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http://dx.doi.org/10.11626/KJEB.2021.39.3.273

Characteristics of the spatio-temporal distributions of water quality and phytoplankton communities in the Isa Stream systems (ISS)  

Park, Jong Sick (Ocean Fisheries Research and Development Co.)
Cheong, Cheong-Jo (Department of Environmental Engineering, Suncheon National University)
Yoon, Yang Ho (Department of Ocean Integrated Science, Chonnam National University)
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Korean Journal of Environmental Biology / v.39, no.3, 2021 , pp. 273-288 More about this Journal
Abstract
We analyzed the spatio-temporal distribution characteristics of water quality and phytoplankton communities in the Isa Stream systems (ISS) from Sangsa Lake to Suncheon Bay. Sangsa Lake showed relatively oligotrophic and mesotrophic conditions, but the freshwater and mixed brackish water zones showed more severe eutrophication than Sangsa Lake and Suncheon Bay due to the influence of industrial waste such as livestock waste. In terms of the phytoplankton community, the number of phytoplankton species was higher in freshwater and mixed brackish water zones than in Sangsa Lake and Suncheon Bay, but the cell density and Chlorophyll-a concentrations (Chl-a) were relatively high in Sanga Lake and Suncheon Bay. In particular, the mesotrophic species Fragilaria crotonensis and Asterionella formosa showed different dominance in the surface and bottom layers, and the influence of A. formosa was significant in the freshwater and mixed brackish water zones in spring and summer. However, Skeletonema costatum-ls, a eutrophic indicator species, dominated in mixed brackish water zones to seawater in autumn and winter. Thus, the severe eutrophication and rapid environmental changes in the ISS could seriously damage the coastal ecosystem in Suncheon Bay. These ecosystem changes are threatening in terms of conservation and management of the UNESCO Suncheon Biosphere Reserve and Yeoja Bay including Suncheon Bay, which recorded the first Ramsar wetland in Korea. Therefore, further research is needed to establish an in-depth management plan.
Keywords
water quality; phytoplankton community; Sangsa Lake; Suncheon Bay; Isa Stream Systems (ISS); eutrophication;
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