三沙湾亚硝酸氮、氨氮、磷酸盐的异常、机制及影响

闽东三沙湾是最典型的多河流汇入的封闭型海湾,是世界上最大的大黄鱼网箱养殖基地和全国最主要的渔业养殖基地之一,多次调查却发现该湾藻类生产量远低于其他海湾,呈现"营养多藻类少"独特的生态特征,但都没有深入讨论其机制.本研究2018-2020年采用定点和大面走航方式,调查了5项营养盐(活性硅酸盐(SiO₃-Si)、硝酸氮(NO₃-N)、亚硝酸氮(NO₂-N)、氨氮(NH₄-N)、活性磷酸盐(PO₄-P))的潮汐运动及空间分布,结果发现:(1)流域输入导致SiO₃-Si、NO₃-N落憩浓度大于涨憩浓度,并从岸向湾内随盐度增加而线性减少.(2)湾内养殖和自然生态系统输出导致NO₂-N、NH₄-N、PO₄-P涨憩浓度大于落憩浓度,洪季浓度大于枯季浓度,从岸向湾NO₂-N随盐度增加而非线性增加,NH₄-N、PO₄-P随盐度增加而平均分布等异常现象,但沿岸排污口附近NH₄-N、PO₄-P呈落憩浓度大于涨憩浓度.(3)湾内养殖和沿岸排污输入的高浓度NH₄-N、PO₄-P,是三沙湾水质严重污染和富营养化的主要原因,湾内养殖引起的高浓度NO₂-N是引起三沙湾"营养多藻类少灾害多"这一独特的生态特征的主要因素.      

湿地沉积物-水界面营养盐交换的定量估算

为有效控制湖泊内源营养盐的释放,探讨了不同物理改良措施(覆沙、底质疏松)对沉积物-水界面营养盐的释放通量控制效果。利用原位孔隙水采样技术(Peeper)来获得沉积物孔隙水剖面,对改良后湿地沉积物孔隙水营养盐的垂向分布及其扩散通量进行了研究。结果发现,改良后沉积含水率、孔隙率分别提高了91%和54%。水土界面附近,随剖面深度增加,孔隙水中PO₄3-、NH₄+、NO₃-及NO₂-浓度分布符合指数关系,PO₄3-、NH₄+在8 cm左右达到最大值。种植芦苇后沉积物孔隙水中PO₄3-、NH₄+均有不同程度的下降,改良措施能有效降低表层弱结合态磷在总磷中比例但增加铁磷的比例,种植芦苇可强化这一效应。运用Fick第一定律对剖面孔隙水营养盐的扩散通量进行估算,发现沉积物经疏松后,NH₄+、PO₄3-的扩散通量由57.47~72.19μg/(m2·d)和2.55~3.21μg/(m2·d)变为-95.54~-130.94μg/(m2·d)和1.50~2.05μg/(m2·d),可考虑疏松沉积物-水界面附近沉积物来作为控制湖泊内源污染的有效手段之一。     

风浪作用下入湖河口内源释放特征

采用Y型沉积物再悬浮发生装置模拟3种风速条件下典型入湖河流河口沉积物再悬浮和沉降过程.结果表明,随着风速的增大,水柱中悬浮物总量增加;3种风速条件下氨氮(NH₄+-N)增量均为负;小风和中风过程,正磷酸盐(PO₄3--P)总量呈减小趋势,大风过程,正磷酸盐总量出现了明显上升,相对于初始值增加了46%,在5.1~8.7m/s的某一模拟风速条件下PO₄3--P的释放和吸附达到动态平衡,其表观值与初始值相等.总氮(TN)和总磷(TP)总量随着风速的增加而增大,TN最大增量是初始总量的2倍,而TP则是17倍;风浪过后TN、TP总量基本恢复到初始值.典型风速过程中,营养盐垂向分布无明显规律.     

