Phosphorus metabolism in anthropogenically transformed lagoon ecosystems: The Comacchio lagoons (Ferrara, Italy)

Inorganic phosphorus dynamics were investigated with the use of ³²P in the hypertrophic Comacchio lagoons (NE Adriatic) during an extremely dense, quasi-permanent bloom of picocyanobacteria. Concentrations of dissolved inorganic phosphate (DIP) in waters of the blooming lagoons were usually near the detection limit (0.01 μmoles·dm⁻³). DIP uptake rates by microplankton at near-ambient concentrations (0.01 to 0.1 μmoles·dm⁻³) were in the range of 9.6 to 16.1 nmoles P·dm⁻³·min⁻¹, and turnover times were 1.5 to 3 min. The turnover time was >40 h in the eutrophic coastal waters of the adjacent Adriatic Sea. The uptake rate of DIP depended on its initial concentration. In water samples artificially enriched with DIP, the uptake rate rose to its maximum of 0.10 to 0.13 μmoles P·dm⁻³·min⁻¹ (or 6 to 7 μmoles·dm⁻³·h⁻¹) when the initial concentration of DIP was elevated to 10 to 20 μmoles·dm⁻³. The potential capacity of microplankton in the water samples to consume and retain DIP was estimated at 25 μmoles·dm⁻³. Specific features are discussed of phosphorus metabolism in the anthropogenically transformed lagoon ecosystem with an anomalous food web with few animals.     

Control of Phosphate Concentration through Adsorption and Desorption Processes in Groundwater and Seawater Mixing at Sandy Beaches in Tokyo Bay, Japan

Field observation was conducted to monitor phosphate concentrations in groundwater and seawater mixing at two sandy beaches in Futtsu and Miura in Tokyo Bay, Japan. Dissolved phosphate concentrations were measured along transects from fresh groundwater aquifer to seawater adjacent the beaches. The concentrations were often high (up to 46 µM) in fresh groundwater samples (Cl^– < 0.2). Coastal seawater, on the other hand, exhibited low phosphate concentrations (1.5 µM or less). Along the transects, phosphate generally displayed non-conservative behavior during mixing of fresh and saline waters in the aquifer; concentrations as high as 100 µM were found around the upper limit of seawater intrusion (Cl^– = 2). Laboratory experiments were executed to identify the processes that control the phosphate behavior in the mixing processes. The results revealed that adsorption-desorption processes by the aquifer sand particles could significantly control the phosphate concentrations in the groundwater. Furthermore, the adsorption and/or desorption was found to be a function of salinity; the equilibrium concentration of dissolved phosphate in slurry of sand and water was the highest in freshwater and decreased considerably in saline water. The extreme concentration of phosphate may be caused by release from sand particles coinciding with the rapid change in salinity with tide.     

南沙群岛海域溶解无机磷的分布

根据“八五”,“九五”国家科技专项南沙群岛海域综合科学考察的现场调查资料,对该海域的溶解无机磷（PO4^3- -P）分布进行了分析。结果表明,南沙群岛东南部海域的PO4^3- -P含量高于其它海区;PO4^3- -P随深度的增加而增加,变化速度在50-100m范围内最大;周日变化随季节及站点的不同而不同。南沙群岛海域PO4^3- -P含量分布是物理过程和生物过程共同作用的结果。     

悬浮沉积物对磷酸盐的吸附与释放及藻类对吸附磷的利用

本文用1987年12月采自平度县大泽山水库的水样和沉积物样品,实验研究了悬浮沉积物对磷酸盐的吸附与释放以及藻类对悬浮沉积物吸附磷的利用。实验证明,悬浮沉积物对PO_4—P的吸附相当迅速,24小时即趋于饱和;绝对吸附量随水中原有PO_4—P浓度和沉积物含量增加而增加,相对吸附量也随水中原有PO_4—P浓度的增加而增加,但随沉积物含量的增加而减少;悬浮沉积物的吸磷或释磷,取决于沉积物吸附的磷量与水中溶存PO_4—P浓度两者的相对关系,在吸附释放平衡条件下,二者的数量变化呈对数相关。藻类培养结果表明,悬浮沉积物吸附磷能被藻类直接利用。据此,作者提出应当用总活性磷,而不是溶解无机磷作为浅水型内陆水域有效磷的指标。     

