Pore Water Nutrient Regeneration in Shallow Coastal Bohai Sea, China

The regeneration of pore water nutrients was studied and the contribution of benthic nutrient fluxes to the overlying water was evaluated on the basis of field specific observations conducted in September–October 1998 and April–May 1999 in the Bohai Sea. Nutrient concentrations in sediment pore waters were examined by incubating sediment core samples with overlying seawater in air and/or nitrogen conditions. Nutrient diffusion fluxes calculated by diagenetic equations were within a factor of 2 during incubations. The factors affecting nutrient diffusion across sediment/water interface include bioturbation, nitrification, denitrification, adsorption, and dissolution. The regeneration of nutrients from sediments will increase nutrient loads of the Bohai Sea and affect nutrient atomic ratios in this region. Among nutrient sources from riverine input, atmospheric deposition and sediment regeneration, ammonium and phosphate mainly came from atmospheric deposition (>50%); nitrate was mainly transported by riverine input into the Sea, silicate from sediment regeneration accounts up to 60%. This demonstrates that nutrient regeneration in sediments contributes more silicate than riverine input and atmospheric deposition together, but benthic flux contributes very much less phosphate and nitrate relative to riverine input and atmospheric deposition. The benthic fluxes of nutrients may lead to a decrease of the amount of nitrate, an increase of phosphate, ammonia and silicate in the water column. The release of silicate from sediments may compensate the decrease of silicate due to the reduction of riverine discharge. Nutrient regeneration in sediment may have an important influence on the eutrophic character of coastal waters in this region. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

渤海中部断面环境要素分布及其变化趋势

研究渤海的可持续发展.根据 1979～1999 年渤海中部断面温度、盐度、溶解氧、营养盐的调查资料,分析了它们的分布结构和20年来的变化趋势.结果显示断面各个要素冬季的垂向分布均匀,夏季有2个冷水中心,盐度、溶解氧、营养盐在冷中心位置也出现了类似的高值或者低值中心.各要素的距平图显示盐度有上升趋势,溶解氧含量下降,无机氮逐年增加,磷酸盐和硅酸盐夏季有下降的趋势,但是冬季没有明显的增加或者减少的趋势.     

西北冰洋中太平洋入流水营养盐的变化特征

利用1999,2003和2008年夏季(7-9月)三次中国北极科学考察数据资料,分析和讨论太平洋入流水营养盐的分布和楚科奇海关键生物地球化学过程对太平洋水化学性质的改造.结果表明,2003和2008年在白令海峡南部64.3°N纬向断面(BS断面)由于水团性质差异显著,营养盐呈西高、东低的分布趋势.2003年BS断面水柱...     

Historic changes in flux of matter and nutrient budgets in the Bohai Sea

Over the past four periods （ 1959--1960, 1982--1983, 1992--1993, and 1998--1999）, the ecosystem of the Bohai Sea changed due to both a significant decrease of river water discharge from the Huanghe River and a reduction of precipitation. The shifts in nutrient chemistry could result in changes in the phytoplankton composition with an increased potential for non-diatom algal blooms. Simple box model was used to estimate the water - mass balance and nutrient budgets for the Bohai Sea. Water budgets indicate that the residual flow changed from out of the Bohai Sea before 1993, but became inflow to the Bohai Sea after then. The nutrient budgets developed indicate that the Bohai Sea was a sink for nutrients except for phosphate in 1959--1960 and 1982-- 1983 and for silicate in 1982--1983. Net water flow transports nutrients out of the Bohai Sea in 1959--1960, 1982--1983 and 1992--1993, but into the sea in 1998--1999 due to climate changes, such as precipitation and subsequent freshwater discharge. The residual fluxes of nutrients are minor relative to atmospheric deposition and riverine inputs. Conversions of phosphate values to carbon by stoichiometric ratios were used to predict that the system was net heterotrophic before 1982--1983 and net autotrophic after then. Nutrient budgets can explain the change of nutrient concentrations in the Bohai Sea except nitrates, which should include the surface runoff.     

