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Effects of Dissolved Organic Nitrogen on the Growth of Dominant Phytoplankton in the Southwestern Part of East Sea in Late Summer

늦여름 동해 남서해역에서 용존 유기 질소가 우점 식물플랑크톤의 생장에 미치는 영향

  • Kwon, Hyeong-Kyu (Korea Inter-University Institute of Ocean Science, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Jeon, Seul-Gi (Department of Oceanography, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Oh, Seok-Jin (Department of Oceanography, Pukyong National University)
  • Received : 2015.11.27
  • Accepted : 2016.02.25
  • Published : 2016.02.28
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Abstract

We investigated the distribution of dissolved nutrients, phytoplankton community structure and utilization of nitrogen compounds by dominant species in the southwestern part of East Sea in September, 2014. Dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) and dissolved inorganic phosphorus (DIP) were lower in the surface layer, and concentrations were increased with depth. Dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) and dissolved organic phosphorus were the opposite of dissolved inorganic nutrients. Although DIN DIP ratio in all of the water masses was higher than Redfield ratio (16), DIN : DIP ratio in mixed layer was about 2, indicating that inorganic nitrogen is the limiting factor for the growth of phytoplankton. In particular, DON proportion in dissolved total nitrogen was about 88 % in the mixed layer where inorganic nitrogen is limiting factor. The dominant species Chaeotceros debilis and Prorocentrum minimum were able to grow using DIN as well as DON such as urea and amino acids. Therefore, DON utilization of phytoplankton may play a role as a survival strategy in the DIN-limited conditions of East Sea.

2014년 9월 동해 남서해역의 용존 영양염 분포 및 식물플랑크톤 군집구조와 우점종의 질소 화합물에 대한 이용성을 파악하였다. 용존 무기 질소(dissolved inorganic nitrogen; DIN)와 용존 무기 인(dissolved inorganic phosphorus; DIP)은 표층에서 낮고, 수심이 깊어짐에 따라 증가하였다. 반면에 용존 유기 질소(dissolved organic nitrogen; DON)와 용존 유기 인의 경우 무기태 영양염과 상반되는 분포를 보였다. DIN:DIP 비는 전체 수괴에서 약 20으로 Redfield ratio (16)보다 다소 높게 나타났지만, 혼합층의 경우 2로 식물플랑크톤의 생장에 대해 무기 질소가 제한요인으로 작용할 수 있는 것으로 보였다. 특히, 무기 질소가 제한된 혼합층에서 DON은 용존 총 질소(dissolved total nitrogen; DTN) 중 88 %를 차지하였다. 우점종 Chaetoceros debilis와 Prorocentrum minimum은 DIN 이외에 요소와 아미노산과 같은 다양한 DON을 이용하여 생장하였다. 따라서 식물플랑크톤의 DON 이용능력은 DIN이 제한된 동해에서 중요한 생존전략으로 작용할 것이다.

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