Standing stocks and production rates of phytoplankton and abundance of bacteria in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan

Standing stocks and production rates of phytoplankton and abundance of bacteria were investigated at 39 stations in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan during four crulses in October 1993, January, April and June 1994. Primary productivity was measured by the13C tracer method. Photosynthetic rate varied from...

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Published in:Journal of oceanography 1998-07, Vol.54 (4), p.285-295
Main Authors: Tada, Kuninao, Monaka, Koji, Morishita, Masakazu, Hashimoto, Toshiya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abundance
Bacteria
Cell density
Cells
Density
Euphotic zone
Eutrophication
Exudation
Inland seas
Japan, Seto Inland Sea
Marine
Methods
Microbiology
Photosynthesis
Phytoplankton
Plankton
Primary production
Seawater
Stocks
Substrates
Tracers
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Summary:Standing stocks and production rates of phytoplankton and abundance of bacteria were investigated at 39 stations in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan during four crulses in October 1993, January, April and June 1994. Primary productivity was measured by the13C tracer method. Photosynthetic rate varied from 0.41 to 32.1 μgC/1/h with an average value of 4.67 μgC/l/h. Annual primary production was estimated to be 218 gC/m2/year. Annual primary production in this study was 1.8 times as high as the values which were previously reported at same area. The reason for the disagreement between our primary production value and previous values is not thought to be due to the difference of methods used for measuring primary production or the different Chl.a concentrations but to the method of estimating the primary production in the euphotic zone from thein vitro measurements. The distribution of bacterial cells in surface seawater was examined during the same cruises. Bacterial cell density ranged from 0.32 to 3.4×106 cells/ml. The density was relatively high in the eutrophic regions of Hiroshima Bay and Osaka Bay In addition, a high density of bacteria was also observed in an area within Suo Nada where Chl.a was relatively low. The disparity between Chla and bacterial density in Suo Nada suggests that bacterial abundance can be controlled by the availability of substrates other than phytoplankton exudate.
ISSN:0916-8370
1573-868X
DOI:10.1007/BF02742613