Nutrient fluxes from deep sediment support nutrient budget in the oligotrophic waters of the Gulf of Aqaba     

Mohammed Rasheed  Saber Al-Rousan  Riyad Manasrah  Fuad Al-Horani 《Journal of Oceanography》2006,62(1):83-89

The role of deep sediment in supporting nutrient budget in the Gulf of Aqaba has been investigated by estimating the flux of inorganic nitrogen, phosphate and silicate. Fluxes were calculated directly by pore water profiles and indirectly by chamber incubations carried out onboard the RV Meteor cruise. The results showed that maximum potential fluxes calculated by chamber incubations were higher than those calculated by porewater profiles for all nutrients (6.4–28.5 fold). This has been attributed to the additional flux due to bioturbation and flux from advective porewater exchange in the case of chamber incubation, while porewater fluxes represent diffusive ones. Using a rough estimation considering flux results in addition to the sediment area and water mass of the Gulf of Aqaba, we estimate that 3.3 × 10⁵, 6.4 × 10⁴ and 6.5 × 10⁶ kg year⁻¹ of inorganic nitrogen, phosphate and silicate respectively are effused from deep sediments to the water column. This quanitity would certainly support the primary productivity in the oligotrophic water in the Gulf of Aqaba.  相似文献   

长江干流营养盐通量的初步研究   总被引：34，自引：4，他引：34  

沈志良 《海洋与湖沼》1997,28(5):522-528

分别于1988年2月（冬季）和1986年6月（夏季）利用比色法对长江干流上游至河口水中营养盐进行测定，根据所测定的营养盐含量和长江径流量计算营养盐通量。结果表明，冬季重庆至河口长江水中NO3－N，NH4-N，TIN，PO4-P和SiO3-Si的平均浓度分别为52.2±66μmol／L，51.8±16.9μmol／L，105.3±11.4μmol／L，0.55±0．06μmol／L和75.2±23.6μmol／L.夏季NO3-N,NH4-N,TIN和SiO3-Si的平均浓度分别为69.0±17.0μmol／L,4.0±1.7μmol／L，73.3±15.6μmol／L和55.8±16.4μmol／L。冬季营养盐通量（除NO2－N外）自上游至下游逐渐增加，它们主要来自中、下游流域。夏季NO3－N，TIN和SiO3－Si通量从上游至下游也有明显的增加趋势，NO3－N和TIN，上游和中、下游几乎各占一半，SiO3-Si主要来自中、下游。夏季NO3－N，TIN，PO4－P和SIO3－Si通量明显高于冬季。  相似文献   

Impact of the 1997–1998 El Niño and 1999 La Niña on nutrient supply in the Gulf of Alaska     

F. A. Whitney  D. W. Welch 《Progress in Oceanography》2002,54(1-4)

Nutrient surveys of the Gulf of Alaska, from 1997 through 1999, show that coastal waters of British Columbia and southern Alaska experienced nitrate depletion each spring and summer. Through the 1997–1998 El Niño, waters with less than 1 μM NO₃ covered 250,000 km² area greater than 1999. Silicate levels as low as 0.2 μM were observed in coastal waters, suggesting that diatom growth may have been nutrient limited both in 1998 and 1999. Detailed sampling off the southern coast of British Columbia revealed that 1998 nitrate levels were only half the average of that during the 1970s winter, were depleted 1 month earlier in spring and remained low throughout the summer. Satellite images show that, compared to 1997 and 1999, chlorophyll levels were much lower in the spring of 1998 throughout the coastal waters of the Gulf of Alaska. Conditions changed dramatically during the 1999 La Niña, with ocean-mixed layer depths increasing by 20 m in winter and 40 m in spring when compared to that during 1997–1998 El Niño. Winter nutrient levels increased and summer upwelling returned. Over the past several decades, a trend towards greater stratification of coastal waters appears to be affecting the supply of nutrients to the mixed layer. The effects of stratification were especially obvious during the 1998 El Niño.  相似文献   

Pore Water Nutrient Regeneration in Shallow Coastal Bohai Sea, China   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Su Mei Liu  Jing Zhang  Wen Sheng Jiang 《Journal of Oceanography》2003,59(3):377-385

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.  相似文献   

Water and sediment quality assessment of the Axios River and its coastal environment   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

A. P. Karageorgis  N. P. Nikolaidis  H. Karamanos  N. Skoulikidis   《Continental Shelf Research》2003,23(17-19):1929

The Axios River (Axios R.) receives substantial loads of nutrients, heavy metals and other compounds, resulting from anthropogenic activities within its catchment. Long-term trends in nutrients were assessed. Dissolved and particulate fluxes of nutrients and selected metals to the Thermaikos Gulf were calculated and finally, data evaluation with water and sediment quality criteria was performed. Dissolved nutrient concentrations exhibited intra-annual variations related to the agricultural practices of the drainage area with elevated autumn–winter NO₃ concentrations (related to fertilizers applied early spring) and high levels of total phosphorous in the summer attributed to point source pollution. Long-term inter-annual variability showed a 2.5-fold increase in nitrate concentration, coupled with a 3-fold decrease in water discharge. Elevated concentrations of dissolved Pb and As have been observed in the Axios R., and freshwater quality criteria for Pb were exceeded. Stream sediments exhibited high contents for Zn, Cr, Pb, and As, mainly originating in tailings and industrial effluents. On the other hand, a considerable portion of the heavy metals is derived from the weathering of ultra-mafic ophiolite complexes. Similar patterns were observed in the Thermaikos Gulf sediment chemistry; the geochemical signatures of the Axios and Aliakmon Rivers (Aliakmon R.), in respect to their contribution in heavy metals, were identified, as well as the impact of the Thessaloniki city. Quality criteria for both river and marine sediments were violated for As and Cr. Overall, the water and sediment quality of the Axios R. and the Thermaikos Gulf have been impacted by anthropogenic activities in the hinterland. The coastal waters and sediments do not appear to pose any threat to human health and aquatic life, however, the need for regular monitoring is highly recommended.  相似文献   

