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Picophytoplankton Distribution in the Chuuk Lagoon South Pacific

남태평양 축 라군의 초미소 식물플랑크톤 분포 특성

  • Published : 2006.03.01
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Abstract

The cell abundance and marker pigment distribution patterns of picophytoplankton in the Chuuk Lagoon, tropical South Pacific, were analyzed flow cytometry and HPLC. Also, respective contribution of Synechococcus, Prochlorococcus and picoeukaryotes on estimated carbon biomass was evaluated. Synechococcus and Prochlorococcus showed contrasting distributional patterns in the waters of Chuuk Lagoon. Relatively high concentration of Synechococcus was observed near Weno Island but the concentration decreased toward the Northeast Passage. However, Prochlorococcus showed an opposite distributional pattern. Picoeukaryotes did not show any significant variable difference. The range of divinyl chlorophyll a (Chl. $\alpha$) concentration, marker pigment of Prochlorococcus, was $1.2\sim180.3\;ng\;L^{-1}$ and higher concentrations were observed at the stations near the Northeast Passage than stations near Weno Island. This pigment pattern was similar to cell abundance pattern indicating that chi. a2 may be a useful biomass indicator. On the other hand, the range of zeaxanthin concentrations was $61.4\sim135.8\;ng\;L^{-1}$ showing comparatively less significant variation indicating zeaxanthin influence derived from Prochlorococcus. Estimated carbon biomass of Synechococcus contributed 68% of total picophytoplankton biomass. Prochlorococcus and picoeukaryotes respectively contributed 17.1% and 14.9% of total picophytoplankton biomass.

열대 남태평양에 위치한 축 라군에서 flow cytometry와 HPLC를 이용 초미소 식물플랑크톤 조사를 하였다. Synechococcus, Prochlorococcus 그리고 picoeukaryotes의 풍도와 지시색소 분포 양상을 분석하였고 추정된 탄소 생체량에서의 기여율을 조사하였다. 남세균인 Synechococcus와 Prochlorococcus는 축 라군에서 대비되는 분포 특성을 보였다. Synechococcus는 웨노섬 주변 정점에서 높은 풍도를 보인 반면, 북동수로 쪽으로 멀어지며 풍도가 감소하였다. Prochlorococcus는 이와 반대의 분포특성을 나타냈으며, picoeukaryotes는 특정적인 수역별 변화를 보이지 않았다. Prochlorococcus의 지시색소인 divinyl chlorophyll a (Chl. $\alpha2$)는 $1.2\sim180.3\;ng\;L^{-1}$의 농도 범위를 보였으며, 웨노섬 주변 정점들보다 북동수로에 접한 정점들에서 높게 나타났다. 이는 Prochlorococcus의 풍도와 유사한 분포로서, chl. a2가 생체량의 좋은 지표임을 나타냈다. 반면 zeaxanthin은 $61.4\sim135.8\;ng\;L^{-1}$의 농도 범위로 정점별 변화가 풍도변화에 비해 작은 특징을 보였는데 이는 Prochlorococcus로부터 유래된 zeaxanthin의 영향으로 판단된다. Synechococcus의 추정된 탄소 생체량은 전체 초미소 식물플랑크톤 생체량의 68%를 차지하였다. Prochlorococcus와 picoeukaryotes는 각각 17.1%와 14.9%의 생체량을 나타냈다.

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