The phytoplankton bloom response to wind events and upwelled nutrients during the CoOP WEST study     

Frances P. Wilkerson  Adria M. Lassiter  Richard C. Dugdale  Albert Marchi  Victoria E. Hogue 《Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography》2006,53(25-26):3023

In the coastal waters off northern California, seasonal wind-driven upwelling supplies abundant nutrients to be processed by phytoplankton productivity. As part of the Coastal Ocean Processes: Wind Events and Shelf Transport (CoOP WEST) study, nutrients, CO₂, size-fractionated chlorophyll, and phytoplankton community structure were measured in the upwelling region off Bodega Bay, CA, during May–June 2000, 2001 and 2002. The ability of this ecosystem to assimilate nitrate (NO₃) and silicic acid/silicate (Si(OH)₄) and accumulate particulate material (i.e. phytoplankton) was realized in all 3 years, following short events of upwelling-favorable winds, followed by periods of relaxed winds. This was observed as phytoplankton blooms, dominated by chlorophyll in cells greater than 5 μm in diameter, that reduced the ambient nutrients to zero. These communities were located over the near-shore shelf (<100 m depth) and were dominated by diatoms. An optimal window of 3–7 days of relaxed winds, following an upwelling pulse, was required for chlorophyll accumulation. The large-celled phytoplankton that result are likely important players in coastal new production and carbon cycling.  相似文献   

2003年5月长江口内外溶解态无机氮、磷、硅的空间分布及日变化          下载免费PDF全文

高学鲁  宋金明 《海洋与湖沼》2007,38(5):420-431

为了更好地了解长江流域城市化进程和三峡工程对长江口生态系统的影响及其响应,为长期观测提供参考,采用分光光度法对2003年5月19—26日采自长江口的水样中的溶解态无机氮、磷、硅进行了分析。结果表明,该海域营养盐的空间分布呈现出较好的规律性:SiO3-Si的浓度总体上沿长江径流入海方向递减,其在淡水端的浓度>100μmol/L,在离岸最远的海水端附近的浓度约为10μmol/L;NO3-N、NO2-N、NH4-N和PO4-P沿长江径流入海方向的浓度分布则呈现出先增加后降低的特征,最高值出现在咸淡水交界面附近,分别为130.0、3.14、31.43和2.06μmol/L。南北方向上各种形态营养盐的浓度总体上呈现出北部海域表、底层之间差异大于南部海域的分布特征。连续观测数据显示,NO3-N、NO2-N、PO4-P和SiO3-Si的浓度均可能在4h的时间里发生较大幅度的波动。在混合水区,由于水深较浅,水体混合较容易,垂直方向上各元素的浓度平均值差异不大;在水深较深的海水区,随着水深的增加,NO3-N和NO2-N的浓度平均值总体上呈下降趋势,PO4-P则相反,SiO3-Si变化不大。采用营养状态质量法和潜在性富营养化标准对调查海域的营养状况进行了分析,结果均显示,调查海域在长江径流入海方向上由淡水区的高营养水平逐渐过渡到海水区的贫营养水平。由于长江口水体中各营养元素浓度时空变化显著,准确计算其入海通量难度很大,需要足够多的高时空分辨率的数据。  相似文献   

The Mar Menor lagoon (SE Spain): A singular natural ecosystem threatened by human activities     

Conesa HM  Jiménez-Cárceles FJ 《Marine pollution bulletin》2007,54(7):839-849

The Mar Menor lagoon is one of the most important ecological singularities in the Mediterranean area. At the same time, it is an area where many economic and industrial activities meet. The sum of the impacts of mining, agriculture and urban development in the surroundings to the lagoon during the last decades has affected its ecosystem. In this paper, we have reviewed the studies done by researchers over two decades regarding the impacts of human activities in the lagoon, reporting data of contamination levels and the effects generated in the ecosystem of the lagoon. The discharge of enriched nutrient waters seems to be the most important input in the lagoon. Changes to more friendly agricultural techniques in the surrounding areas are therefore necessary. After our review, we can conclude that it is necessary to have higher efforts from the public administrations and stricter environmental regulations in order to preserve, on one hand, the important ecological values of the lagoon, and on other hand, public health.  相似文献   

Estimation of nearshore groundwater discharge and its potential effects on a fringing coral reef     

Blanco AC  Watanabe A  Nadaoka K  Motooka S  Herrera EC  Yamamoto T 《Marine pollution bulletin》2011,62(4):770-785

