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River damming is ubiquitous which would impact the nutrient cycles of the river systems. Here an early eutrophicated reservoir (Changshou Lake) of the Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR) was selected to investigate the phosphorus (P) biogeochemical migration. Nine sediment cores were collected in the littoral nature lacustrine wetland to help to determine the phosphorus distribution and fraction along the water level. Results revealed that the concentrations of phosphorus varied from 106 to 1178 mg/kg, with the highest concentration reported in the shallow water area. This was affected by the fluctuations of the water level and algae accumulation from the deep-water. In addition, it also indicated that the higher accumulation of phosphorus in the shallow water areas was predominated by HCl-P and BD-P fractions, which were potentially the main source of phosphorus in lacustrine wetlands. Hence, more attention should be paid to the autochthonous phosphorus control in the water level fluctuation area.
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This research was financially supported by National Key R&D Program (2017YFC040470002) and Chongqing Social Undertakings and People’s Livelihood Guarantee Science and Technology Innovation Special Project (CSTC2015SHMS-ZTZX20002).
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Fan, W., Ao, L. & Zhang, S. Sedimentary phosphorus fractions in typical lacustrine wetland of Changshou Lake flowing into the Three-Gorges Reservoir. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 109, 706–712 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-022-03559-7
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