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P V BHASKAR RAJDEEP ROY MANGESH GAUNS D M SHENOY V D RAO S MOCHEMADKAR 《Journal of Earth System Science》2011,120(6):1145-1154
An unusual phytoplankton bloom dominated by unidentified green coloured spherical algal cells (∼5μm diameter) and dinoflagellates
(Heterocapsa, Scripsiella and Gymnodinium) was encountered along the coast of Goa, India during 27 and 29 January, 2005. Pigment analysis was carried out using both
fluorometric and HPLC methods. Seawater samples collected from various depths within the intense bloom area showed high concentrations
of Chl a (up to 106 mg m − 3) associated with low bacterial production (0.31 to 0.52 mg C m − 3 h − 1) and mesozooplankton biomass (0.03 ml m − 3). Pigment analyses of the seawater samples were done using HPLC detected marker pigments corresponding to prasinophytes,
dinoflagellates and diatoms. Chlorophyll b (36–56%) followed by peridinin (15–30%), prasinoxanthin (11–17%) and fucoxanthin (7–15%) were the major diagnostic pigments
while pigments of cryptophytes and cyanobacteria including alloxanthin and zeaxanthin formed <10%. Although microscopic analysis
indicated a decline in the bloom, pheaophytin concentrations in the water column measured by both techniques were very low,
presumably due to fast recycling and/or settling rate. The unique composition of the bloom and its probable causes are discussed
in this paper. 相似文献
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Phytoplankton Biomass and Production in Subtropical Hong Kong Waters: Influence of the Pearl River Outflow 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Alvin Y. T. Ho Jie Xu Kedong Yin Yuelu Jiang Xiangcheng Yuan Lei He Donald M. Anderson Joseph H. W. Lee Paul J. Harrison 《Estuaries and Coasts》2010,33(1):170-181
The size-fractionated phytoplankton biomass and primary production were investigated in four contrasting areas of Hong Kong
waters in 2006. Phytoplankton biomass and production varied seasonally in response to the influence of the Pearl River discharge.
In the dry season, the phytoplankton biomass and production were low (<42 mg chl m−2 and <1.8 g C m−2 day−1) in all four areas, due to low temperatures and dilution and reduced light availability due to strong vertical mixing. In
contrast, in the wet season, in the river-impacted western areas, the phytoplankton biomass and production increased greater
than five-fold compared to the dry season, especially in summer. In summer, algal biomass was 15-fold higher than in winter,
and the mean integrated primary productivity (IPP) was 9 g C m−2 day−1 in southern waters due to strong stratification, high temperatures, light availability, and nutrient input from the Pearl
River estuary. However, in the highly flushed western waters, chl a and IPP were lower (<30 mg m−2 and 4 g C m−2 day−1, respectively) due to dilution. The maximal algal biomass and primary production occurred in southern waters with strong
stratification and less flushing. Spring blooms (>10 μg chl a L−1) rarely occurred despite the high chl-specific photosynthetic rate (mostly >10 μg C μg chl a
−1 day−1) as the accumulation of algal biomass was restricted by active physical processes (e.g., strong vertical mixing and freshwater
dilution). Phytoplankton biomass and production were mostly dominated by the >5-μm size fraction all year except in eastern
waters during spring and mostly composed of fast-growing chain-forming diatoms. In the stratified southern waters in summer,
the largest algal blooms occurred in part due to high nutrient inputs from the Pearl River estuary. 相似文献
3.
