Browse > Article

Primary Productivity of Phytoplankton in the Shallow and Hypertrophic River (Seonakdong River)  

Jeon, Seung-Il (Nakdong River Environmental Research Center, Inje University)
Cho, Kyung-Je (Nakdong River Environmental Research Center, Inje University)
Publication Information
Abstract
Primary productivity of phytoplankton was measured by $^{14}C$ method from January to October of 1996 in Seonakdong River. This river was a highly productive freshwater showing the euphotic depth of 1.4 m in August and 2.1 m in the remaining season. Chlorophyll-a concentrations of phytoplankton ranged from 67 ${\mu}g\;L^{-1}$ to 894 ${\mu}g\;L^{-1}$ and showed the great increase in August. Maximum specific productivity was 2.1 ${\sim}$4.3 mg C mg $chl-a{-1}\;hr^{-1}$ and occurred above 0.4m depth. In photosynthesis-irradiance relation, photoinhibition or photosynthetic suppression of phytoplankton occurred clearly in the cold seasons, while phytoplankton (mainly Microcystis aeruginosa and its relatives) in August did not show any symptom of the photosynthetic inhibition against the high irradiance. The specific productivity of phytoplankton was eventually dependant upon incident irradiance to show the linear correlation with received irradiance infield, and the areal productivity of phytoplankton upon chlorophyll-a standing crops. In the downstream of the Nakdong River, phytoplankton productions have linearly increased since the estuarine barrage construction to reflect the gradual eutrophication in the estuarine area. Average chlorophyll-a increase of 10 ${\mu}g\;chl-a\;L{-1}$ absolutely corresponded to the primary production acceleration of 30 mg C $m^{-2}\;day^{-1}$ on the annual basis.
Keywords
phytoplankton; primary productivity; eutrophication; photoinhibition;
Citations & Related Records
연도 인용수 순위
  • Reference
1 Brylinsky, M. and K.H. Mann. 1973. An analysis of factors governing productivity in lakes and reservoirs. Limnol. Oceanogr. 18: 1-14
2 Cho, K.J. and J.K. Shin. 1998. Dynamics of inorganic N, P nutrient and planktonic algae during summer and winter in downstream of the NakdongRiver. Korean J. Limnol. 31: 67-75
3 im, B.C., J.H. Park, G. Hwang and K. Choi. 1996. Trophic state of reservoir in Korea. Proceedings of Korean Society of Limnology. p. 73-80
4 Nusch, E.A. 1980. Comparison of different methods for chlorophyll and pheopigment determination. Arch. Hydrobiol. Beih. (Ergebn. Limnol.) 14: 14-36
5 Wetzel, R.G. and G.E. Likens. 1991. Limnological analyses. 2nd edition. Springer-Verlag, New York. 391pp
6 Hong, S.W., T.Y. Ahn, K.S. Joh and O.S. Kwon. 1984. The ecological baseline studies in the estuary of Nakdong River. X. Productivity. Industrial Sitesand Water Resources Deveolpment Corporation. p. 335-353
7 Berman, T., L. Stone, Y.Z. Yacobi, B. Kaplan, M. Schlichter, A. Nishri and U. Pollingher. 1995. Primary production and phytoplankton in Lake Kinneret:A long-term record (1972~1993). Limnol. Oceanogr. 40: 1064-1076
8 Choi, J.S. 1994. Organic matter budget and the contribution of autochthonous organic loading by primary productivity of phytoplankton. KangwonNational Univ. MS thesis. 61pp
9 Harris, G.P. 1978. Photosynthesis, productivity and growth: the physiological ecology of phytoplankton. Ergeb. Limnol. Beiheft 10: 1-171
10 Reynolds, C.S. 1984. Photosynthetic activity of phytoplankton. In: The Ecology of Freshwater Phytoplankton. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. p. 123-156
11 Hong, S.W., T.Y. Ahn, K.S. Joh and O.S. Kwon. 1986. The ecological baseline studies in the estuary of Nakdong River. XI. Productivity. Industrial Sites and Water Resources Deveolpment Corporation. p. 343-357
12 Hong, S.W., T.Y. Ahn, K.S. Joh and O.S. Kwon. 1987. The ecological baseline studies in the estuary of Nakdong River. XI. Productivity. Industrial Sites and Water Resources Deveolpment Corporation. p. 345-353
13 Cho, K.J., J.G. Shin, J.A. Lee and B.Y. Moon. 1995. Daily primary production of phytoplankton in the hypereutrophic Choman River near Kimhae City. Korean J. Limnol. 28: 101-110
14 Hong, S.W., T.Y. Ahn, K.S. Joh and O.S. Kwon. 1985. The ecological baseline studies in the estuary of Nakdong River. X. Productivity. Industrial Sitesand Water Resources Deveolpment Corporation. p. 341-359
15 Lee, J.A., K.J. Cho, O.S. Kwon, I.K. Chung and B.Y. Moon. 1994. Primary production of phytoplankton in Naktong estuarine Ecosystem. Korean J. Limnol.27: 69-78
16 Shin, S.K., C.K. Park and S.W. Lee. 1996. The relationship between chlorophyll-a and BOD in the Nakdong River. J. Korean Soc. Water Quality. 12: 369-375