2012年春季渤海中部及邻近海域叶绿素a与环境因子的分布特征

分析了2012年春季渤海中部及其邻近海域32个站点叶绿素a和环境因子的空间分布特征及其相互关系。结果发现:渤海中部靠近黄河口邻近水域相对于其他水域,呈现出相对较高的水温和较低的盐度,这与黄河淡水输入以及近岸水深相对较浅有密切关系。营养盐浓度在空间分布上表现为黄河口附近海域较高,在垂直分布上表现为中、底层高于表层,显示出黄河水输入与沉积物营养盐再释放的影响;此外,营养盐浓度与结构显示,渤海海域存在明显的磷和硅限制,磷限制尤其严重。叶绿素a浓度的空间分布显示,表层叶绿素a浓度的高值区出现在渤海湾湾口处,而中层与底层的叶绿素a浓度高值区出现在渤海中部。主成分分析结果表明,磷酸盐和温度是影响表层叶绿素a浓度的重要因素,而中、底层叶绿素a浓度主要受磷酸盐的影响。     

Preliminary observations on nutrient cycling and a stoichiometric model for elefsis bay, Greece

The changes in the concentrations of silicate, phosphate and inorganic nitrogen in Elefsis Bay, an intermittently anoxic basin, are described and related to the changes in the physical properties of the water for two seasonal cycles. Winter convection resulted in a very small vertical gradient of temperature, salinity, oxygen and nutrients. Stratification started to develop in May and persisted for about 6 months. In Elefsis Bay, high values of silicate, phosphate and ammonia occurred during the anoxic conditions prevailing in summer. The consumption of oxygen in the lower water column was directly related to density differences in it. The regeneration of nutrients was related to the consumption of oxygen, with seasonal differences in the regeneration of nitrate and silicate. A stoichiometric model indicates that plankton organisms in Elefsis Bay have approximate ratios for C:N:P of 105:14:1, whereas the ratio for nitrogen and phosphorus in the water is only 2:1. The water/plankton relationship in Elefsis Bay appears to be very similar to that in the Baltic Sea.     

渤海冬夏季营养盐和叶绿素a的分布特征

在2000年8月和2001年1月对渤海进行的两个航次的调查取样的基础上,分析渤海营养盐和叶绿素a的分布特征,各海区营养盐的结构以及营养盐和叶绿素a的关系。结果表明,冬季营养盐的浓度高于夏季,硅酸盐有明显的垂向结构,40多年来渤海中部硝酸盐呈现增加趋势;莱州湾浮游植物生长处于磷限制,其它海区处于氮限制;冬季叶绿素a的浓度也高于夏季,叶绿素a的季节差异可能与夏季浮游动物对浮游植物的大量摄食有关。     

渤海无机氮的分布

各种无机氮是浮游植物的基本营养物质，其含量多寡直接影响着海洋初级生产者的数量。在天然海水中，氮含量一般较低，因而在一定程度上它们常是浮游植物的限制因素之一。 渤海水产资源丰富，是我国重要渔场之一，因此对其生原要素的研究实属必要。为配合该水域水产生产农牧化的研究，本文根据多年(1959, 1960, 1983)的资料，通过讨论无机氮含量分布、百分组成及N/P 比值的变化特征，对该水域氮素生物环境作了评价。     

南海北部神狐海域营养盐浓度与结构的分布特征及影响因素

生源要素是海洋初级生产的基础,其在海洋环境中的循环受到多种物理、化学和生物过程的影响,对其浓度分布、结构特点及影响因素的认识是理解海洋生态系统动力学的基础。于2019年2月在南海北部神狐海域进行了现场考察和海水样品采集,对海水中的溶解态无机营养盐浓度进行了分析,并结合温度、盐度、叶绿素a(Chl a)、pH和溶解氧(DO)等水文环境参数,研究了神狐海域海水中营养盐浓度与结构的分布特征及影响因素等。在0～30 m的海水中各营养盐浓度均很低,随着深度的增加,营养盐浓度逐渐增大。在水深3 000 m左右处,无机氮、磷酸盐和硅酸盐浓度分别达到了38.02 μmol/L、2.71 μmol/L和149.07 μmol/L。温度、pH和DO与各营养盐浓度均具有显著的相关性,表明环境因素影响着营养盐的生物地球化学过程。此外,在75 m深度,研究区域东北方向的站位营养盐浓度相对较低,并呈现向西南方向逐渐增大的变化趋势,可能与高温、高盐和低营养盐的黑潮水入侵有关。根据端元混合模型计算所得保守混合浓度与实测值的差值显示,在75 m深度硅酸盐和磷酸盐以生物消耗为主,而硝酸盐存在添加。随磷酸盐浓度增加,各站位无机氮浓度呈线性升高,但硅酸盐浓度则以幂函数式升高,表明不同营养盐之间再生速率和再利用效率有所不同。神狐海域的N/P比与Si/N比和Si/P比呈现出截然相反的变化趋势。在0～30 m,N/P比较小而Si/N比和Si/P比较大;在75 m,受不同生物作用影响,N/P比变大,Si/N比和Si/P比变小;在75 m以下N/P比逐渐降低至14.44,而Si/N比和Si/P比则逐渐升高;在1 000 m以下,各营养盐比例均保持稳定。氮异常指数的计算结果显示,神狐海域300 m以上的海水中固氮作用强于反硝化作用,而300 m以下反硝化作用增强。神狐海域营养盐浓度与结构的分布特征表明黑潮入侵和生物活动显著影响了此区域营养盐的生物地球化学过程。     

