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${\delta}^{13}C$ Evidence for the Importance of Local Benthic Producers to Fish Nutrition in the Inner Bay Systems in the Southern Coast of Korea

${\delta}^{13}C$ 분석에 의한 남해 연안 내만역 어류 영양원으로써 저서생산의 중요성 평가

  • Kang, Chang-Keun (Department of Biological Sciences, Pusan National University) ;
  • Choy, Eun-Jung (Division of Polar Biology & Ocean Sciences, Korea Polar Research Institute) ;
  • Kim, Young-Sang (Department of Biological Sciences, Pusan National University) ;
  • Park, Hyun-Je (Department of Biological Sciences, Pusan National University)
  • Published : 2009.02.28
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Abstract

Stable carbon isotope analysis was used to investigate the autotrophic carbon sources supporting fisheries in three coastal bay systems of the southern coast of Korea. Carbon isotope ratios (${\delta}^{13}C$) of 31 fish species were analysed and compared with those of a range of potential primary food sources [e.g., seagrass (Zostera marina), seagrass epiphytes, benthic microalgae, macroalgae, marine particulate organic matter (marine POM), marsh plant (Phragmites australis) and terrestrial POM]. ${\delta}^{13}C$ values (range, -16.2${\sim}$-8.3‰) of fishes from the coastal embayment systems were overlapped with those of seagrass (-8.3${\pm}$1.9‰), seagrass epiphytes (-12.4${\pm}$0.6‰), benthic microalgae (-15.4${\pm}$1.6‰) and macroalgae (-16.0${\pm}$1.8‰). In addition, fishes (-12.9${\pm}$1.5‰) from the study area had distinctly higher ${\delta}^{13}C$ values compared to those collected in offshore sites (-17.3${\pm}$0.8‰) of the southern sea of Korea and Nakdong River (-23.2${\pm}$1.6‰). This result indicates that carbon supporting fish communities of these coastal bay systems is mainly derived from the local benthic producers.

남해 연안의 3개 내만역을 대상으로 전체 어류군집이 이용하는 유기물의 기원을 조사하기 위하여 잘피와 부착조류, 저서미세조류, 해조류, 습지식물, 부유입자유기물(식물플랑크톤), 습지식물(갈대) 그리고 육상기원 유기물 등 다양한 유래의 유기물에 대한 탄소안정동위원소 비(${\delta}^{13}C$) 값과 어류 체조직의 ${\delta}^{13}C$ 값을 비교 분석하였다. 연구해역에서 채집된 총 31종의 어류들이 가지는 ${\delta}^{13}C$C 값은 -16.2${\sim}$-8.3‰의 범위를 나타내어 잘피(-8.3${\pm}$1.9‰), 부착조류(-12.4 ${\pm}$0.6‰), 저서미세조류(-15.4${\pm}$1.6‰) 그리고 해조류(-16.0${\pm}$1.8‰)가 가지는 ${\delta}^{13}C$ 값에 상당하는 범위를 나타내었다. 또한 연구수역의 어류군집이 가지는 ${\delta}^{13}C$ 값(-12.9${\pm}$1.5‰)은 남해 외양역에서 채집된 어류(-17.3${\pm}$0.8‰)와 낙동강 수계에서 채집된 어류군집(-23.2${\pm}$1.6‰)이 가지는 값에 비하여 뚜렷히 높은 값을 보였다. 따라서 본 조사에서 얻어진 ${\delta}^{13}C$ 분석 결과들은 조사가 수행된 3개 내만역 어류군집은 만 자체의 자생기원 저서생산에서 유래한 탄소원에 주로 의존하고 있다는 것을 시사하였다.

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