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- Title
Monthly Variations in the Intracellular Nutrient Pools of Phytoplankton in Jaran Bay, Korea.
- Authors
Lee, Jae Hyung; Kim, Hyung Chul; Lee, Taehee; Lee, Won Chan; Kang, Jae Joong; Jo, Naeun; Lee, Dabin; Kim, Kwan Woo; Min, Jun-Oh; Kang, Sungchan; Lee, Sang Heon
- Abstract
ABSTRACT Lee, J.H.; Kim, H.C.; Lee, T.; Lee, W.C.; Kang, J.J.; Jo, N.; Lee, D.; Kim, K.W.; Min, J.-O.; Kang, S., and Lee, S.H., 2018. Intracellular nutrient pools in the Jaran Bay, South Korea. In: Shim, J.-S.; Chun, I., and Lim, H.S. (eds.), Proceedings from the International Coastal Symposium (ICS) 2018 (Busan, Republic of Korea). Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue No. 85, pp. 331–335. Coconut Creek (Florida), ISSN 0749-0208. It is important to understand intracellular nutrient pools of phytoplankton as a major nutrient remover in coastal areas. The water samples for intracellular nutrient concentrations (ammonium, nitrite + nitrate, phosphate, and silicate) of different sizes phytoplankton and nutrient conditions in ambient water column were monthly obtained in a southern coastal area of Korea, Jaran Bay from February to December 2016. The intracellular nutrients of phytoplankton were extracted by the method of osmotic shock combined with heating. The intracellular nutrient concentrations during this study were 0.35–1.79, 0.19–12.63, 0.01–0.40, and 0.54–9.21 μM for ammonium, nitrite + nitrate, phosphate, and silicate, respectively. In comparison, the water column nutrient concentrations were 0.26–12.00, 0.05–14.39, 0.002–1.26, and 1.43–48.33 μM for ammonium, nitrite + nitrate, phosphate, and silicate, respectively. The contributions of micro-sized (> 20 μm) phytoplankton and pico-sized (0.7–2 μm) phytoplankton accounted for 48.2% and 22.7% of the total chlorophyll a concentration, respectively in this study. The intracellular nutrient concentration per unit of chlorophyll a concentration had a negative relationship with the chlorophyll contribution of micro-sized phytoplankton. This result suggests that larger phytoplankton are appeared to store less intracellular nutrient pools than smaller phytoplankton. This is related to the characteristics of dominant phytoplankton species in Jaran Bay such as Chaetoceros debilis and Chaetoceros affinis which normally accumulate small amounts of intracellular nutrients compared to small phytoplankton. Based on this result, nutrient dynamics in marine ecosystems especially for coastal areas would be different under ongoing larger contributions of small phytoplankton in warming ocean conditions.
- Subjects
SOUTH Korea; PHYTOPLANKTON; INTRACELLULAR pathogens; WATER sampling; HARBORS; COASTS
- Publication
Journal of Coastal Research, 2018, Vol 85, p331
- ISSN
0749-0208
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2112/SI85-067.1