Radon (²²²Rn) measurements were conducted in Shiraho Reef (Okinawa, Japan) to investigate nearshore submarine groundwater discharge (SGD_nearshore) dynamics. Estimated average groundwater flux was 2-3 cm/h (maximum 7-8 cm/h). End-member radon concentration and gas transfer coefficient were identified as major factors influencing flux estimation accuracy. For the 7-km long reef, SGD_nearshore was 0.39-0.58 m³/s, less than 30% of Todoroki River’s baseflow discharge. SGD_nearshore was spatially and temporally variable, reflecting the strong influence of subsurface geology, tidal pumping, groundwater recharge, and hydraulic gradient. SGD_nearshore elevated nearshore nitrate concentrations (0.8-2.2 mg/l) to half of Todoroki River’s baseflow -N (2-4 mg/L). This increased nearshore Chl-a from 0.5-2 μg/l compared to the typically low Chl-a (<0.1-0.4 μg/l) in the moat. Diatoms and cyanobacteria concentrations exhibited an increasing trend. However, the percentage contributions of diatoms and cyanobacteria significantly decreased and increased, respectively. SGD may significantly induce the proliferation of cyanobacteria in nearshore reef areas.  相似文献   

Seasonal and spatial dynamics of nutrients and phytoplankton biomass in Victoria Harbour and its vicinity before and after sewage abatement   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Ho AY  Xu J  Yin K  Yuan X  He L  Jiang Y  Lee JH  Anderson DM  Harrison PJ 《Marine pollution bulletin》2008,57(6-12):313-324

This study investigated the seasonal and spatial dynamics of nutrients and phytoplankton biomass at 12 stations in Hong Kong (HK) waters during a three year period from 2004 to 2006 after upgraded sewage treatment and compared these results to observations before sewage treatment. Pearl River estuary (PRE) discharge significantly increased NO(3) and SiO(4) concentrations, particularly in western and southern waters when rainfall and river discharge was maximal in summer. Continuous year round discharge of sewage effluent resulted in high NH(4) and PO(4) in Victoria Harbour (VH) and its vicinity. In winter, spring and fall, the water column at all stations was moderately mixed by winds and tidal currents, and phytoplankton biomass was relatively low compared to summer. In summer, the mean surface phytoplankton chl biomass was generally > 9 microL(-1) in most areas as a result of thermohaline stratification, and high nutrients, light, and water temperature. In summer, the potential limiting nutrient is PO(4) in the most productive southern waters and it seldom decreased to limiting levels ( approximately 0.1 microM), suggesting that phytoplankton growth may be only episodically limiting. The mean bottom dissolved oxygen (DO) remained > 3.5 mg L(-1) at most stations, indicating that the eutrophication impact in HK waters was not as severe as expected for such a eutrophic area. After the implementation of chemically enhanced primary sewage treatment in 2001, water quality in VH improved as indicated by a significant decrease in NH(4) and PO(4) and an increase in bottom DO. In contrast, there were an increase in chl a and NO(3), and a significant decrease in bottom DO in southern waters in summer, suggesting that hypoxic events are most likely to occur in this region if phytoplankton biomass and oxygen consumption keep increasing and exceed the buffering capacity of HK waters maintained by monsoon winds, tidal mixing and zooplankton grazing. Therefore, future studies on the long-term changes in nutrient loading from PRE and HK sewage discharge will be crucial for developing future strategies of sewage management in HK waters.  相似文献   

Dissolved inorganic nutrients and organic substrates in the River Warnow (North-Eastern Germany) – Utilisation by bacterioplankton     

Heike M. Freese  Solvig Grs  Ulf Karsten  Rhena Schumann 《Limnologica》2007,37(3):264-277

After 1990, external loads of Central European rivers with inorganic nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) and organic material were reduced because of changed environmental laws. However, in the eutrophic lowland River Warnow, North-Eastern Germany, nitrate concentrations remained high with 35–185 μmol l⁻¹ without a significant decrease since 1992. In contrast, phosphate concentrations, varying between 0.3 and 5.2 μmol l⁻¹ during the growth season 2002, decreased significantly over the years. However, its concentrations still exceeded 1 μmol l⁻¹ regularly in the growth seasons. This load led to a substantial accumulation of organic matter additional to high terrestrial inputs. Despite the high organic load, the remineralising bacteria were mainly inactive in River Warnow. Therefore, the composition of the dissolved organic material, especially its bioavailability, were investigated during the growth season 2002 and discussed with other potential controlling factors. River Warnow carried a high load of dissolved organic carbon (14 mg l⁻¹), especially of humic substances (5.5 mg C l⁻¹). Bacterial abundance (12×10⁶ ml⁻¹) as well as production (1.7 μg C l⁻¹ h⁻¹) depended on temperature. During late spring and summer at constantly higher temperatures, bacterial production correlated positively to readily utilisable substrates and to humic compounds. Thus, the bacterial community in River Warnow may be well adapted or contain enough species using the available amino acids and carbohydrates as well as humic matter compounds. However, calculated from protozoan biomass, grazing may control bacterial biomass and perhaps community composition profoundly, what lead to the low percentages of active bacteria.  相似文献   