Many Gulf of Mexico estuaries have low ratios of water volume to bottom surface area, and benthic processes in these systems
likely have a major influence on system structure and function. The purpose of this study was to determine the spatiotemporal
distribution of biomass and community composition of subtidal benthic microalgal (BMA) communities in Galveston Bay, TX, USA,
compare BMA community composition and biomass to phytoplankton in overlying waters, and estimate the potential contribution
of BMA to the trophodynamics in this shallow, turbid, subtropical estuary. The estimates of BMA biomass (mean = 4.21 mg Chl
a m−2) for Galveston Bay were within the range of the reported values for similar Gulf of Mexico estuaries. BMA biomass in the
central part of the bay was essentially homogeneous, whereas biomass at the seaward and upper bay ends of the transect were
significantly lower. Peridinin, fucoxanthin, and alloxanthin were the three carotenoids with the highest concentrations, with
fucoxanthin having the highest mean concentration (1.82 mg m−2). The seaward and landward ends of the transect differed from the central region of the bay with respect to the relative
abundances of chlorophytes, cyanobacteria, and photosynthetic bacteria. Benthic microalgal community composition also showed
a gradual shift over time due to changes in the relative abundances of photosynthetic bacteria, cryptophytes, dinoflagellates,
and cyanobacteria. Major changes in community composition occurred in the spring months (March to April). On an areal basis,
BMA biomass in Galveston Bay occurred at minor concentrations (16.5%) relative to phytoplankton. Furthermore, the concentrations
of carotenoid pigments for phytoplankton and BMA (fucoxanthin, alloxanthin, and zeaxanthin) were correlated (r = 0.48 to 0.61), suggesting a close linkage between microalgae in the water column and sediments. The contribution of BMA
to the primary productivity of the deeper waters (>2 m) of Galveston Bay is probably very small in comparison to shallower
waters along the bay margins. The significant similarities in the community composition of phytoplankton and BMA illustrate
the potential importance of deposition and resuspension processes in this turbid, shallow estuary. 相似文献
4.
Paulo C. Abreu Marli Bergesch Luis A. Proen?a Carlos A. E. Garcia Clarisse Odebrecht 《Estuaries and Coasts》2010,33(2):554-569
In the shallow microtidal Patos Lagoon estuary, southern Brazil (32° 07′ S–52° 06′ W), chlorophyll a (Chl a) variability was studied at different time scales during the last 25 years (hourly–daily sampling in 1984/1985; weekly sampling
in 1986 and from 1988 to 1990; monthly sampling from 1993 to 2008). Phytoplankton biomass variation seems to be most influenced
by hydrology, which is primarily driven by meteorological factors like wind, rainfall, and evaporation. However, it was observed
that the hydrological driving forces play different roles at different time scales. For instance, short-term Chl a variability is mainly controlled by winds, while long-term changes are related to the freshwater input by rainfall. Significant
correlation was found between the total amount of rain in the year and the mean annual value of Chl a, though this relationship was linear until 1,500 mm of rain per year. After this threshold, mean annual Chl a values dropped significantly, probably due to a washout of the produced biomass from the estuary. Similarly, low rainfall
levels and drought years lead to small phytoplankton biomass due to scarcity of nutrient, mainly silicate, or a possible inhibitory
effect generated by high ammonium concentration. In this sense, large-scale Chl a variability would be related to the El Ni?o-Southern Oscillation climatic anomaly, which influences the rainfall levels in
Southern Brazil, though sampling periodicity has also great influence on this relationship. No Chl a or nutrient enrichment was observed in the estuarine region along the last years, indicating that this estuary is not subject
to an eutrophication process. In contrast, signals of an ongoing oligotrophication are observed, possibly a remote effect
of the eutrophication in the Northern area of the lagoon where the phytoplankton nutrients uptake may act as a biological
filter mechanism. 相似文献
5.
Michael J. Durako Piotr Kowalczuk Michael A. Mallin William J. Cooper Jason J. Souza David H. Wells 《Estuaries and Coasts》2010,33(6):1430-1441
Surface water optical characteristics, nutrients, and planktonic chlorophyll a concentrations were analyzed in the Cape Fear River (CFR) plume over a 2-year period. CFR discharge during the dry year (109 ± 105 m3s−1) was only 25% of the wet year discharge (429 ± 337 m3s−1). Partitioning the contributions of phytoplankton pigments, non-pigmented particles, and colored dissolved organic matter
(CDOM) to the absorption of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) indicated that CDOM was the dominant contributor to
PAR absorption. Particulate absorption was relatively greater during the dry year. Pigment absorption was minor and varied
little among stations or between years. Chlorophyll a concentrations were reduced at the most plume-influenced stations during the wet year, despite lower turbidity and higher
nitrate concentrations. Ammonium and orthophosphate concentrations were not different between years. CDOM absorption [a
CDOM
(412)] ranged from 0.05 to 8.25 m−1 with highest values occurring near the CFR mouth. Our results suggest that for coastal ecosystems with significant blackwater
river inputs, CDOM may exert a major limiting influence over near-shore primary production. 相似文献
6.
