Size fraction of chlorophyll a during and after brown tide in Qinhuangdao coastal waters
ZHANG Yong1, ZHANG Yong-feng 3,4, ZHANG Wan-lei3,4, ZHANG Jian-le3,4, DUAN Jin-hua2, LI Li1, LU Song-hui1
1. Research Center for Harmful Algae and Marine Biology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China; 2. School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510630, China; 3. Qinhuangdao Marine Environment Monitoring Central Station, SOA, Qinhuangdao 066002, China; 4. Marine Environment Monitoring Center of Hebei Province, Qinhuangdao 066002, China
Picophytoplankton algal blooms occurred in Qinhuangdao coastal water in June 2011.Three cruises were carried out during and after the bloom,and size fraction of chlorophyll a and marine environmental factors were investigated in June to August of 2011 in the area.The average values of Chlorophyll a in non-bloom period and bloom period was 10.85±5.13μg/L and 5.50±3.60μg/L, respectively.The surface distribution of size fractioned phytoplankton in the area was discussed.The correlations of the size fractionated chlorophyll a with the environmental factors were also studied.The results showed that the chlorophyll a of microplankton(>20μm), nanoplankton(2-20μm)and picoplankton(0.74-2μm)accounted on average for 2.1%,48.3% and 49.6% of the total chlorophyll a in the whole investigated sea area respectively in June.In July,the chlorophyll a of microplankton,nanoplankton and picoplankton accounted on average for 14.4%,51.6% and 24.0%,respectively.Correlation analysis of size fractionated chlorophyll a with environmental factors revealed that the correlation coefficients of nitrate with size fractionated chlorophyll a varied from negative to positive with the increase of the cell size in the investigated sea in June.Nanoplankton and picoplankton were significantly and positively related with DO(p<0.01).
张勇1, 张永丰3,4, 张万磊3,4, 张建乐3,4, 段金华2, 李丽1, 吕颂辉1*. 秦皇岛海域微微型藻华期间叶绿素a分级研究[J]. , 2012, 31(4): 357-363.
ZHANG Yong1, ZHANG Yong-feng 3,4, ZHANG Wan-lei3,4, ZHANG Jian-le3,4, DUAN Jin-hua2, LI Li1, LU Song-hui1. Size fraction of chlorophyll a during and after brown tide in Qinhuangdao coastal waters. , 2012, 31(4): 357-363.
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