广西北海半岛近岸水域活性磷酸盐与叶绿素a含量的关系

本文根据1992～1999年6个航次的调查资料，分析研究了广西北海半岛近岸水域活性磷酸盐(PO4—P)含量的分布特征及其与叶绿素a(Chl—a)含量的关系．结果表明：该水域PO4—P含量的分布具有随着其补充量与浮游植物的消耗量的不同而明显不同的特征．相关分析结果显示，秋、冬季该水体PO4—P与Chl-a含量之间以负相关趋势较为明显，春季则以正相关趋势较为明显．该水域中氮的供应运比磷的充裕，除个别航次外，N／P均值都高于39．11，远高于Redfield比值(16)。PO4—P含量可能是该水域浮游植物生长的主要限制图于，也可能是1995年3月该水域发生赤潮的重要影响因素。     

磷酸盐系列标准物质的研制

本文介绍了供测定水和海水中活性磷酸盐含量的标准物质的研究程序。其中包括了标准物质的配制、均匀性和稳定性检验、分析方法和数据统计处理等。并采用离子色谱法和分光光度法进行定值，对制备浓度分别为０．４０、０．８０、１．６０、３．２０、４．８０μｍｏｌ／ｄｍ３的磷酸盐标准物质，其相对不稳定度分别为３％、２％、１％、１％、１％。稳定期为一年以上。     

Marine diatom Thalassirosira weissflogii nutrient drawdown and its physiological status variation challenged to zinc and cadmium exposure

The uptake of zinc and cadmium by a species of marine diatom Thalassirosira weissflogii and the nutrient variation (phosphorus and silicon) in the culture medium were estimated when exposed to zinc and cadmium stress under controlled laboratory conditions.It was found that low cadmium addition could stimulate the culture to grow with a relatively high rate and exert its toxicity at the elevated concentration.The cellular uptake of zinc and cadmium by the diatom varied in the ranges of 1.21~3.75 and 0.060~0.629 fmol per cell respectively in the whole cultivation period.The mean cellular phosphorus and silicon drawdowns were constant with 0.26~0.42 and 0.30~0.46 pmol per cell respectively in those healthy cultures.It is illustrated that the algal cells can adjust some physiological mechanisms to decrease metal accumulation and keep metal homeostasis in the organism.The correlation analysis results further indicate that the cellular cadmium uptake might be closely related with the cellular phosphorus, silicon drawdown and the growth rate of diatom (P<0.05, 0.001, 0.01); and the cultures grow better in good conditions, the lower amount of phosphorus, silicon materials are consumed by a single cell to keep a high efficiency of utilization.     

初析赤潮成因研究的围隔实验结果──几个理化因子与硅藻赤 潮的关系

从１９９０年以来，在国家海洋局第三海洋研究所地临陆基水池中，应用围隔生态系实验技术对赤潮成因作了几次探索性的研究。针对４次人为引发赤潮的中尺度围隔实验的部分结果，结合已报道的厦门西海域赤潮过程，分析几个主要理化因子（水体稳定性，无机氮，无机磷，可溶性锰锰，可溶性铁和维生Ｂ１２）与硅藻赤潮发生及其规模的关系。     

磷酸盐对两种东海典型赤潮藻影响的围隔实验

采用了围隔生态实验方法,研究了围隔中营养盐含量及结构变化和磷酸盐对东海典型赤潮藻种(东海原甲藻和中肋骨条藻)生长的影响。结果表明,在高磷条件下,中肋骨条藻快速增殖,稳定期缩短,细胞数很快下降,而东海原甲藻由于氮源的限制生长期明显缩短。在磷限制条件下,中肋骨条藻细胞增殖受到明显抑制,生物量偏低,而东海原甲藻受到的影响较小。磷可能是东海原甲藻及中肋骨条藻生长的限制因子。氮磷比会影响浮游生物的生长,较高的氮磷比可能对东海原甲藻的生长有利,较低氮磷比则可能有利于中肋骨条藻生长。东海原甲藻能在营养盐浓度较低的生长环境中占有优势,相反,营养盐浓度较高的环境更适合中肋骨条藻的生长,中肋骨条藻具有更强的竞争能力。