Meso-scale atmospheric events promote phytoplankton blooms in the coastal Bay of Bengal 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
K MANEESHA V V S S SARMA N P C REDDY Y SADHURAM T V RAMANA MURTY V V SARMA M DILEEP KUMAR 《Journal of Earth System Science》2011,120(4):773-782
The Bay of Bengal is considered to be a low productive region compared to the Arabian Sea based on conventional seasonal observations.
Such seasonal observations are not representative of a calendar year since the conventional approach might miss episodic high
productive events associated with extreme atmospheric processes. We examined here the influence of extreme atmospheric events,
such as heavy rainfall and cyclone Sidr, on phytoplankton biomass in the western Bay of Bengal using both in situ time-series observations and satellite derived Chlorophyll a (Chl a) and sea surface temperature (SST). Supply of nutrients through the runoff driven by episodic heavy rainfall (234 mm) on
4–5 October 2007 caused an increase in Chl a concentration by four times than the previous in the coastal Bay was observed within two weeks. Similar increase in Chl a, by 3 to 10 times, was observed on the right side of the cyclone Sidr track in the central Bay of Bengal after the cyclone Sidr. These two episodic events caused phytoplankton blooms in the western Bay of Bengal which enhanced ~40% of fishery production
during October–December 2007 compared to that in the same period in 2006. 相似文献
7.
An 11-month observation of dissolved and particulate organic matter, chlorophyll a(Chl a), C18 Sep-Pak extractable hydrophobic dissolved organic matter (hDOM) fraction and associated dissolved trace metals (Cd,
Cu, V, Co, Ni, Mo, U) was performed in the Lot–Garonne River system. This system includes the Riou Mort, the Lot River and
the downstream reaches of the Garonne River and represents the fluvial transport path of trace metals between the major point
source of polymetallic pollution, located in the Riou Mort watershed and the Gironde estuary. Spatial and temporal variations
of dissolved and particulate organic carbon and Chl areflect the presence of different types of organic matter and their relation with the hDOM fraction. Maximum Chl a/POC ratios (up to 0.03), indicate intense phytoplankton production from March to May. In the Lot River (Temple), DOC and
POC concentrations were clearly higher and mean Chl a concentration (2.8 mg g−1) was about three times higher than those of the other sites. High Chl a/POC ratios suggest high phytoplankton activity with maxima in spring and late summer. In the Riou Mort River, very high POC
concentrations of up to 40 (mean: 20) occurred, whereas Chl a concentrations were relatively low indicating low phytoplankton activity. High, strongly variable DOC and POC concentrations
suggest important natural (Carboniferous soils, forests) or anthropogenic (e.g., former coal mines, waste areas, agriculture,
sewage) carbon sources within the small Riou Mort watershed. Despite high DOC concentrations in the Riou Mort River, hDOM
metal fractions were generally lower than those at the other sites. The general order of decreasing binding strength between
metals and the organic hydrophobic phase (Cu, U > Co, Ni > V, Mo > Cd) at all four sites was in good agreement with the Irving–William
series of transition element affinity towards organic ligands. Accordingly, the role of the hydrophobic phase in dissolved
Cd transport appeared to be negligible, whereas the hDOM–Cu fraction strongly contributed to dissolved Cu transport. 相似文献
8.
