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Contribution of Nutrient Flux through the Korea Strait to a Primary Production in the Warm Region of the East Sea

동해 난수역의 일차생산에 대한 대한해협 유입 영양염의 기여

  • Lee, Tongsup (Department of Oceanography, Pusan National University) ;
  • Rho, Taekeun (Department of Oceanography, Pusan National University)
  • Received : 2012.12.11
  • Accepted : 2013.05.06
  • Published : 2013.05.28
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Abstract

In situ measurement of a primary production in East Sea, a marginal sea with a fair accessibility, is nonetheless an arduous task because of dynamic variability. In this study, we estimated the mean value of background (gross) primary production over the warm region of the East Sea based on a biogeochemical hypothesis. We propose an immiscible-shoaling hypothesis for the estimation of primary production, which assumes that primary production in the warm region occurred only by the nutrient supply through the Korea Strait. Annual primary production thus estimated is $209\;gC\;m^{-2}\;y^{-1}$, which is comparable to the satellite-based estimates of net primary production in the region. However, since this hypothesis assumes that primary production is based on only the new nutrients supplied to the system, primary production would increase by 40% if we release the assumption, and assume f = 0.6. This suggests that nutrient influx through the Korea Strait alone is more than enough to support primary production previously reported. Primary production may increase as much as two times if we considered other external perturbations excluded intentionally to estimate the background level of primary production, such as coastal upwelling, submerged ground water discharge, aeolian input, ocean dumping, and mixing by typhoons as well as the contribution of cyanobacteria that has not been quantified in the region. This implies the primary production in the warm region of the East Sea would be comparable to that of the Peru upwelling region with f = 0.6.

대륙주변해인 동해의 일차생산력은 조사하기 쉬운 듯하지만 해황의 역동적 변동성 때문에 현장 관측으로 파악하기 매우 어렵다. 이 연구에서는 난수역의 평균적인(총)일차생산 배경값을 생지화학적 가설에 기반하여 추정하였다. 계산에 사용된 비혼합-부상 가설은 일단 일차생산이 오로지 대한해협을 통해 수송된 영양염에 의해서만 일어난다고 가정했을 경우로서, 결과($209\;gC\;m^{-2}\;y^{-1}$)는 발표된 위성기반 순일차생산력과 대등한 것으로 나타났다. 그런데 일차생산이 100% 신생산에 의존한다고 가정했었기 때문에 이 구속을 풀어 신생산지표를 0.6이라 가정하면 일차생산력은 40% 가량 높아진다. 결과는 오로지 대한해협을 통해 유입되는 영양염만으로도 기존에 알려진 일차생산을 지지하고도 남음을 말해준다. 그런데 배경값을 구하기 위해 배제시켰던 여러 가지 변동 요인들, 예컨대 용승, 지하수 유입, 대기 유입, 해양 투기, 태풍 등 배경에 더 해지는 교란은 모두 일차생산을 추가로 부양하는 요인이고, 여기에 아직 정량화 되지 못한 초미소남세균의 광합성에 대한 기여까지 고려하게 되면 실제 일차생산력은 배경값의 두 배 이상도 가능할 것으로 추정된다. 이 경우에 일차생산력은 신생산지표가 0.6으로 알려진 페루 용승역과 비등한 규모가 된다.

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