西太平洋深水盆地海水及孔隙水的微量元素地球化学特征

关于西太平洋海山区深水盆地海水和孔隙水的地球化学特征,及其对该海域多金属结核生成的影响的研究至今仍比较缺乏.对西太平洋海山区的深海盆地进行海水和孔隙水的系统采样,分析了海水的化学特征以及海水和孔隙水的微量元素特征.结果显示:海水的DO和pH随水深增加呈逐渐下降再上升的趋势,而SiO₃2-、NO₃-和PO₄3-的变化特征与其相反;微量元素在海水中的变化特征与上述营养盐相似,海水-沉积物界面表现出溶解态微量元素含量的极大富集,而在3~5 cm处的微弱上升可能与自生物质分解有关.以上表明大洋底层海水金属元素的富集与生物作用相关,是导致普遍氧化的表层沉积物之上多金属结核富集的主控因素;相对于其他海域,研究区域碎屑物质溶解产生的Sc、Cr、Ni、Pb以及大量的Cu、Co等金属元素可能对结核的生长起到重要的促进作用.      

长江中下游不同营养水平湖泊水体环境变化特征及机制

选择长江中下游49个湖泊进行不同季节的水体溶解无机氮(DIN)、总氮(TN)、总磷(TP),溶解性无机磷(DIP)以及叶绿素a(Chla)等环境参数分析,开展不同营养水平湖泊水体环境变化特征及生物响应机制研究。结果表明:DIN、TN/TP随TP的变化规律反映了不同营养水平和季节下地球化学作用的影响;氨氮(NH₄-N)、TP、DIP、Chla尤其是NH₄-N的季节性变化规律与营养水平关系密切;TP<0.05 mg/L时,NH₄-N随总磷升高的趋势夏季大于其他季节,TN/TP与硝态氮(NO₃-N)、TN相关性好,营养源组成和氨化作用是主要影响因素;0.05 mg/L4-N随总磷升高的趋势基本相同,TN/TP与亚硝态氮(NO₂-N)、NO₃-N、TN相关好,水生植物利用、氨化和反硝化作用是主要影响因素。TP>0.1 mg/L,冬季NH₄-N随总磷升高的趋势明显大于其他季节,TN/TP在冬季和春季与TN、NO₃-N相关性好,夏季和秋季与TP相关性好,其主要原因在于夏季和秋季水生植物对DIN的利用量、反硝化作用和湖泊内源释放的显著增强。     

南海中北部表层沉积硅藻的高分辨空间分布及其与现代环境因子的关系

本文通过对南海中北部1 266个站位19种硅藻的生物地理分布格局及其对环境因子偏好的研究,查清了南海中北部沉积硅藻高分辨的空间展布特征,并探讨了硅藻分布与海洋环境因子的关系。南海北部陆架和西部陆架表层沉积硅藻以广温的半咸水潮间带种或沿岸种和咸水-半咸水浅海种为主,珠江口以东的粤东北部陆架Paralia sulcata呈集中分布,粤西北部陆架多样性最佳,Cyclotella stylorum相对富集,西部陆架则以Cyclotella striata占显著优势。北部陆坡和西部陆坡以热带浮游远洋种为主,其中Azpeitia nodulifera和Nitzschia marina分别在琼东南陆坡、西部陆坡和东北部陆坡占优势地位,Chaetoceros messanensis、Fragilariopsis doliolus集中分布于北部陆坡。深海盆以热带浮游远洋种为主,A.nodulifera最具优势,其次为N.marina,Thalassionema nitzschioides和Thalassiosira eccentrica在吕宋海峡入口、深海盆东部和东南部礼乐岛坡集中分布。硅藻种和环境因子的Pearson相关性分析和冗余分析表明,热带远洋种与表层海水温度显著正相关,广温广布种与温度和盐度呈一定正相关,多数沿岸种和浅海种与盐度显著负相关。硅藻组合与海洋流系控制下的环境因子关系密切。可分为6个硅藻组合,其中陆架区3个组合主要受到盐度和营养盐(NO₃,PO₄,SiO₄)浓度的影响,陆坡区2个组合主要受表层海水温度、盐度和营养盐(PO₄)浓度的影响,而深海盆硅藻组合主要受温度的影响。对比前人研究,本文提高了对南海沉积硅藻空间分布认识的分辨率,充实了研究相对薄弱的西部陆架和深海盆的最新资料,佐证并修正了前人基于少量数据而得出的硅藻组合分区认识,消弭了前人观点的分歧。生物因素和沉积过程会使沉积硅藻对环境因子变化的响应关系更为复杂。     

