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- Title
Photosynthetic property and primary production of phytoplankton in sublittoral sand bank area in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan.
- Authors
Genkai-Kato, Motomi; Onishi, Miyuki; Doi, Hideyuki; Nozaki, Kentaro; Yoshino, Kenji; Miyasaka, Hitoshi; Omori, Koji
- Abstract
We investigated the photosynthesis–light intensity (P–I) relationships of phytoplankton collected from a sublittoral sand bank in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan, under different temperature conditions. In spite of low chlorophyll a concentration (<3 mg m−3), phytoplankton had considerably high photosynthetic potential (>10 mg C (mg chl a)−1 h−1) in the study area. Based on the P–I relationships, we conducted numerical simulation of areal primary production using published data on water temperature, chlorophyll a concentration, and irradiance. The areal primary production ranged between 159 and 187 g C m−2 year−1. This production was within the range of typical values reported previously in deeper areas of the Seto Inland Sea. The productivity in the sand bank area was discussed in relation to water current, allochthonous resource input, and fisheries.
- Subjects
JAPAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOBIOLOGY; EFFECT of light on plants; PHYTOPLANKTON; CHLOROPHYLL; PHOTOSYNTHETIC pigments; WATER temperature; WATER currents; HYDRODYNAMICS
- Publication
Ecological Research, 2008, Vol 23, Issue 6, p1025
- ISSN
0912-3814
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11284-008-0472-6