Influence of sea squirt (Halocynthia roretzi) aquaculture on benthic-pelagic coupling in coastal waters: A study of the South Sea in Korea SCIE SCOPUS

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Title
Influence of sea squirt (Halocynthia roretzi) aquaculture on benthic-pelagic coupling in coastal waters: A study of the South Sea in Korea
Author(s)
Lee, Jae Seong; Kim, Sung-Han; Kim, Yong-Tae; Hong, Sok Jin; Han, Jeong Hee; Hyun, Jung-Ho; Shin, Kyung-Hoon
KIOST Author(s)
Lee, Jae Seong(이재성)
Alternative Author(s)
이재성
Publication Year
2012-03-01
Abstract
The influence of sea squirt aquaculture on benthic-pelagic coupling was evaluated in semi-enclosed Korean coastal waters with an in situ benthic chamber and results show for the first time that suspended sea squirt cultures play an important role in benthic-pelagic coupling in the coastal zone. Measurements of primary production, vertical particulate fluxes, and benthic fluxes were made at two stations, a sea squirt (Halocynthia roretzi) farm (SSF) and an area of organic-matter-enriched sediment in Jinhae Bay. The vertical material fluxes of organic carbon, nitrogen, and biogenic silicate (BSi) were significantly higher at SSF than in Jinhae Bay, indicating massive biodeposits in the surface sediments at SSF. The organic carbon oxidation rates (C-ox) were estimated after correction for CaCO3 dissolution. The average C-ox at SSF (204 mmol C m(-2) d(-1)) was significantly higher than that in the organic-enriched Jinhae Bay sediment (77 mmol C m(-2) d(-1)). The organic carbon burial fluxes were determined using vertical profiles of organic carbon of up to 30 cm and the sedimentation rate calculated from the excess Pb-210 distribution. At both stations, similar to 95% of the settled organic carbon was oxidized and only similar to 5% was buried in the deep sediment layer. The benthic fluxes of dissolved inorganic nitrogen and phosphate at SSF were 2-12 times higher than in Jinhae Bay, corresponding to 85%, and 270%, respectively, of the requirements for primary production. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
ISSN
0272-7714
URI
https://sciwatch.kiost.ac.kr/handle/2020.kiost/3610
DOI
10.1016/j.ecss.2011.11.013
Bibliographic Citation
ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE, v.99, pp.10 - 20, 2012
Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Subject
BACTERIAL SULFATE REDUCTION; INORGANIC CARBON; SEDIMENT OXYGEN; IMPACTS; FLUXES; BAY; NUTRIENTS; DYNAMICS
Keywords
Halocynthia roretzi; aquaculture; feeding behavior; benthic environment; organic carbon; benthic-pelagic coupling
Type
Article
Language
English
Document Type
Article
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