胶州湾东北部养殖海域夏季营养盐分布特征及其对浮游植物生长的影响   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1       下载免费PDF全文

宋秀贤  俞志明 《海洋与湖沼》2007,38(5):446-452

以2000年夏季胶州湾东北部养殖海域(女姑山)的现场调查为基础,结合前3年的调查结果和相关的历史资料,对该海域夏季营养盐含量分布特征及其对浮游植物生长的可能限制因子进行了分析和探讨。研究结果表明,胶州湾东北部典型养殖海域夏季表层水体各种营养盐含量高于胶州湾全湾夏季及全年的平均值,铵氮是总溶解态无机氮的主要组成形态,硝态氮次之。该海域的环境因素适宜浮游植物的生长,相关分析显示:叶绿素a与pH及DO呈显著正相关,与PO4、SiO3、NH4、DIN呈负相关。通过分析营养盐对浮游植物生长的限制因素发现,该海域各种营养盐含量相对较高,无机氮不会成为浮游植物生长的限制因素,磷酸盐有限制的可能性,而浮游植物生长受控于硅酸盐的几率最大。  相似文献   

胶州湾营养盐结构变化的研究   总被引：40，自引：5，他引：40  

张均顺  沈志良 《海洋与湖沼》1997,28(5):529-535

于１９８５年８月－１９８６年１２月和１９９１年５月－１９９３年１１地胶州湾表层海水营养盐的调查，根据Ｊｕｓｔｉｃ等建立的浮游植物生长的化学计量及可能营养盐限制因素标准，并结合海洋硅藻正常所需的Ｓｉ，Ｎ，Ｐ之间的原子比，用数学统计的方法研究了胶放湾表层海不营养盐结构，结果表明，含有丰富溶我机氮和磷的胶州湾，Ｓｉ：Ｐ的值有显著的下降，同时Ｓｉ：ＤＩＮ和ＤＩＮ：Ｐ的值也表现出下降的趋势，使胶州湾水域营养  相似文献   

Effects of point-source nutrient addition and mussel removal on epibiotic assemblages in Perumytilus purpuratus beds   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Nelson Valdivia  Martin Thiel   《Journal of Sea Research》2006,56(4):271-283

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of point-source nutrient addition and mussel removal on species diversity of the epibenthic assemblage of the purple mussel Perumytilus purpuratus. It was hypothesised that mussels cushion the effects of disturbance on the associated organisms and thereby favour species diversity in patches with added nutrients. In order to test this hypothesis, a two-factorial field experiment was conducted at an exposed rocky shore of northern-central Chile in which nutrient addition and mussel removal were manipulated with two levels. Experimental units consisted of 100-cm² mussel plots that were sampled after two months of experimental manipulations. Local nutrient addition was done with coated slow-release fertilisers. Mussel removal treatments consisted in three destructive events applied throughout the experimental phase, and each event consisted in the removal of 20% of the mussel biomass from each plot. While point-source nutrient addition had only minor effects on diversity, mussel removal had significant and negative effects on faunal species richness and the abundance of suspension-feeders and sessile organisms. The abundance of predators/scavengers significantly decreased with mussel removal in the presence of nutrient addition. Grazers and mobile organisms were very abundant in the mussel assemblage but their abundance remained unaffected by treatments. Finally, species richness and total abundance of algae were also not affected by the treatments. Although the duration of our experiment was relatively short, we suggest that the effects of local nutrient addition are of minor importance at the study site in comparison to the effects of mussel removal. Based on our results and previous studies conducted in soft-bottom systems, we suggest that physical and biological stress acting on exposed hard-bottom communities overshadows the potential effects of local nutrient addition.  相似文献   

The water quality of the Ria de Aveiro lagoon, Portugal: from the observations to the implementation of a numerical model   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Lopes JF  Dias JM  Cardoso AC  Silva CI 《Marine environmental research》2005,60(5):594-628

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《向阳红九号》调查船的空气微生物     

陈皓文  王波 《海洋科学进展》1997,(2)

本文对《向阳红九号》调查船做了空气微生物的监测，结果表明：平均全船舱内空气微生物总量、空气真菌含量、空气真菌量占空气微生物总量的百分数分别是３７３０．９ＣＦＵｍ－３，１６８．１ＣＦＵｍ－３和１５．３×１０－２。尚未超过国家对客船规定的卫生标准，但有２１×１０－２的测定结果已超标。两次测定间的差异主要由空气扰动状况所致；层间及舱室间的差异是因人员工作生活习惯等造成的。结果还表明，较好条件的上层乃至全船舱室大有改善环境卫生条件的必要。  相似文献