Nutrient control of the global occurrence of isolated carbonate banks     

A. Vecsei 《International Journal of Earth Sciences》2003,92(4):476-481

The growth and origin of the world's isolated carbonate banks are as yet not completely understood. This paper presents a comparison of the areas, depths, and latitudinal distribution of the world's carbonate banks. These are then compared with chemical parameters of seawater in the upper mixed zone of the oceans and at depth. The results allow large-scale inferences to be made on the interacting controls on bank growth and distribution. The data support the hypothesis that nutrient-rich waters commonly control bank depth and size.  相似文献   

Impact of elevated ammonium on reproduction in two Hawaiian scleractinian corals with different life history patterns     

Cox EF  Ward S 《Marine pollution bulletin》2002,44(11):1230-1235

Elevated nutrients have the potential to disrupt reproduction in scleractinian corals, with consequent impacts on population dynamics. Reproduction in broadcast spawning (Montipora capitata) and brooding (Pocillopora damicornis) species was assessed following exposure to elevated ammonium in a microcosm experiment. Planulation in P. damicornis ceased following 4 months of ammonium exposure and did not recover until 3 months after termination of nutrient enrichment. Larval settlement and survivorship were not affected by ammonium enrichment. Few significant changes were found for reproductive parameters of M. capitata. There was a significant but small decrease in egg size (430 microm in control eggs to 408 microm in eggs from ammonium enrichment treatments), but no differences in total fecundity or fertilization success. This may be related to the presence of zooxanthellae in the eggs of M. capitata, in contrast to changes in reproduction previously reported in Acropora species, whose eggs do not contain zooxanthellae.  相似文献   

Spatial patterning of water quality in Biscayne Bay, Florida as a function of land use and water management   总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4  

Caccia VG  Boyer JN 《Marine pollution bulletin》2005,50(11):1416-1429

An objective classification analysis was performed on a water quality data set from 25 sites collected monthly during 1994-2003. The water quality parameters measured included: TN, TON, DIN, NH4+, NO3-, NO2-, TP, SRP, TN:TP ratio, TOC, DO, CHL A, turbidity, salinity and temperature. Based on this spatial analysis, Biscayne Bay was divided into five zones having similar water quality characteristics. A robust nutrient gradient, driven mostly by dissolved inorganic nitrogen, from alongshore to offshore in the main Bay, was a large determinant in the spatial clustering. Two of these zones (Alongshore and Inshore) were heavily influenced by freshwater input from four canals which drain the South Dade agricultural area, Black Point Landfill, and sewage treatment plant. The North Bay zone, with high turbidity, phytoplankton biomass, total phosphorus, and low DO, was affected by runoff from five canals, the Munisport Landfill, and the urban landscape. The South Bay zone, an embayment surrounded by mangrove wetlands with little urban development, was high in dissolved organic constituents but low in inorganic nutrients. The Main Bay was the area most influenced by water exchange with the Atlantic Ocean and showed the lowest nutrient concentrations. The water quality in Biscayne Bay is therefore highly dependent of the land use and influence from the watershed.  相似文献   

The hydrogeochemistry of the Lake Waco drainage basin,Texas   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

S.?I.?DworkinEmail author 《Environmental Geology》2003,45(1):106-114

The origin of surface water chemistry in highly impacted drainage basins must be investigated on a drainage-basin scale if the causes of the pollution are to be elucidated. This study characterizes and deciphers the surface water chemistry of a nutrient polluted river system in central Texas. Four tributaries of the Lake Waco reservoir were chemically characterized temporally and spatially in order to gain a complete understanding of the nature and origin of dissolved solids being transported into the lake. Temporal chemical variations measured at the base of each of the drainage basins are repetitive and seasonal. The most periodic and well-defined variation is exhibited by nitrate concentrations although many of the other solutes show seasonal changes as well. These temporal chemical changes are controlled by seasonal precipitation. During rainy seasons, the shallow aquifer is recharged resulting in stream discharge that is high in nitrate, calcium, and bicarbonate. When the shallow flow system is depleted in the summer, stream waters are dominated by deeper groundwater and become rich in sodium. Spatial variations in the chemistry of South Bosque surface waters were characterized using the snapshot technique. The spatial distribution of nitrate in surface waters is controlled by fertilizer application to row crops and the location of a munitions factory. The concentrations of naturally derived solutes such as Ca⁺, Na⁺, Cl^–, and SO₄^–2are controlled by underlying lithologies.  相似文献