Distribution of Organic Carbon and Carbon Fixed Strength of Phytoplankton in Enteromorpha prolifera Outbreak Area of the Western South Yellow Sea, 2008
2008年南黄海西部浒苔暴发区有机碳的分布特征及浮游植物的固碳强度

Based on the analysis of dissolved organic carbon (DOC), particulate organic carbon (POC) and particulate nitrogen (PN) of the samples collected from stations in Enteromorpha prolifera outbreak area of the Western South Yellow Sea during the period August 9-13 of 2008, combining with the data of environmental hydrology, the horizontal distribution, source and influential factors of organic carbon and carbon fixed strength of phytoplankton were discussed. The results showed that the concentrations of DOC and POC ranged from 1.55 mg/L to 3.22 mg/L, 0.11 mg/L to 0.68 mg/L, with average values of 2.44 mg/L and 0.27 mg/L. The horizontal distributions of DOC and POC were similar in study area. The concentrations of DOC and POC in coastal area were higher than that in the outer sea and the concentrations of DOC and POC at surface water layer were higher than those at the bottom water layer. There were a positive correlation between POC and TSS, indicating that the concentrations and source of TSS were main factors for the POC. According to the univariate linear regression model between POC and PN, the concentrations of particulate inorganic nitrogen (PIN) were evaluated. Removing the content of PIN in the samples, the average POC/PON values in most coastal waters were less than 8, combining with the values of POC/chlorophyll a, suggesting that the marine primary production were the important source of POC in most coastal waters, and the presence of degraded organic matter which derived from degraded Enteromorph prolifera was in the latter period of green tide outbreak. The results of evaluated carbon fixed strength based on primary productivity showed that carbon fixed strength of phytoplankton in Enteromorpha prolifera outbreak area of the Western South Yellow Sea ranged from 167 mg/(m2·d) to 2017 mg/(m2·d), with the average of 730 mg/(m2·d). The daily carbon fixed quantities of the study area were up to 2.95×104 t. Then the daily carbon fixed quantities of the Yellow Sea were 28.03×104 t.