intrusive and extrusive rocks were observed along the the tropical zone are less evaluated. Moreover, the coastal river (Staub et al., 2000). Coupled with precipitation and ero- ecosystem in the tropical zone is often complex in struc-
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