重金属污染土壤修复的Pb2+钝化产物稳定性

自然状态下土壤中重金属元素是否稳定存在是重金属污染固化修复技术中的核心问题。本文以常见重金属离子Pb²⁺为例,分析土壤中重金属离子与常见离子基团结合的稳定性。将第一性原理应用于Pb的存在形态和稳定性的分析,计算了PbCO₃、PbSO₄、PbCl₂、Pb₃（PO₄）₂、PbAl₂O₄和Pb₃Fe₂（PO₄）₄的自由能、能带和态密度。首先推断Pb²⁺和CO₃^2-、SO₄^2-、Cl^-、PO₄^3-等土壤中常见阴离子的结合稳定性,再判断加入金属阳离子Al³⁺和Fe³⁺对体系稳定性的影响。结果表明：铅化合物自由能从高到低趋势为PbCl₂、PbAl₂O₄、PbCO₃、PbSO₄、Pb₃（PO₄）₂、Pb₃Fe₂（PO₄）₄,其相应的结构稳定性顺序从大到小为Pb₃Fe₂（PO₄）₄、Pb₃（PO₄）₂、PbSO₄、PbCO₃、PbAl₂O₄、PbCl₂。通过对能带和态密度的分析,首先确定了SO₄^2-和PO₄^3-的引入能够增强含Pb体系的稳定性,进一步加入金属阳离子Fe³⁺会使体系更稳定。推测SO₄^2-、PO₄^3-为治理Pb²⁺污染合适的官能团,应选择容易释放SO₄^2-、PO₄^3-的物质作为合适的钝化剂。在实际应用中可选择磷酸二氢钠、无水硫酸钠、脱硫石膏等作为钝化剂。     

河口沉积物孔隙水营养盐分布特征及扩散通量

通过2010年夏季在李村河口潮滩区3个站位的采样分析,研究了孔隙水营养盐的分布特征,并利用Fick第一定律估算了沉积物-水界面间营养盐的扩散通量。结果表明,孔隙水营养盐在不同站位间质量浓度不同,呈现出自河口上游向下游逐渐降低的分布趋势。NH₄⁺-N质量浓度为26.21~53.10 mg/L,是孔隙水中营养盐的主要组分。沉积物中有机物的降解反应主要在还原状态下进行,营养盐质量浓度在垂向上的变化受有机质含量及沉积物氧化还原环境改变的综合影响。除NO₃^--N外其他营养盐均由沉积物向上覆水体扩散,沉积物是底层水体营养盐的重要来源。     

农田排水对沼泽湿地毛果苔草的影响及效应

随着三江平原沼泽湿地的垦殖,农田排水不断进入沼泽湿地,对湿地生态系统造成不同程度的影响。当一定氮、磷浓度的农田排水进入毛果苔草沼泽湿地后,水中TN、NH₄+-N、TP和PO₄3--P的含量均明显升高,8~9月份TN和NH₄+-N含量分别为自然沼泽湿地水体的1.51~2.10倍和1.53~3.02倍;TP和PO₄3--P含量分别为1.30~4.08倍和4.33~11.33倍。接受农田排水的毛果苔草根、茎叶生物量明显增高,相应的植物不同部分TN、TP含量也明显增高,其毛果苔草根部TN、TP含量与水中TN、TP含量的相关关系比自然湿地毛果苔草的这一相关关系更强,表明农田排水可促进毛果苔草的生长和对氮、磷的吸收。由于农田排水中磷的含量相对较高,造成湿地水系统N/P失衡,对湿地毛果苔草生态系统的稳定性和生物生产力形成潜在的威胁,因此应控制农田排水直接排入沼泽湿地。     

广西阳朔磷氯铅矿矿物学和振动光谱特征分析

广西阳朔长期出产宝石级磷氯铅矿,迄今未见其矿物学和振动光谱的研究报道。采用能量色散X射线荧光光谱、X射线粉末晶体衍射、红外光谱和拉曼光谱分析了14颗阳朔磷氯铅矿。该矿物为半透明的黄绿色六方柱,相对密度为6.484～7.310,白色条痕,硬度为4,化学成分以铅、磷和氯为主。红外光谱在1 060～920 cm^-1和580～540 cm^-1区域观察到属于PO₄^3-的伸缩和弯曲振动带,平行和垂直光轴的谱带差异明显;部分样品观察到AsO₄^3-振动弱带,说明结构中有少量PO₄^3-被替代。拉曼光谱观察到916/940 cm^-1属于PO₄^3-伸缩振动强带、位于390/414/542/572 cm^-1系列弯曲振动带和160～262 cm^-1晶格振动带。这些谱带随着测试方向不同而变化,反映出结构中的PO₄     

