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Determination of Trophic Position Using Nitrogen Isotope Ration of Individual Amino Acid in the Geum Estuary

금강 하구 생태계에서 아미노산의 질소 안정동위원소비를 이용한 섭식생물의 영양단계 파악

  • Choi, Hyuntae (Department of Marine Sciences and Convergent Technology, Hanyang University) ;
  • Choi, Bohyung (Department of Marine Sciences and Convergent Technology, Hanyang University) ;
  • Shin, Kyung-Hoon (Department of Marine Sciences and Convergent Technology, Hanyang University)
  • 최현태 (한양대학교 해양융합공학과) ;
  • 최보형 (한양대학교 해양융합공학과) ;
  • 신경훈 (한양대학교 해양융합공학과)
  • Received : 2017.11.10
  • Accepted : 2017.12.16
  • Published : 2017.12.31
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Abstract

Compound specific isotope analysis of amino acids (CSIA-AAs) is being highlighted as an alternative approach for overcoming some restrictions in application of stable isotope analysis of bulk tissue (SIA) for trophic position (TP) estimation. However, this approach has rarely been applied in Korea. The present study determines TP of two Polychaeta (Nephtyidae and Glyceridae) and two fish species(Platycephalus indicus and Lophius litulon) collected from the Geum River estuary using nitrogen isotope ratio of amino acid and compared with the TP values estimated by SIA. The Polychaeta species, sampled in two sites, showed similar TP between SIA(2.7 and 3.1) and CSIA-AAs (2.6 and 3.1). However, for both fish species, TP values displayed a large difference between SIA (3.1 and 2.3) and CSIA-AAs (3.8 and 3.7). In this study TP values estimated by CSIA-AAs showed more similar to the previously reported gut content analysis of both fishes compared with the results of SIA. Current study suggests the applicability of nitrogen isotope ratio of amino acid to understand coastal ecosystem structure and trophic ecology.

CSIA-AAs은 섭식 생물의 영양단계 산출 연구에서 SIA를 대체할 수 있는 연구 방법으로 크게 주목 받고 있지만, 최근까지 국내 연구 사례는 매우 부족하다. 본 연구에서는 금강 하구역에서 채집된 두 종의 다모류(Nephtyidae, Glyceridae)와 두 종의 어류 (Platycephalus indicus, Lophius litulon)에 대한 영양단계를 ${\delta}^{15}N_{AAs}$를 통해 산출하고 이를 ${\delta}^{15}N_{bulk}$를 이용해 산출한 영양단계와 비교하고자 하였다. 두 정점에서 채집된 다모류의 $TP_{bulk}$는 각각 2.6과 3.1로 다른 것으로 확인되었으며, 두 산출기법($TP_{base2}$, $TP_{base1}$)에 따른 차이는 작은 것으로 나타났다. 반면에, 본 연구에서 분석된 두 어종에 대한 $TP_{bulk}$는 각각 3.1과 2.3으로 어종 간 차이가 확인되었으나, $TP_{AAs}$는 3.8과 3.7로 어종 간 차이가 매우 작고 상대적으로 높은 영양단계가 확인되었다. 이는 두 어종이 어식성 어류임을 고려할 때 $TP_{AAs}$가 보다 더 신뢰할 수 있는 기법이라는 것을 확인할 수 있었으며, 본 연구는 한국 연안 생태계에서 CSIA-AAs의 활용 필요성과 그 유용성을 보여주고 있다.

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