Abstract
Abstract To investigate the effects of Spartina alterniflora invasion on spatial and temporal variations of sulfur in marsh sediments, the levels of total sulfur (TS) and inorganic sulfur (IS) fractions (Water-Soluble-S, W-S-S; Adsorbed-S, A-S; HCl-Soluble-S, H-S-S; and HCl-Volatile-S, H-V-S) were determined in Cyperus compressus marsh (before invasion, BI), S. alterniflora-C. compressus marsh (during invasion, DI) and S. alterniflora marsh (after invasion, AI) in the Min River estuary (Southeast China) by space-for-time substitution method. Results showed that the variations of sediment texture caused by S. alterniflora invasion showed great influences on the levels of TS and IS fractions in sediments at DI and AI stages. Compared with BI stage, the mean values of TS (g·kg−1) at AI and DI stages increased by 21.36% and 20.57%, while those of TIS (mg·kg−1) increased by 24.84% and 20.59%, respectively. Over all sampling seasons, significantly higher contents of W-S-S, A-S and H-S-S in sediments at AI or DI stages were observed compared to BI stage (p
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