Using both the photosynthetically active chlorophylla (chla) content of the organic carbon fraction of suspended particulate matter (chla/POC) and the percentage of photosynthetically, active chla in fluorometrically measured chla plus pheophytina (% chla), we determined that under specified hydrodynamic conditions, neap-spring tidal differentiation in particle dynamics could
be observed in the Columbia River estuary. During summer time neap tides, when river discharge was moderate, bottom chla/POC remained relatively unchanged from riverine chla/POC over the full 0–30 psu salinity range, suggesting a benign trapping environment. During summertime spring tides, bottom
chla/POC decreased at mid range salinities indicating resuspension of chla-poor POC during flood-ebb transitions. Bottom % chla during neap tides tended to average higher than that during spring tides, suggesting that neap particles were more recently
hydrodynamically trapped than those on the spring tides. Such differentiation supported the possibility of operation of a
particle conveyor belt process, a process in which low-amplitude neap tides favor selective particle trapping in estuarine
turbidity maxima (ETM)., while high-amplitude spring tides favor particle resuspension from the ETM. Untrapped river-derived
particles at the surface would continue through the estuary to the coastal ocean on the neap tide; during spring tide some
particles eroded from the ETM would combine with unsettled riverine particles in transit toward the ocean. Because in tensified
biogeochemical activity is associated with ETM, these neap-spring differences may be critical to maintenance and renewal of
populations and processes in the estuary. Very high river discharge (15, 000 m3 s−1) tended to overwhelm neap-spring differences, and significant oceanic input during very low river discharge (5,000 m3 s−1) tended to do the same in the estuarine channel most exposed to ocean input. During heavy springtime phytoplankton blooms,
development of a thick bottom fluff layer rich in chla also appeared to negate neapspring differentiation because spring tides apparently acted to resuspend the same rich bottom
material that was laid down during neap tides. When photosynthetic assimilation numbers [μgC (μgchl,a)−1h−1] were measured across, the full salinity range, no neap-spring differences and no river discharge effects occurred, indicating
that within our suite of measurements the compositional distinction of suspended particulate material was mainly a function
of chla/POC, and to a lesser extent % chla. Even though these measurements suggest the existence of a conveyor belt process, proof of actual operation of this phenomenon
requires scalar flux measurements of chla properties in and out of the ETM on both neap and spring tides. 相似文献
9.
We determined how the species used for calibration affects the accuracy of in situ chlorophyll a (chl a) measurements by fluorometry using single-species cultures and natural phytoplankton populations from Winyah Bay, South Carolina,
USA. When a diatom was used for calibration, chl a in a dinoflagellate culture was overestimated by 66 ± 7%, whereas concentrations of a cryptophyte, chlorophyte, and cyanobacterium
were underestimated by 16 ± 20%, 40 ± 7%, and 71 ± 33%, respectively. In natural populations, the combination of species-specific
and environmentally induced variation in the ratio of fluorescence to chl a (F Chl−1) led to an overestimate by the in situ fluorometer of 40–169% for an April experiment and an underestimate of 4–50% in July.
Even when field samples were dominated by diatoms, environmental effects resulted in highly variable predictions of chl a. Thus, while a carefully selected calibration species can improve estimates of in vivo chl a in the laboratory, calibration of in situ fluorometers should be done with natural communities collected from the site of
interest. 相似文献
10.
The sources of carbon, which fuel water column respiration, remain unresolved for most estuaries; our objective was to examine
carbon dynamics in a shallow subtropical estuary. We sampled the Sabine-Neches estuary, Texas, during low (November 1999)
and high (May 2000) freshwater inflow and measured stable carbon isotope ratios of the dissolved inorganic and orgnaic carbon
(δ13C-DIC, δ13C-DOC), as well as quantifying accessory parameters (salinity, nutrients, total suspended solids, and photosynthetic pigments).
Pigment analysis indicated that diatoms were the predominant phytoplankton. Data from the May 2000 sampling event exhibited
conservative mixing, indicating that the system was acting as a conduit between the watershed and the Gulf of Mexico. During
November, mixing was generally nonconservative indicating extensive recycling of allochthonous and autochthonous carbon sources.
Our data imply that both carbon sources had similar isotope, ratios that made it impossible to unambiguously determine the
dominant source supporting respiration. The nonconservative DIC concentration data indicating an autotrophic sink as well
as the strong relationship between δ13C-DOC and chlorophylla, suggest that in situ production was an important component of the DOC pool. We hypothesize that uncharacteristically calm
wind conditions during sampling may have promoted phytoplankton settling, removing autotrophs, from the water column, but
leaving behind a dissolved biogeochemical signature. Interpretation of carbon dynamics may be confounded by spatial and temporal
decoupling of producers and consumers from biogeochemical indicators. 相似文献
11.