乌鲁木齐河源1号冰川表层雪的化学特征——以低分子有机酸和无机阴离子为例

表层雪是联系大气成分与冰芯记录的重要纽带,是研究成冰作用过程中化学组成变化的起点.为配合天山乌鲁木齐河源1号冰川成冰作用过程中化学组成变化的研究,对1号冰川积累区(海拔4130 m)一个完整年度的表层雪样品进行了低分子有机酸和无机阴离子含量的分析.结果显示:表层雪中低分子有机酸主要有HCOO^-、CH₃COO^-、C₂H₅COO^-和(COO)₂^2-,无机阴离子主要有F^-、Cl^-、NO₂^-、NO₃^-、SO₄^2-和PO₄^3-.除(COO)₂^2-外,大部分高浓度的有机酸和无机阴离子因受到周围环境和盛行风的影响呈现出明显的季节变化特征,即夏半年离子浓度变化剧烈,最大值和最小值同时出现在夏半年,冬半年的浓度则相对小而稳定;而(COO)₂^2-和低浓度的无机阴离子随季节变化的特征不明显,在全年均显示出波动性.在外界条件不变的情况下,表层雪可以长时间(至少半年时间)保存其中高含量的化学组成不被改变.     

Phytoplankton blooms and nitrogen productivity in San Francisco Bay

San Francisco Bay has been considered an HNLC or HNLG (high nutrient low chlorophyll or low growth) region with nonlimiting concentrations of inorganic nutrients yet low standing stocks of phytoplankton. Most of the studies leading to this conclusion come from the South Bay and little is known about nutrient processes and phytoplankton productivity in the northern and central parts of the estuary. Data collected over 3 yr (1999–2003) in Suisun, San Pablo, and Central Bays describe the availability of dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN), silicate, and phosphate and the seasonal variability in phytoplankton abundance. Rate measurements of fractionated nitrogen productivity provide the relative contributions of different forms of DIN (ammonium and nitrate) and different sized phytoplankton to the development of seasonal phytoplankton blooms. Regional differences in bloom dynamics are observed with Suisun Bay, the least saline, highest nutrient, most turbid region having less phytoplankton biomass and productivity than San Pablo and Central Bays, except in the abnormally wet spring of 2000. Spring blooms in San Francisco Bay are driven primarily by high rates of nitrate uptake by larger phytoplankton cells following a period of increased ammonium uptake that depletes the ambient ammonium. The smaller occasional fall blooms are apparently flueled mostly by ammonium uptake by small sized phytoplankton. The data suggest that the HNLC condition in the northern and central parts of San Francisco Bay is due primarily to light availability modulated by the interaction between ammonium and nitrate, and the relative amounts of the two forms of the DIN pool available to the phytoplankton.     

Going West: Nutrient Limitation of Primary Production in the Northern Gulf of Mexico and the Importance of the Atchafalaya River

To investigate controls on phytoplankton production along the Louisiana coastal shelf, we mapped salinity, nutrient concentrations (dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) and phosphorus (P_i), silicate (Si)), nutrient ratios (DIN/P_i), alkaline phosphatase activity, chlorophyll and ¹⁴C primary productivity on fine spatial scales during cruises in March, May, and July 2004. Additionally, resource limitation assays were undertaken in a range of salinity and nutrient regimes reflecting gradients typical of this region. Of these, seven showed P_i limitation, five revealed nitrogen (N) limitation, three exhibited light (L) limitation, and one bioassay had no growth. We found the phytoplankton community to shift from being predominately N limited in the early spring (March) to P limited in late spring and summer (May and July). Light limitation of phytoplankton production was recorded in several bioassays in July in water samples collected after peak annual flows from both the Mississippi and Atchafalaya Rivers. We also found that organic phosphorus, as glucose-6-phosphate, alleviated P limitation while phosphono-acetic acid had no effect. Whereas DIN/P_i and DIN/Si ratios in the initial water samples were good predictors of the outcome of phytoplankton production in response to inorganic nutrients, alkaline phosphatase activity was the best predictor when examining organic forms of phosphorus. We measured the rates of integrated primary production (0.33?C7.01 g C m^?2 d^?1), finding the highest rates within the Mississippi River delta and across Atchafalaya Bay at intermediate salinities. The lowest rates were measured along the outer shelf at the highest salinities and lowest nutrient concentrations (<0.1 ??M DIN and Pi). The results of this study indicate that P_i limitation of phytoplankton delays the assimilation of riverine DIN in the summer as the plume spreads across the shelf, pushing primary production over a larger region. Findings from water samples, taken adjacent the Atchafalaya River discharge, highlighted the importance of this riverine system to the overall production along the Louisiana coast.     