三亚湾氮磷比值分布及其对浮游植物生长的限制

根据2000年4月－2001年4月的监测资料，采用Justic等建立的评估海水营养盐化学计量的限制标准，讨论了三亚湾氮磷发布及基对浮游植物生长限制的出现率。结果表明，该湾复、秋季由N限制转变为入冬后由P限制，Si的限制可能性很小。取原海水添加营养盐（不同比值）进行室内藻类培养，试验结果与分析观测资料得出的结论基本一致。     

Changes of nutrient concentrations and N: P: Si ratios and their possible impacts on the Huanghai Sea ecosystem

To investigate the impacts of nutrient concentrations and N:P:Si ratios on the ecosystem of the Huanghai Sea (Yellow Sea), the current status and long-term variation of nutrients concentrations and ratios as well as phytoplankton community structure in the Huanghai Sea were collected and analyzed. The results reveal great annual and seasonal fluctuations in the nutrient concentrations and N:P:Si ratios during 1998-2008 with no clear pattern observed in the whole region. Yet on a seasonal scale of spring and in the coastal regions such as the Jiaozhou Bay and Sanggou Bay, the increase of DIN concentration and N:P ratio as well as the decrease of phosphate and silicate concentrations and Si:N ratios were relatively significant. Many pelagic ecosystem changes have occurred concurrent with these changes of the nutrient regime, such as the recent increase of primary production, changes of phytoplankton chlorophyll a biomass and abundance, an increase of eutrophication, and occurrence of HABs. In addition, new trends in the variation of nutrients seem to be developing in some particular transect such as 36°N, which suggests that long-term and systematic ecosystem monitoring in the Huanghai Sea is necessary.     

渤黄海营养盐结构及其潜在限制作用的时空分布

根据2006-2007年4个季节的现场调查资料,分析探讨了渤海和黄海营养盐结构分布变化特征及其对浮游植物生长的潜在的限制状况.结果表明,渤黄海水体 Si/N/P 比值均偏离 Redfield 比值,季节变化明显;春夏冬季 N/P和 Si/P比值由近岸向远岸海域递减,高值区主要分布在黄河口、鸭绿江口及苏北近岸,秋季上层水体N/P和Si/P比值的分布趋势有所不同,高值区主要分布在南黄海的中部海域.受陆源输入的影响,近岸特别是河口区 N/P和 Si/P比值均较高,温跃层的生消变化和生物活动调控着黄海中部海域营养盐结构的变化.渤黄海浮游植物生长主要受P的潜在限制,部分季节受N、Si的潜在限制;营养盐限制状况存在着明显的时空变化及不同营养盐的同时或交替限制的现象.     

渤海浮游植物群落结构时空分布及其影响因素

浮游植物群落结构的时空变化对生物地球化学循环、全球气候及渔业资源具有重要的影响。本文采用ROMS-CoSiNE高分辨率数值模拟结果,分析了渤海浮游植物生物量和群落结构的时空分布特征,讨论了浮游植物群落结构时空差异的主要影响因素。结果表明,渤海表层叶绿素浓度和甲硅藻比在冬季最低、夏季最高。叶绿素浓度呈条带状分布,甲硅藻比呈斑块状分布。冬季、春季和秋季浮游植物群落结构均以硅藻占绝对优势,夏季以硅藻和甲藻共同占优。不同因素对浮游植物群落结构的影响具有时空差异性。在辽东湾、渤海湾、莱州湾和渤海中部,各个季节浮游植物群落结构差异分别受磷酸盐、氮磷比、硅氮比、溶解无机氮的影响最大。在冬季、夏季和秋季,各个区域浮游植物群落结构差异均受溶解无机氮的影响最大,在春季则受硅氮比的影响最大。总体上,营养盐浓度及结构是浮游植物群落结构时空差异的主要影响因子。     