Yongsik Sin Bonggil Hyun Quang-Dung Bach Sungryull Yang Chul Park 《Estuaries and Coasts》2012,35(3):839-852
Temporal and spatial variations in phytoplankton in Asan Bay, a temperate estuary under the influence of monsoon, were investigated
over an annual cycle (2004). Phytoplankton blooms started in February (>20 μg chl l−1) and continued until April (>13 μg chl l−1) during the dry season, especially in upstream regions. The percentage contribution of large phytoplankton (micro-sized)
was high (78–95%) during the blooms, and diatoms such as Skeletonema costatum and Thalassiosira spp. were dominant. The precipitation and freshwater discharge from embankments peaked and supplied nutrients into the bay
during the monsoon event, especially in July. Species that favor freshwater, such as Oscillatoria spp. (cyanobacteria), dominated during the monsoon period. The phytoplankton biomass was minimal in this season despite nutrient
concentrations that were relatively sufficient (enriched), and this pattern differed from that in tropical estuaries affected
by monsoon and in temperate estuaries where phytoplankton respond to nutrient inputs during wet seasons. The flushing time
estimated from the salinity was shorter than the doubling time in Asan Bay, which suggests that exports of phytoplankton maximized
by high discharge directly from embankments differentiate this bay from other estuaries in temperate and tropical regions.
This implies that the change in physical properties, especially in the freshwater discharge rates, has mainly been a regulator
of phytoplankton dynamics since the construction of embankments in Asan Bay. 相似文献
12.
N. S. Bagdassarov 《Physics and Chemistry of Minerals》1999,26(6):513-520
The present study deals with the small strain torsion deformation of MACOR glass-ceramic samples at high temperatures (450–850 °C)
and over a range of low frequencies (20 Hz–5 mHz). The samples of MACOR ceramic consist of 55 vol% randomly oriented, sheet-like
fluorophlogopite mica crystals (∼100–20 μm in planar size, 1–2 μm in thickness) and 45 vol% of isotropic alumino-borosilicate
glass matrix. Measurements of the complex shear modulus show that the sample does not possess the relaxed shear viscosity
even at temperatures above the glass transition temperature of the glass matrix. The maximum of the imaginary component G
′′() of the shear modulus is ∼0.15 of the unrelaxed value G
∞, the relaxation strength Δ≈0.9. The activation energy of the peak of G
′′() is ∼245 kJ mol−1. Using this value of E
a
, the data obtained at various frequencies and temperatures have been reduced to a master curve using the dimensionless variable
ωτ, where ∼0 exp(−E
a
/RT). The internal friction Q−1(ωτ) is ∝1/()0.35−0.4 in the low-temperature high-frequency range (1); passes through a maximum at ∼1 and trends asymptotically to a value Q−1∼0.25–0.30 at ≪1. The behaviour of Q
−1(ωτ) differs from that of a Caputo body by the presence of the resolved peak which may be attributed to the slow mechanical
relaxation of mica crystals due to rotation as well as flexing and bending modes of crystal deformation.
Received: 26 June 1998 / Revised, accepted: 13 January 1999 相似文献
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Long-Term and Seasonal Changes in Nutrients,Phytoplankton Biomass,and Dissolved Oxygen in Deep Bay,Hong Kong 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Jie Xu Kedong Yin Joseph H. W. Lee Hongbin Liu Alvin Y. T. Ho Xiangcheng Yuan Paul J. Harrison 《Estuaries and Coasts》2010,33(2):399-416
Deep Bay is a semienclosed bay that receives sewage from Shenzhen, a fast-growing city in China. NH4 is the main N component of the sewage (>50% of total N) in the inner bay, and a twofold increase in NH4 and PO4 concentrations is attributed to increased sewage loading over the 21-year period (1986–2006). During this time series, the
maximum annual average NH4 and PO4 concentrations exceeded 500 and 39 μM, respectively. The inner bay (Stns DM1 and DM2) has a long residence time and very
high nutrient loads and yet much lower phytoplankton biomass (chlorophyll (Chl) <10 μg L−1 except for Jan, July, and Aug) and few severe long-term hypoxic events (dissolved oxygen (DO) generally >2 mg L−1) than expected. Because it is shallow (~2 m), phytoplankton growth is likely limited by light due to mixing and suspended
sediments, as well as by ammonium toxicity, and biomass accumulation is reduced by grazing, which may reduce the occurrence
of hypoxia. Since nutrients were not limiting in the inner bay, the significant long-term increase in Chl a (0.52–0.57 μg L−1 year−1) was attributed to climatic effects in which the significant increase in rainfall (11 mm year−1) decreased salinity, increased stratification, and improved water stability. The outer bay (DM3 to DM5) has a high flushing
rate (0.2 day−1), is deeper (3 to 5 m), and has summer stratification, yet there are few large algal blooms and hypoxic events since dilution
by the Pearl River discharge in summer, and the invasion of coastal water in winter is likely greater than the phytoplankton
growth rate. A significant long-term increase in NO3 (0.45–0.94 μM year−1) occurred in the outer bay, but no increasing trend was observed for SiO4 or PO4, and these long-term trends in NO3, PO4, and SiO4 in the outer bay agreed with those long-term trends in the Pearl River discharge. Dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) has
approximately doubled from 35–62 to 68–107 μM in the outer bay during the last two decades, and consequently DIN to PO4 molar ratios have also increased over twofold since there was no change in PO4. The rapid increase in salinity and DO and the decrease in nutrients and suspended solids from the inner to the outer bay
suggest that the sewage effluent from the inner bay is rapidly diluted and appears to have a limited effect on the phytoplankton
of the adjacent waters beyond Deep Bay. Therefore, physical processes play a key role in reducing the risk of algal blooms
and hypoxic events in Deep Bay. 相似文献
14.
