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Seasonal Variation of Nitrogen Loads and Nitrogen Cycling at Tidal Flat Sediments in Nakdong River Estuary

낙동강 하구 갯벌 퇴적물에서 강을 통한 질산염 유입에 따른 질소순환의 계절 변화

  • Lee, Ji-Young (Division of Earth Environmental System, Pusan National University) ;
  • Kwon, Ji-Nam (Division of Earth Environmental System, Pusan National University) ;
  • An, Soon-Mo (Division of Earth Environmental System, Pusan National University)
  • 이지영 (부산대학교 지구환경시스템학부) ;
  • 권지남 (부산대학교 지구환경시스템학부) ;
  • 안순모 (부산대학교 지구환경시스템학부)
  • Received : 2012.04.03
  • Accepted : 2012.05.22
  • Published : 2012.05.31
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Abstract

We investigated seasonal variation of sediment-water oxygen and inorganic nitrogen fluxes, and denitrification at tidal flat sediments located in the Nakdong River Estuary from July 2005 to September 2006. Net oxygen fluxes, measured with sediment incubations at in situ temperature, varied from -37.0 to $0.5mmol\;O_2\;m^{-2}\;d^{-1}$. Oxygen fluxes into the sediments from the overlying water increased due to the increased water temperature. Denitrification rate ($4{\sim}2732{\mu}mol\;N\;m^{-2}\;d^{-1}$) in this study was higher compared to the other Korean coast measured with the same method. Denitrification showed the same seasonal variation as oxygen fluxes. Denitrification rate based on $^{15}N$-nitrate showed a strong correlation with nitrate flux into the sediments from the overlying water. Denitrification via "water column supplied nitrate ($D_w$)", calculated from Isotope pairing technique, also correlated well with nitrate flux into the sediments. Nitrate from water column seems to account for seasonal variation of denitrification in Nakdong River Estuary. To understand general patterns and trends of biogeochemical processes of sediments in the Nakdong River Estuary, we categorized biogeochemical fluxes measured in this study according to direction and sizes of fluxes. Type 1(high oxygen and inorganic nitrogen fluxes into the sediments and high denitrification) occurred in summer, whereas Type 2(low oxygen and inorganic nitrogen fluxes into the sediments and low denitrification) occurred in rest of the season. Intertidal flat sediments seem to react sensitively to influence of freshwater from the Nakdong River.

낙동강 하구에 위치한 갯벌 퇴적물에서 2005년 7월부터 2006년 9월까지 퇴적물-수층을 통한 산소와 용존 무기질소 플럭스, 그리고 탈질소화율을 계절별로 조사하였다. 현장 조건 수온에서 퇴적물 배양을 통해 측정된 산소 플럭스의 범위는 $-37.0{\sim}0.5mmol\;O_2\;m^{-2}\;d^{-1}$이었고, 수온이 증가할수록 퇴적물에 의한 산소소모가 많아져, 수층에서 퇴적물로의 산소 플럭스가 증가하였다. 탈질소화율은 $4{\sim}2732{\mu}mol\;N\;m^{-2}\;d^{-1}$의 범위로 같은 방법으로 측정한 국내 연안의 결과보다 높은 값을 나타냈고 산소 플럭스와 유사한 계절변화를 보였다. 질소동위원소를 이용하여 측정된 탈질 소화율은 수층에서 퇴적물로 유입되는 질산염 플럭스와 높은 상관관계를 보였다. Isotope pairing technique에서 계산되는, 총 탈질소화 중 "수층에서 유입된 질산염을 이용하는 탈질소화($D_w$)"도 수층에서 유입되는 질산염 플럭스와 양의 상관 관계를 보여 수층에서 유입되는 질산염이 탈질소화의 계절변동의 원인임을 시사하였다. 여름철에 질산염농도가 높은 담수의 유입 증가가 낙동강 하구 퇴적물로의 질산염 유입과 탈질소화를 촉진시킨 것으로 추정된다. 낙동강 하구 퇴적물에서 생지화학적 과정의 일반적인 패턴 및 경향을 파악하기 위하여, 이 연구에서 측정된 여러 생지화학적 플럭스를 방향과 크기에 따라 분류하여 보았다. 그 결과, 수온과 질산염 유입 변화에 따라서 여름철에는 수층에서 퇴적물로의 산소와 질산염 플럭스가 높게 나타나고 탈질소화도 높은 반면, 여름철을 제외한 나머지 시기에는 이들 플럭스가 낮아, 갯벌 퇴적물의 생지화학적 과정이 낙동강 담수 유입에 민감하게 반응함을 알 수 있었다.

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