渤海春季营养盐限制的现场实验

1999年4－5月，在现场条件下对天然水体中浮游植物以外加营养盐受控培养的方式，研究和探讨春季渤海中部、莱州湾和渤海海峡3个海区的浮游植物生长的营养盐限制问题。结果表明，在莱州湾附近浮游植物生长受到显著的磷限制；尽管水体中硅酸盐浓度较历史水平大大降低，并且实验进行时硅藻为优势种，但是硅酸盐尚不成为限制因子；渤海中部不存在营养盐的限制问题，营养盐浓度和结构相对适宜；渤海海峡也不存在营养盐的限制问题，但是溶解无机氮的相对含量略低。     

渤海浮游植物生物量时空变化初析

本文根据 4 0年间收集的综合观测资料、部分成果以及 1998/ 1999年本课题执行的 2个航次的调查和岸边监测 ,分析了渤海浮游植物生物量的年循环规律、水平分布的年际变化及长期变化。结合渤海水温、盐度、黄河径流量及营养盐浓度的变化 ,初步分析了原因。渤海为高生产力陆架海 ,每年有 2次生物量的高峰期 ,水华时间有 1个月的前后移动 ;生物量及其水平分布的年际变化大于 10年际变化。渤海温盐有增加趋势 ,无机氮浓度增加、磷酸盐浓度降低 ,河流输入变化只影响局部海域子系统 ,近岸海域的富营养化使得营养盐更多地消耗在近岸 ,而中央海区依然保持良好水质。物理系统的变化是该时空变化的重要原因之一。     

Nitrogen forms and decomposition of organic carbon in the southern Bohai Sea core sediments

Study on form characteristics of nitrogen in marine sediments is the primary method to research its biogeochemical cycling and nitrogen form characteristics in core sediments can reflect the process and results of early diagenesis in a certain degree. In this paper, Sequential extraction process in natural grain size was used for studying the existent forms of nitrogen in five core sediments of the southern Bohai Sea for the first time. Nitrogen was divided into two parts -transferable and fixed based on whether it could be extracted by the reagent. Distributions and early diagenesis of transferable nitrogen forms in the southern Bohai Sea were researched integratedly. Results indicate that IEF - N and OSF-N are predominant forms in transferable part in the studied core sediments. Contents of different nitrogen forms vary differently with depth, and have different diagenesis process. Decomposition constant of organic nitrogen (ON) and OC are about 15.51 × 10~(-3)a~(-1)and 4.79× 10~(-3)a~(-1) respective     

加拿大海盆北部营养盐限制作用研究

利用2008年夏季中国第三次北极科学考察获得的营养盐、叶绿素a、温度和盐度等数据资料,结合现场营养盐添加实验的结果讨论西北冰洋加拿大海盆北部营养盐对浮游植物生长的限制作用。结果表明:由于融冰水稀释作用,加拿大海盆B80站约20m深度存在较强的盐跃层,阻碍了水体上下混合。较低浓度的溶解无机氮(DIN)和硅酸盐(分别为0.31μmol/L和0.94μmol/L)以及严重偏离Redfield比值的N/P、N/Si比值(分别为0.42和0.32)表明加拿大海盆表层水体存在N和Si限制。根据现场营养盐加富实验各培养组叶绿素a浓度变化、营养盐吸收总量差异和浮游植物种群结构,进一步表明氮是北冰洋海盆首要限制营养盐,而Si则抑制了硅质生物的生长。同时,较小的硝酸盐半饱和常数(Ks)证明即使在营养盐充足的情况下北冰洋海盆浮游植物生长速率也处于较低水平。计算得到各培养组营养盐吸收比例(N/P比值)均大于Redfield比值,可能是培养实验过程中以微型、微微型浮游植物为主,硅藻等小型浮游植物为辅造成的。     