We measured seasonal variations in microzooplankton grazing in Long Island Sound (LIS) and San Francisco Bay (SFB). There
was consistent evidence of nutrient limitation in LIS, but not SFB. We found higher chlorophyll a concentrations in LIS compared with SFB. In spite of differences in phytoplankton, there were no differences in microzooplankton
abundance (summer: LIS, 12.4 ± 1.8 × 103 indiv. L−1; SFB, 14.1 ± 3.0 × 103 indiv. L−1), biomass (summer: LIS, 30.4 ± 5.0 μg C L−1; SFB, 26.3 ± 5.9 μg C L−1), or grazing rates (summer: LIS, 0.66 ± 0.19 day−1; SFB, 0.65 ± 0.18 day−1) between the two estuaries. In common with many other investigators, we found many instances of saturated as well as insignificant
grazing. We suggest that saturation in some cases may result from high particle loads in turbid estuarine systems and that
insignificant grazing may result from extreme saturation of the grazing response due to the need to process non-food particles. 相似文献
15.
Md. Mokhlesur Rahman Muhammad Qumrul Hassan Mohammad Saiful Islam S. Z. K. M. Shamsad 《Environmental Geology》2000,40(1-2):31-40
This paper deals with an environmental impact assessment of low water flow in the river Ganges during a dry period at the
Khulna and Mongla port areas in south-western Bangladesh. Large-scale surface water withdrawal in India after commissioning
the Farakka Barrage causes a drastic fall in the Ganges low-flow condition within the Bangladesh territory during every dry
period. The average lowest discharge in the Ganges is 552 m3/s, which is about 73% less than that in the pre-Farakka time. This has caused the deterioration of both surface and groundwater
quality of the study area. Salinity is the principal cause of water quality degradation in the area. Present observation shows
that the surface water of the area is sulphate-chloride dominated, which signifies high salinity whereas the groundwater is
categorized as of medium to high salinity. To maintain the Rupsa River's maximum salinity below 1000 μS/cm the discharge in
the Ganges should be ∼1500 m3/s, whereas that at Garai basin is ∼10 m3/s. If this present situation continues it will be a crippling blow to the environment of the area in the long term. An integrated
multidisciplinary approach to hydrogeological research is urgently required to salvage the area from further deterioration.
Received: 9 August 1999 · Accepted: 8 March 2000 相似文献
16.
