Variability of phytoplankton absorption in the northern South China Sea: influence of the size structure and pigment composition of algal populations

Data from three cruises conducted in the Zhujiang River (ZR), coastal waters of Guangdong (CWGD) and the northern South China Sea (NSCS) during 2003 and 2004 were examined for assessing the relative importance of pigment composition and packaging effect in modifying the specific absorption coefficients of phytoplankton. The three survey regions differ widely in their phytoplankton community with large cells dominating the ZR and CWGD waters and small cells dominating the NSCS region. Variations in the size structure and the accessory pigments have much effect on the chlorophyll a-specific absorption coefficient of phytoplankton. The size index accounted for about 42% and 33% of the variation of the specific absorption coefficient at 440 and 675 nm, respectively. Using the multiple regression analysis approach, pigment concentrations for each sample were calculated. The accessory pigments other than chlorophyll a contribute to absorption mainly in the blue-to-green region of the spectrum and their absorptions account for about 44%, 43% and 53% on the average of the total phytoplankton absorption at 440 nm for the ZR, CWGD and NSCS regions. Among the accessory pigments, the photosynthetic carotenoids (noted PSC) play a dominant role in the ZR and CWGD waters, while in the NSCS the nonphotosynthetic carotenoids (noted PPC) as well as PSC have important contributions. Because the variations of both the size structure and accessory pigments in algal populations contributed to the variability of the specific absorption coefficient in the study regions, these factors may be considered explicitly in future bio-optical algorithms to derive chlorophyll a concentration more accurately.     

2014年冬季浙江中部海域网采浮游植物群集

于2014年12月至2015年1月, 在121°42′E～126°18′E, 28°43′N～30°02′N的浙江中部海域, 对97个站位采集的浮游植物的种类组成、群落结构、细胞丰度进行了研究。共鉴定浮游植物6门53属163种(含19未定种), 其中以硅藻为主, 甲藻其次; 浙江中部海域冬季浮游植物群落可分为4种生态类型: 半咸水类群、沿岸广温型、近海广温广盐型、外海高温高盐型, 其中最主要生态类型为近海广温型; 浮游植物优势种为中华齿状藻(Odentella sinensis)、琼氏圆筛藻(Coscinodiscus jonesianus) 、伏氏海线藻(Thalassionema frauenfeldii)、虹彩圆筛藻(Coscinodiscus oculus-iridis)、太阳双尾藻(Ditylum sol)、洛氏角毛藻(Chaetoceros lorenzianus)。浮游植物的细胞丰度范围为0.3×10⁴个/m³～67.1×10⁴个/m³, 平均值为8.8×10⁴个/m³, 呈现近岸>近海>外海的分布特点, 高值区位于三门湾至渔山列岛之间的海域; 生物多样性指数平均值为3.36; Pearson 相关性分析得出: 调查海域浮游植物的细胞丰度与盐度呈负相关,与磷酸盐、硝酸盐成正相关。     

黄、东海夏季浮游植物群落特征及其影响因素分析

黄海和东海是西北太平洋重要的边缘海,复杂的海洋环流和丰富的陆源物质输入共同影响着海域环境和生态系统。为了解黄、东海浮游植物群落组成、分布状况及其影响因素,本研究于2015年8—9月期间,通过流式细胞仪和形态学观察等方法,调查了该海域微型真核藻类、微微型真核藻类、聚球藻（Synechococcus）、原绿球藻（Prochlorococcus）以及浮游植物优势种的组成、丰度与分布情况,并基于浮游植物种类和丰度状况进行了聚类分析。结果表明,黄、东海浮游植物群落组成存在明显差别,黄海海域微型浮游植物丰度高于东海,而微微型浮游植物丰度低于东海,原绿球藻主要分布在东海海域。黄、东海海域浮游植物群落组成及分布状况与海域环境特征密切相关。夏季黄海海域相对封闭,受黄海冷水团控制,表层海水中高丰度的微型真核藻类主要出现在冷水团西侧边缘锋面区。东海海域受到长江冲淡水和黑潮水向岸入侵的强烈影响,在长江口邻近海域出现硅藻赤潮,而原绿球藻呈现出自外海向近岸输送的分布态势。相关结果可望为进一步探讨陆源物质输入和邻近大洋对我国近海生态系统的影响及机理提供依据。     

A model study on carbon cycle and phytoplankton dynamical processes in the Bohai Sea

The carbon cycle of lower trophic level in the Bohai Sea is studied with a three-dimensional biological and physical coupled model. The influences of the processes (including horizontal advection, river nutrient load, active transport etc. ) on the phytoplankton biomass and its evolution are estimated. The Bohai Sea is a weak sink of the CO2 in the atmosphere. During the cycle, 13.7% of the gross production of the phytoplankton enter the higher trophic level and 76.8 % of it are consumed by the respiration itself. The nutrient reproduction comes mainly from the internal biogeochemical loop and the rem-ineralization is an important mechanism of the nutrient transfer from organic form to inorganic. Horizontal advection decreases the total biomass and the eutrophication in some sea areas. Change in the nutrient load of a river can only adjust the local system near its estuary. Controlling the input of the nutrient, which limits the alga growth, can be very useful in lessening the phytoplankton biomass.     

