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http://dx.doi.org/10.7837/kosomes.2017.23.7.885

Limiting Nutrient Based on Alkaline Phosphatase Activity in the Frontal Area of the Southern Sea, Korea  

Oh, Seok Jin (Department of Oceanography, Pukyong National University)
Jang, Minik (Department of Oceanography, Pukyong National University)
Nam, Ki Taek (Department of Oceanography, Pukyong National University)
Kim, Seok-Yun (Department of Oceanography, Pukyong National University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety / v.23, no.7, 2017 , pp. 885-892 More about this Journal
Abstract
We estimated the limiting nutrient and DIP limiting history based on alkaline phosphatase (APase) activity during the spring of 2017 in the Southern Sea, Korea. In the frontal area, concentration of dissolved inorganic phosphorus (DIP), dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN): DIP ratio and Chlorophyll a (Chl-a) were < $0.2{\mu}M$, 23.2 and $2.2{\mu}g/L$, respectively, indicating high productivity despite DIP limiting. The relationship between APase and DIP indicates that the study area had limited DIP because of a strongly reverse correlation (r= -0.81; P<0.001). Relationship between APase and Chl-a (r=0.61, p<0.001) also indicated that APase may have been induced by phytoplankton (ca. 60 %) and bacteria (ca. 40 %). In DIP limiting history in this study area, frontal area and non-frontal areas might have induced long-term DIP limitation and the recent relief from DIP-limitation, respectively, based on distributions of dissolved APase and particulate APase. Thus, these results suggest that by measuring the enzyme that hydrolyzes organic matter such as APase in frontal area, it is possible to estimate temporal and spatial characteristics of limiting nutrient, thereby improving our understanding of biogeochemistry cycles.
Keywords
Alkaline phosphatase; Frontal area; Dissolved inorganic phosphorus (DIP); Dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN); Chlorophyll a; DIN: DIP;
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