Charles S. Hopkinson Anne E. Giblin Jane Tucker Robert H. Garritt 《Estuaries and Coasts》1999,22(4):863-881
Benthic metabolism and nutrient exchange across the sediment-water interface were examined over an annual cycle at four sites along a freshwater to marine transect in the Parker River-Plum Island Sound estuary in northeastern Massachusetts, U.S. Sediment organic carbon content was highest at the freshwater site (10.3%) and decreased along the salinity gradient to 0.2% in the sandy sediments at the marine end of the estuary. C:N ratios were highest in the mid estuary (23:1) and lowest near the sea (11:1). Chlorophyll a in the surface sediments was high along the entire length of the estuary (39–57 mg chlorophyll a m−2) but especially so in the sandy marine sediments (172 mg chlorophyll a m−2). Chlorophyll a to phaeophytin ratios suggested most chlorophyll is detrital, except at the sandy marine site. Porewater sulfide values varied seasonally and between sites, reflecting both changes in sulfate availability as overlying water salinity changed and sediment metabolism. Patterns of sediment redox potential followed those of sulfide. Porewater profiles of inorganic N and P reflected strong seasonal patterns in remineralization, accumulation, and release. Highest porewater NH4 + values were found in upper and mid estuarine sediments, occasionally exceeding 1 mM N. Porewater nitrate was frequently absent, except in the sandy marine sediments where concentrations of 8 μM were often observed. Annual average respiration was lowest at the marine site (13 mmol O2 m−2 d−1 and 21 mmol TCO2 m−2 d−1) and highest in the mid estuary (130 mmol O2 m−2 d−1 and 170 mmol TCO2 m−2 d−1) where clam densities were also high. N2O and CH4 fluxes were low at all stations throughout the year: Over the course, of a year, sediments varied from being sources to sinks of dissolved organic C and N, with the overall spatial pattern related closely to sediment organic content. There was little correlation between PO4 3− flux and metabolism, which we attribute to geochemical processes. At the two sites having the lowest salinities, PO4 3− flux was directed into the sediments. On average, between 22% and 32% of total system metabolism was attributable to the benthos. The mid estuary site was an exception, as benthic metabolism accounted for 95% of the total, which is attributable to high densities of filter-feeding clams. Benthic remineralization supplied from less than 1% to over 190% of the N requirements and 0% to 21% of the P requirements of primary producers in this system. Estimates of denitrification calculated from stoichiometry of C and N fluxes ranged from 0% for the upper and mid estuary site to 35% for the freshwater site to 100% of sediment organic N remineralization at the marine site. We hypothesize that low values in the upper and mid estuary are attributable to enhanced NH4 + fluxes during summer due to desorption of exchangeable ammonium from rising porewater salinity. NH4 + desorption during summer may be a mechanism that maintains high rates of pelagic primary production at a time of low inorganic N inputs from the watershed. 相似文献
17.
Joanna K. York Gabrielle Tomasky Ivan Valiela Anne E. Giblin 《Estuaries and Coasts》2010,33(5):1069-1079
We measured fluxes of NH4+ and NO3− and δ15N of NH4+, sediment, and porewater NH4+ from incubated sediment cores along a nitrate gradient and in different seasons from Childs River, MA. NH4+ flux was low at the downstream site with the lowest concentration of organic matter (high salinity) but otherwise did not
differ along the estuary. The δ15N of regenerated NH4+ ranged from +6.1‰ to +15.3‰ but did not vary significantly with season or salinity; the mean for the entire estuary was +10.4 ± 0.5‰.
Based on differences between the δ15N of regenerated NH4+ and sediment, and expected isotopic fractionation due to remineralization, we concluded that nitrification occurred after
remineralization of NH4+. Differences between the δ15N of regenerated NH4+ and the δ15N of porewater NH4+ provided further evidence of nitrification. We estimated that 11% to 48% of remineralized NH4+ underwent coupled nitrification–denitrification before release into the water column. In spite of losses to denitrification,
NH4+ flux released 1.4 mol N m−2 year−1 to the water column and could provide 42% of phytoplankton nitrogen requirements. 相似文献
18.
Geochemical mixing models were used to decipher the dominant source of freshwater (rainfall, canal discharge, or groundwater
discharge) to Biscayne Bay, an estuary in south Florida. Discrete samples of precipitation, canal water, groundwater, and
bay surface water were collected monthly for 2 years and analyzed for salinity, stable isotopes of oxygen and hydrogen, and
Sr2+/Ca2+ concentrations. These geochemical tracers were used in three separate mixing models and then combined to trace the magnitude
and timing of the freshwater inputs to the estuary. Fresh groundwater had an isotopic signature (δ
18O = −2.66‰, δD −7.60‰) similar to rainfall (δ
18O = −2.86‰, δD = −4.78‰). Canal water had a heavy isotopic signature (δ
18O = −0.46‰, δD = −2.48‰) due to evaporation. This made it possible to use stable isotopes of oxygen and hydrogen to separate canal water
from precipitation and groundwater as a source of freshwater into the bay. A second model using Sr2+/Ca2+ ratios was developed to discern fresh groundwater inputs from precipitation inputs. Groundwater had a Sr2+/Ca2+ ratio of 0.07, while precipitation had a dissimilar ratio of 0.89. When combined, these models showed a freshwater input
ratio of canal/precipitation/groundwater of 37%:53%:10% in the wet season and 40%:55%:5% in the dry season with an error of
±25%. For a bay-wide water budget that includes saltwater and freshwater mixing, fresh groundwater accounts for 1–2% of the
total fresh and saline water input. 相似文献
19.
