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The Pigments Variation of Phytoplankton in the Seomjin and Yeongsan River estuary

섬진강과 영산강 하구의 식물플랑크톤 기원 색소분포 변동

  • Jeon, Hyeji (Muan Ecological Tidal Flat Office) ;
  • Lee, Eugene (Fisheries Resource and Environmental Division, South Sea Fisheries Research Institute, NIFS Yeosu) ;
  • Son, Moonho (Fisheries Resource and Environmental Division, South Sea Fisheries Research Institute, NIFS Yeosu)
  • 전혜지 (무안군 무안생태갯벌사업소) ;
  • 이유진 (국립수산과학원 남해수산연구소) ;
  • 손문호 (국립수산과학원 남해수산연구소)
  • Received : 2020.11.26
  • Accepted : 2020.12.04
  • Published : 2020.12.16
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Abstract

To investigate effect of variation in physiochemical conditions due to river discharge on phytoplankton, field surveys were conducted in the Seomjin and Yeongsan River estuaries from April to November 2016. The concentrations of DIN and DSi in Seomjin River estuary were gradually low as distance from upstream. On the other hands, the concentrations of DIN and DSi in Yeongsan River estuary were critically high at upstream, due to which is characterized as semi-enclosed eutrophic area. A total of 12 phytoplankton pigments were analyzed, and the distribution of each taxa was investigated using indicator for each phytoplankton taxa. Fucoxanthin, an indicator pigment of diatoms, showed an average of 0.61±1.00 ㎍ l-1 and 0.76±1.22 ㎍ l-1 in the Seomjin and Yeongsan River estuaries, respectively. Concentration of fucoxanthin was more than twice that of other pigments except chlorophyll a., indicating that diatoms were dominant taxa. Peridinin, an indicator pigment of dinoflagellate, showed some similar tendency to the microscopic observation, but mismatch results were also present, indicating a technical limitation of pigment analysis. Chlorophyll b, alloxanthin, and zeaxanthin, which are indicator pigments of green algae, cryptomonads, and cyanobacteria, were detected in both estuaries even though those taxa were not detected in microscopic observation. This indicates that the two estuaries were affected by freshwater species. Here, we can suggest that phytoplankton composition in estuary was directly influenced by the inflow from upstream. In particular, the phytoplankton population dynamics in Yeongsan River estuary was greatly associated with a large-scale artificial dyke, especially in summer rainy season. On the other hands, the seasonal and horizontal distribution of phytoplankton in Seomjin River estuary has changed along the salinity gradients and inflow-related changes.

섬진강 및 영산강 하구의 환경변화에 따른 식물플랑크톤의 상관성을 조사하기 위해, 2016년 4월부터 11월까지 매월 현장조사를 수행하였다. 조사 정점에서 용존무기질소(DIN, dissolved inorganic nitrogen)와 규산염(DSi, dissolved silicate)은 강으로부터 유입되는 담수의 영향을 강하게 받았다. 특히 섬진강하구에서는 DIN과 DSi가 내측에서 점차적으로 외해로 확산되는 특성을 보였으나, 영산강 하구는 복잡한 지형학적 특징으로 내측과 외해와 잘 섞이지 않았다. 식물플랑크톤 분류군별 지표색소를 활용하여 분류군별 분포를 조사하였다. 규조류 지표색소인 fucoxanthin은 섬진강, 영산강 하구에서 각각 평균 0.61±1.00 ㎍ l-1, 0.76±1.22 ㎍ l-1로 나타나, chlorophyll a 이외 다른 색소에 비해 2배 이상 높은 농도를 나타내었다. 와편모조류 지시색소 peridinin은 현미경 검경결과와 와편모조류의 출현양상과 유사한 경향을 보였다. 소형 녹조류, 은편모조류, 남조류는 현미경으로 관찰되지 않았으나, 각각의 지표색소 chlorophyll b, alloxanthin, zeaxanthin은 일정하게 검출되어, 하구역 내 상기와 같은 종의 출현가능성을 시사하였다. 결과적으로 본 연구의 색소분석을 통하여, 하구역 상류의 환경 특성이 연안내만생태에 영향을 미칠 수 있다는 것을 밝혔다. 특히 영산강 하구는 인공적인 배수갑문의 독특한 특성으로, 대량방류되는 담수에 의하여 연안내만에서 관찰되는 담수종이 일시적으로 분포하였다.

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Acknowledgement

본 연구는 국립수산과학원 경상과제 "남해 연안어업 및 환경생태 조사(R2020028)"의 지원을 받아 수행되었습니다.

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