Long-Term Variability of Nutrients and Chlorophyll in the Chesapeake Bay: A Retrospective Analysis, 1985–2008

A retrospective analysis of freshwater discharge, riverine dissolved nutrient loads, dissolved nutrients, and chlorophyll in the Chesapeake Bay from 1985 to 2008 is presented. It is evident that each field displays an interannual variability averaged over the Bay. The N and P loads peaked in 1997 and have fluctuated with a decreasing trend since early 2004. Dissolved nutrient concentrations in the Bay appear to be largely controlled by riverine nutrient loads. The temporal variability of chlorophyll is positively correlated with nutrient loads and concentrations. Over the study period, N:P (DIN:DIP) molar ratios were consistently higher than the Redfield ratio (N:P?=?16:1) and strongly correlated with river discharge (R ²?=?0.68, p??16:1), and N is the limiting nutrient in summer and early autumn (N:P?4 from anoxic sediments. Long-term climate indices, such as El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), appear to exert only a moderate control over the riverine discharge to the Bay or over the ecosystem response in terms of chlorophyll in the Bay. While not all related mechanisms can be inferred from available data, this analysis should help in determining future data needs for monitoring water quality and human and climate influence on the health of the Bay.     

Seasonal distributions of suspended particulate material and dissolved nutrients in a coastal plain estuary

The temporal and spatial distributions of salinity, dissolved oxygen, suspended particulate material (SPM), and dissolved nutrients were determined during 1983 in the Choptank River, an estuarine tributary of Chesapeake Bay. During winter and spring freshets, the middle estuary was strongly stratified with changes in salinity of up to 5‰ occurring over 1 m depth intervals. Periodically, the lower estuary was stratified due to the intrusion of higher salinity water from the main channel of Chesapeake Bay. During summer this intrusion caused minimum oxygen and maximum NH₄ ⁺ concentrations at the mouth of the Choptank River estuary. Highest concentrations of SPM, particulate carbon (PC), particulate nitrogen (PN), total nitrogen (TN), total phosphorous (TP) and dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) occurred in the upper estuary during the early spring freshet. In contrast, minimum soluble reactive phosphate (SRP) concentrations were highest in the upper estuary in summer when freshwater discharge was low. In spring, PC:PN ratios were >13, indicating a strong influence by allochthonous plant detritus on PC and PN concentrations. However, high concentrations of PC and PN in fall coincided with maximum chlorophyll a concentrations and PC:PN ratios were <8, indicating in situ productivity controlled PC and PN levels. During late spring and summer, DIN concentrations decreased from >100 to <10 μg-at l^?1, resulting mainly from the nonconservative behavior of NO₃ ^?, which dominated the DIN pool. Atomic ratios of both the inorganic and total forms of N and P exceeded 100 in spring, but by summer, ratios decreased to <5 and <15, respectively. The seasonal and spatial changes in both absolute concentrations and ratios of N and P reflect the strong influence of allochthonous inputs on nutrient distributions in spring, followed by the effects of internal processes in summer and fall.     