Lars Chresten Lund-Hansen Thorbjørn Joest Andersen Morten Holtegaard Nielsen Morten Pejrup 《Estuaries and Coasts》2010,33(6):1442-1451
Optical constituents as suspended particulate matter (SPM), chlorophyll (Chl-a), colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM),
and grain sizes were obtained on a transect in the arctic fjord-type estuary Kangerlussuaq (66°) in August 2007 along with
optical properties. These comprised diffuse attenuation coefficient of downwelling PAR (K
d(PAR)), upwelling PAR (K
u(PAR)), particle beam attenuation coefficient (c
p), and irradiance reflectance R(−0, PAR). PAR is white light between 400 and 700 nm. The estuary receives melt water from the Greenland Inland Ice and stations
covered a transect from the very high turbid melt water outlet to clear marine waters. Results showed a strong spatial variation
with high values as for suspended matter concentrations, CDOM, diffuse attenuation coefficient K
d(PAR), particle beam attenuation coefficients (c
p), and reflectance R(−0, PAR) at the melt water outlet. Values of optical constituents and properties decreased with distance from the melt water
outlet to a more or less constant level in central and outer part of the estuary. There was a strong correlation between inorganic
suspended matter (SPMI) and diffuse attenuation coefficient K
d(PAR) (r
2 = 0.92) and also for particle beam attenuation coefficient (c
p; r
2 = 0.93). The obtained SPMI specific attenuation—K
d*(PAR) = 0.13 m2 g−1 SPMI—and the SPMI specific particle beam attenuation—c
p* = 0.72 m2 g−1—coefficients were about two times higher than average literature values. Irradiance reflectance R(−0, PAR) was comparatively high (0.09−0.20) and showed a high (r
2 = 0.80) correlation with K
u(PAR). Scattering dominated relative to absorption—b(PAR)/a(PAR) = 12.3. Results strongly indicated that the high values in
the optical properties were related to the very fine particle sizes (mean = 2–6 μm) of the suspended sediment. Data and results
are discussed and compared to similar studies from both temperate and tropical estuaries. 相似文献
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Understanding of the role of oceanic input in nutrient loadings is important for understanding nutrient and phytoplankton
dynamics in estuaries adjacent to coastal upwelling regions as well as determining the natural background conditions. We examined
the nitrogen sources to Yaquina Estuary (Oregon, USA) as well as the relationships between physical forcing and gross oceanic
input of nutrients and phytoplankton. The ocean is the dominant source of dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) and phosphate
to the lower portion of Yaquina Bay during the dry season (May through October). During this time interval, high levels of
dissolved inorganic nitrogen (primarily in the form of nitrate) and phosphate entering the estuary lag upwelling favorable
winds by 2 days. The nitrate and phosphate levels entering the bay associated with coastal upwelling are correlated with the
wind stress integrated over times scales of 4–6 days. In addition, there is a significant import of chlorophyll a to the bay from the coastal ocean region, particularly during July and August. Variations in flood-tide chlorophyll a lag upwelling favorable winds by 6 days, suggesting that it takes this amount of time for phytoplankton to utilize the recently
upwelled nitrogen and be transported across the shelf into the estuary. Variations in water properties determined by ocean
conditions propagate approximately 11–13 km into the estuary. Comparison of nitrogen sources to Yaquina Bay shows that the
ocean is the dominant source during the dry season (May to October) and the river is the dominant source during the wet season
with watershed nitrogen inputs primarily associated with nitrogen fixation on forest lands. 相似文献