2008年夏季白令海营养盐的分布及其结构状况

中国第3次北极考察对白令海营养盐的分布及结构状况进行了观测分析,结果表明,白令海营养盐分布和结构状况区域性特征明显。海盆区表层DIN、磷酸盐和硅酸盐平均浓度分别为9.73,0.94,11.06 μmol/dm3;陆架区表层DIN,磷酸盐和硅酸盐平均浓度分别为0.60, 0.43, 3.74 μmol/dm3。营养盐高值主要出现在白令海西南部的海盆区和海峡口西南侧水域,低值出现于陆架边缘的陆坡区和陆架东部水域。白令海盆区真光层DIN,磷酸盐、硅酸盐浓度普遍较高,叶绿素浓度则较低,具有典型的高营养盐、低叶绿素(HNLC)特征。海盆区生物作用不是营养盐空间分布的主要调控因子,而陆架区营养盐的分布变化不仅受控于物理海洋输运过程的变化,同时也受夏季浮游生物生长、营养盐吸收消耗所影响。陆架和陆坡区表层海水N/P,Si/P比值平均分别为1.8, 9.9和3.2, 2.2,呈明显的低N/P,Si/P比值结构特征,陆坡区缺硅明显,陆架区缺氮显著。在白令海水域磷酸盐浓度普遍较高,它不可能成为浮游植物光合作用限制因子。受硅限制水域主要限于陆坡区硅藻大量繁殖时期,属偶然性限制,在白令海陆架区绝大部分水域主要表现为氮限制。     

1999年渤海浮游植物生物量的数值模拟

以浮游植物量、浮游动物量、营养盐浓度 (包括无机氮和无机磷 )以及碎屑量为生态变量 ,在HAMSOM水动力学模式的基础上构建了 1个三维浮游生态动力学NPZD模型。采用此模型研究了渤海 1999年浮游植物量和初级生产力的变化情况 ,模拟结果与实测基本相符。模拟结果表明 :1999年渤海浮游植物量的变化大致呈双峰分布 ,春季水华出现在4,5月份 ,秋季水华出现在 9,10月份 ;受透明度和局地水深的影响 ,渤海湾和辽东湾北部浮游植物量的年变化呈夏季大、冬季小的单峰分布。 1999年渤海不同海区初级生产力的变化特征是 :除莱州湾一年中有春、夏 2个峰值外 ,其它 3个海区都是夏季高、冬季低的单峰分布 ;1999年整个渤海年平均的初级生产力为 2 5 7mgC/m2 /d。     

Nutrient (N,P and Si) and carbon partitioning in the stratified NW Mediterranean

The distribution of nutrients and carbon in the different pools present in the three functional layers (the upper, biogenic layer, the thermocline layer, and the deeper, biolythic layer) of the stratified NW Mediterranean Sea was examined. The stoichiometry between dissolved inorganic nutrients, which had low concentrations in the surface waters, indicated a deficiency in nitrogen, relative to phosphorus, and an excess nitrogen relative to phosphorus within the thermocline, as well as a general silicate deficiency relative to both N and P, even extending to the biolythic layer. The dissolved organic matter was highly depleted in N and, particularly, in P relative to C, with average DOC/DON ratios >60 and DOC/DOP ratios >1500 in all three layers. The particulate pool was also depleted in N and P relative to C, particularly in the biolythic layer. The concentration of biogenic silica was low relative to C, N and P, indicating that diatoms were unlikely to contribute a significant fraction of the seston biomass. Most (>80%) of the organic carbon was present as dissolved organic carbon. Total organic N and P comprised 50–80% of the N and P pool in the biogenic layer, and decreased with depth to represent 10–25% of these nutrient pools in the biolythic layer. The high total N:P ratios in all three depth layers (N/P ratio >20) indicated an overall phosphorus deficiency in the system. The high P depletion of the dissolved organic matter must derive from a very rapid recycling of the P-rich molecules within DOM, and the increasing C/N ratio of DOM with depth indicates that N is also recycled faster than C in the DOM. Because of the uniform depth distribution of the total dissolved nitrogen concentration, the increase in the percent inorganic N and the decline in the percent dissolved organic N with depth indicates that there must be biological transformations between these pools, with a dominance of DON production in surface waters and remineralisation in the underlying layers, from which dissolved inorganic nitrogen is supplied back to the biogenic layer. Downward fluxes of DON and DOC were estimated at 200–250 μmol N m⁻² d⁻¹ and 1.4–2.1 mmol C m⁻² d⁻¹, respectively, while there should be little or no export of P as dissolved organic matter. The downward DON flux exceeded the diffusive DIN supply of about 145 μmol N m⁻² d⁻¹ to the biogenic layer, suggesting that allochthonous N inputs must be important in the region.