Nutrient cycling in the sub-tropical Brunswick estuary,Australia

A combination of mixing plots, one-dimensional salt balance modelling, nutrient loading budgets, and benthic flux measurements were used to assess nutrient cycling pathways in the enriched sub-tropical Brunswick estuary during different freshwater flows. A simple model accounting for freshwater residence times and nutrient availability was found to be a good predictor of phytoplankton biomass along the estuary, and suggested that biomass accumulation may become nutrient-limited during low flows and that recycling within the water column is important during blooms. Dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) cycling budgets were constructed for the estuary during different freshwater flows accounting for all major inputs (catchment, sewage, and urban) to the estuary. Internal cycling due to phytoplankton uptake (based on measured biomass) and sediment-water fluxes (based on measured rates in each estuarine reach) was considered. Four different nutrient cycling states were identified during the study. In high flow, freshwater residence times are less than 1 d, internal cycling processes are bypassed and virtually all dissolved, and most particulate, nutrients are delivered to the continental shelf. During the growth phase of a phytoplankton bloom enhanced recycling occurs as residence times increase sufficiently to allow biomass accumulation. Remineralization of phytoplankton detritus during this phase can supply up to 50% of phytoplankton DIN demands. In post-bloom conditions, DIN uptake by phytoplankton decreases in the autumn wet season when biomass doubling times begin to exceed residence times. OM supply to the sediments diminishes and the benthos becomes nutrient-limited, resulting in DIN uptake by the sediments. As flows decrease further in the dry season, there is tight recycling and phytoplankton blooms, and uptake by the sediments can account for the entire DIN loading to the estuary resulting in complete removal of DIN from the water column. The ocean is a potentially important source of DIN to the estuary at this time. The results of the DIN cycling budgets compared favorably with mixing plots of DIN at each time. The results suggest that a combination of different approaches may be useful in developing a more comprehensive understanding of nutrient cycling behavior and the effects of nutrient enrichment in estuaries.     

东海陆架晚更新世以来沉积物常量元素的分布及其地质意义

对东海陆架西湖凹陷区SFK-1孔的岩性、粒度、常量元素以及测年数据的综合分析表明:元素地球化学信息对于地层的划分有良好的指示意义。 SFK-1孔沉积物常量元素质量分数平均值分别为SiO₂ 65.35%、Al₂O₃ 12.12%、FeO 1.75%、CaO 3.88%、MgO 2.04%、K₂O 2.63%、 Na₂O 2.04%、 TiO₂ 0.66%、 P₂O₅ 0.12%、 MnO 0.065%、TFe₂O₃ 4.74%、CaCO₃ 5.38%,标准差系数较小,反映SFK-1孔常量元素离散程度较小。SFK-1孔沉积物CaCO₃/TiO₂、CaO/TiO₂和P₂O₅/TiO₂反映了化学风化程度的强弱;TiO₂/Al₂O₃可以作为古水流能量的指标,反映当时河流水动力条件的影响强度;而SiO₂/TiO₂、Na₂O/TiO₂可以用来反映沉积水动力的强度。依据常量元素质量分数垂直变化特征划分的8个层段分别与沉积物粒度、气候变化地层划分界线吻合。研究区自91 ka BP以来沉积环境经历了剧烈变化,它们分别反映了末次间冰期( 暖期) 晚期以来东海陆架区沉积环境的变化。     

Scales of nutrient-limited phytoplankton productivity in Chesapeake Bay

The scales on which phytoplankton biomass vary in response to variable nutrient inputs depend on the nutrient status of the plankton community and on the capacity of consumers to respond to increases in phytoplankton productivity. Overenrichment and associated declines in water quality occur when phytoplankton growth rate becomes nutrient-saturated, the production and consumption of phytoplankton biomass become uncoupled in time and space, and phytoplankton biomass becomes high and varies on scales longer than phytoplankton generation times. In Chesapeake Bay, phytoplankton growth rates appear to be limited by dissolved inorganic phosphorus (DIP) during spring when biomass reaches its annual maximum and by dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) during summer when phytoplankton growth rates are highest. However, despite high inputs of DIN and dissolved silicate (DSi) relative to DIP (molar ratios of N∶P and Si∶P>100), seasonal accumulations of phytoplankton biomass within the salt-intruded-reach of the bay appear to be limited by riverine DIN supply while the magnitude of the spring diatom bloom is governed by DSi supply. Seasonal imbalances between biomass production and consumption lead to massive accumulations of phytoplankton biomass (often>1,000 mg Chl-a m^?2) during spring, to spring-summer oxygen depletion (summer bottom water <20% saturation), and to exceptionally high levels of annual phytoplankton production (>400 g m^?2 yr^?1). Nitrogen-dependent seasonal accumulations of phytoplankton biomass and annual production occur as a consequence of differences in the rates and pathways of nitrogen and phosphorus cycling within the bay and underscore the importance of controlling nitrogen inputs to the mesohaline and lower reaches of the bay.