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Temporal variation of phytoplankton growth and grazing loss in the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia
| Title: | Temporal variation of phytoplankton growth and grazing loss in the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia |
| Authors: | Lim, Joon Hai Browse this author | | Lee, Choon Weng Browse this author | | Kudo, Isao Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
| Keywords: | Phytoplankton growth rate | | Grazing loss rate | | Grazing pressure | | Tropical waters | | Straits of Malacca |
| Issue Date: | May-2015 |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| Journal Title: | Environmental monitoring and assessment |
| Volume: | 187 |
| Issue: | 5 |
| Start Page: | 246 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.1007/s10661-015-4487-5 |
| Abstract: | Phytoplankton growth (mu) and grazing loss (g) rates were measured monthly by the Landry-Hassett dilution method over a 2-year period at both estuarine (Klang) and coastal water (Port Dickson) systems along the Straits of Malacca. Chlorophyll a (Chl a) concentration ranged from 0.20 to 4.47 mu g L-1 at Klang except on two occasions when Chl a spiked above 10 mu g L-1. In contrast, Chl a concentrations were relatively stable at Port Dickson (0.14 to 2.76 mu g L-1). From the rate measurements, mu was higher (t=2.01, df=43, p<0.05) at Klang (0.30 to 2.26 day(-1)) than at Port Dickson (0.18 to 1.66 day(-1)), but g was not significantly different (p>0.80). g ranged from 0.30 to 1.50 and 0.21 to 1.51 day(-1) at Klang and Port Dickson, respectively. In this study, grazing loss was coupled to phytoplankton growth, and the ratio of g/mu or grazing pressure which estimates the proportion of primary production grazed was 50 % at Klang and lower than at Port Dickson (68 %; t=2.213, df=36, p<0.05). We found that the higher growth rates in a eutrophic system, i.e., Klang, were not matched by higher grazing loss, and this may have implications for the biogeochemical cycling in coastal waters. |
| Rights: | The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-015-4487-5 |
| Type: | article (author version) |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/61463 |
| Appears in Collections: | 水産科学院・水産科学研究院 (Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences / Faculty of Fisheries Sciences) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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Submitter: 工藤 勲
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