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To explore the relationship between hydrological connectivity of wetlands and the characteristics of stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes in wetland components (plant, soil and water), hydrological connectivity of typical sites and stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes of plant, soil and water suspended particulate (TSS) samples from the Yellow River Delta were analyzed by field investigation and laboratory analysis. There were significant differences of δ13C between the aboveground and underground parts of the studied three plants (Phragmite australis, Typha orientalis and Suaeda salsa) in restored wetlands. The δ13C in TSS of restored wetlands was lower than that in tidal wetlands. The hydrological connectivity degree of restored wetlands and tidal wetlands was 0.0520 and 0.0484, respectively. The hydrological connectivity degree among sites was quite different. There was a significant negative correlation between the hydrological connectivity degree and the content of δ13C in TSS and aboveground part of plants, which indicated the probable effect of hydrological connectivity on the source of suspended particulate matter in water bodies, as well as the carbon metabolism in plant and plant growth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]