南海中部海域铵浓度及其与浮游植物的关系

本文根据１９８３年９月至１９８５年１月南海中部海域调查的资料，分析了该海区海水中铵浓度的频率分布，垂直分布特征和次表层铵最大值的形成及其与环境因子的关系。结果表明，铵浓度变化范围在０－２．７１μｍｏｌ／ｄｍ＾３之间，铵含量小于０．５μｍｏｌ／ｄｍ＾３的样品数约为样品总数的７８％，铵最大值出现在表层和次表层机率较大。文中还对该海域表层的铵含量与浮游植物的关系进行了初步探讨。     

厦门潘涂对虾养殖垦区浮游植物的生态特征

1995年6月至1996年5月对厦门市潘涂对虾养殖垦区的浮游植物进行了调查，鉴定虾池浮游植物82属300种。其中，硅藻229种（底栖种类为主），甲藻30种，绿藻30种，蓝藻5种，隐藻和裸藻各3种。发现虾池浮游植物数量上以硅藻、绿藻和甲藻为主，并且多属于微型和超微型种类、调查虾池浮游植物的生态特征与邻近海区有较大的差别。文中还对浮游植物生态特征及其与保持虾池水质环境稳定性关系方面作了初步探讨。     

2006年夏季长江口及其邻近水域浮游植物群集

根据2006年8月在长江口及其邻近水域(30°30′N～32°30′N,121°E～123°E)39个观测站采集的浮游植物水样,研究了该水域浮游植物群集特征.调查区浮游植物以硅藻和甲藻为主,此外还有少量的金藻、蓝藻和绿藻.浮游植物主要优势物种为脆指管藻(Dactyliosolen fragilissima)和中肋骨条藻(Skeletonema costatum).浮游植物细胞丰度介于0.27～4830.09 cells·mL-1,平均为290.92 cells·mL-1,高值出现在调查区122°30′E～123°E水域,近岸细胞丰度较低.浮游植物细胞丰度的垂直分布特征是随水深增加先增大后减小,最大值出现在10m层.调查区两个断面细胞丰度由沿岸至冲淡水域呈增加趋势,但在调查区靠近外海一侧出现细胞丰度最低值.     

福建外来船舶压舱水中浮游植物种类组成与丰度及其影响因素的初步研究

2006～2008年间对进入福建沿海4个主要港口的12艘国际航船所携带的压舱水进行浮游植物种类组成和丰度分布的调查.此调查共检测出浮游植物7个门86属239种（含变种和变型）,77μm孔径网滤样和20μm孔径网滤样的平均藻类丰度分别为1.2×10^2cells/dm^3（变动在0～9.1×10^2cells/dm^3间）和3.4×10^3cells/dm^3（变动在0～3.0×10^4cells/dm^3间）.同时对其中6艘船舶的压舱水样品用f/2培养基培养,共有13种硅藻和1种甲藻被成功培养.文中还分析了压舱水中浮游植物丰度与盐度、水龄的关系,并结合历史资料讨论了压舱水里各类浮游植物的分布.     

Phytoplankton community adaptation to changing light levels in the southern Beaufort Sea,Canadian Arctic

The chlorophyll a specific absorption coefficient of phytoplankton, a_φ^∗(λ) is an important parameter to determine for primary production models and for the estimation of phytoplankton physiological condition. Knowledge of this parameter at high latitudes where nutrient rich cold water submitted to low incident light is a common environment is almost nonexistent. To address this issue, we investigated the light absorption properties of phytoplankton as a function of irradiance, temperature, and nutrients using a large data set in the southern Beaufort Sea during the open water to ice cover transition period. The a_φ^∗(λ) tended to increase from autumn when open water still existed to early winter when sea ice cover was formed, resulting from a biological selection of smaller-size phytoplankton more efficient to absorb light. There was no significant correlation between a_φ^∗(λ) and irradiance or temperature for both seasons. However, a_φ^∗(λ) showed a significant positive correlation with NO₃ + NO₂. Implications of the results for phytoplankton community adaptation to changing light levels are discussed.     

细胞结构对浮游植物光学特性的影响

藻细胞抽象为细胞质和叶绿体构成的两层球体结构, 结合Aden-Kerker散射理论, 分析了藻细胞各物理属性对其光学特性的影响, 同时也与均匀球体藻细胞的光学特性进行了对比分析。分析结果表明, 与均匀球体结构相比, 叶绿体为外裹层的细胞结构将显著增强其后向散射效率及后向散射比率, 而叶绿体为内核层的细胞结构因打包效应将削弱藻细胞的吸收效率; 当叶绿体为外裹层时, 细胞粒径大小、叶绿体相对体积、叶绿体复折射率的虚部都对藻细胞的吸收效率会产生显著影响; 同时, 细胞粒径大小和叶绿体复折射率实部是决定细胞后向散射效率和后向散射比率的两个重要指标。