Effect of macronutrient enrichment on the size distribution, sorption, and bioconcentration factor of iron by coastal phytoplanktonic diatoms |
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Authors: | Li Shun-Xing Zheng Feng-Ying |
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Affiliation: | aDepartment of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Zhangzhou Normal University, Zhangzhou 363000, PR China;bFujian Province University Key Laboratory of Analytical Science, Zhangzhou Normal University, Zhangzhou 363000, PR China |
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Abstract: | The influences of macronutrient enrichment on iron absorption, adsorption, and the bioconcentration factor (BCF) of iron by coastal diatoms were examined. In addition, the distribution of different iron size fractions in seawater in relation to two diatom species exposed to nutrient enrichment over an extended period (6 days for Thalassiosira weissflogii, and 4 days for Skeletonema costatum), was investigated. Iron concentrations were measured of seven size fractions: particles (>0.4 μm), colloidal particles (0.4 μm–100, 100–50, 50–30, 30–10, 10–3 kDa), and soluble species (<3 kDa).The absorption, adsorption, uptake, BCF of iron by the diatoms, and the iron species distribution in seawater were affected by the diatom species, as well as the nitrate (N) and phosphate (P) concentration. The addition of P could affect the iron internalization strategy. The content of soluble iron species was positively correlated with the amount of iron absorption by T. weissflogii, but it was not suitable for S. costatum. |
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Keywords: | Iron Macronutrient enrichment Coastal diatoms Size distribution Sorption Bioconcentration factor |
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