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- Title
Changes in the Dynamics and Nutrient Budget of a Macroalgal Community Exposed to Land-Based Fish Farm Discharge Off Jeju Island, Korea.
- Authors
Choi, Sun Kyeong; Kim, Tae Hyeon; Kang, Yun Hee; Kim, Sangil; Kim, Tae-Hoon; Kim, Jang Kyun; Lee, Taehee; Son, Young Baek; Lee, Hyuk Je; Park, Sang Rul
- Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the dynamics of the nutrient budget of a macroalgal community exposed to water discharged from aquaculture farms. This study was conducted in the coastal area exposed to water discharged from aquaculture farms located on Jeju Island, Korea, in May and October of 2017. Water-column-dissolved inorganic nutrient concentrations were higher in the intertidal zone than in the subtidal zone. High nutrient concentrations in the intertidal zone resulted in the bloom of Ulva spp., consequently leading to a low species number. This indicates the vulnerability of the intertidal macroalgal community to discharge from land-based aquaculture. Ecklonia cava contributed to 29–53% of the total incorporation of carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) in the subtidal zone. In the intertidal zone, the highest tissue N content was found in Ulva spp. due to the high and rapid nutrient uptake rate from the effluent with high nutrient concentrations, thereby indicating high total N incorporation. The estimated total C, N, and P incorporation rates by macroalgae were 181.5, 8.6, and 0.95 tons year−1, respectively. These results suggest that the macroalgal community in this area absorbs or removes large amounts of nutrients from the water column and plays an important role in the budgets and cycling of nutrients in the surrounding coastal areas.
- Subjects
SOUTH Korea; CHEJU Island (Korea); FISH farming; MARINE algae; ALGAL communities; NUMBERS of species; INTERTIDAL zonation; NUTRIENT uptake; NUTRIENT cycles
- Publication
Sustainability (2071-1050), 2021, Vol 13, Issue 21, p11793
- ISSN
2071-1050
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/su132111793