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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2014.15.5.3345

Distributional characteristics of phytoplankton and nutrient limitation during spring season in Jinhae Bay  

Son, Moonho (Department of Oceanogrphy, College of Natural Science, Pusan National University)
Kim, Dongseon (Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology)
Baek, Seung Ho (Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.15, no.5, 2014 , pp. 3345-3350 More about this Journal
Abstract
We investigated to assess the relationships between the major nutrients and phytoplankton dynamics during the spring season in 2010 and 2011 at 23 stations in Jinhae Bay, Korea. The bay is divided into four different zones based on pollutant sources and geographical characteristics. Nutrient limitation (>80%) was significant in Zone II, which is located in central bay and is influenced by the water well mixed from outer bay. The limited nutrient was followed in Zone III and IV that was occupying between 17% and 83%. However, the low levels are being kept below 35% in Zone I, which is characterized by the semi-enclosed eutrophic area of Masan and Haegam bays. Based on the PCA (principle component analysis) analysis, the nitrogen (N) sources in 2010 were particularly dominant and it may be due to the water mixing and wastewater formed from bottom layers and sewage. In 2011, major nutrients including nitrogen, silicon and phosphorus were dominant in the bay and are supplied by the river discharge after rainfalls with low salinity conditions. In particular, the N nutrients being supplied in 2010 are correlated with pennate diatoms Pseudo-nitzchia spp. and is not related to the phytoplankton population densities in 2011. The present study suggests that N sources play an important role in the proliferation of diatom, and the rapid nutrient uptakes by them are potential nutrient limitation factors in the bay.
Keywords
phytoplankton; Jinhae Bay; nutrient limitation; stoichiometric nutrient ratio;
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