Temporal and Spatial Variations of the Biochemical Composition of Phytoplankton and Potential Food Material (FM) in Jaran Bay, South Korea SCIE SCOPUS

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Title
Temporal and Spatial Variations of the Biochemical Composition of Phytoplankton and Potential Food Material (FM) in Jaran Bay, South Korea
Author(s)
Jae Hyung Lee; Won-Chan Lee; Hyung Chul Kim; Naeun Jo; Kwanwoo Kim; Dabin Lee; Jae Joong Kang; Bo-Ram Sim; Kwon, Jae Il; Sang Heon Lee
KIOST Author(s)
Kwon, Jae Il(권재일)
Alternative Author(s)
권재일
Publication Year
2020-11
Abstract
Food material (FM) derived from biochemical components (e.g., proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates) of phytoplankton can provide important quantitative and qualitative information of the food available to filter-feeding animals. The main objective of this study was to observe the seasonal and spatial variations of the biochemical compositions of phytoplankton and to identify the major controlling factors of FM as a primary food source in Jaran Bay, a large shellfish aquaculture site in South Korea. Based on monthly sampling conducted during 2016, significant monthly variations in the depth-integrated concentrations of major inorganic nutrients and chlorophyll a within the euphotic water column and a predominance (49.9 +/- 18.7%) of micro-sized phytoplankton (>20 mu m) were observed in Jaran Bay. Carbohydrates were the dominant biochemical component (51.8 +/- 8.7%), followed by lipids (27.3 +/- 3.8%) and proteins (20.9 +/- 7.4%), during the study period. The biochemical compositions and average monthly FM levels (411.7 +/- 93.0 mg m(-3)) in Jaran Bay were not consistent among different bays in the southern coastal region of South Korea, possibly due to differences in controlling factors, such as environmental and biological factors. According to the results from multiple linear regression, the variations in FM could be explained by the relatively large phytoplankton and the P* (PO43- - 1/16 x NO3-) and NH4+ concentrations in Jaran Bay. The macromolecular compositions and FM, as alternatives food source materials, should be monitored in Jaran Bay due to recent changes in nutrient concentrations and phytoplankton communities.
ISSN
2073-4441
URI
https://sciwatch.kiost.ac.kr/handle/2020.kiost/37748
DOI
10.3390/w12113093
Bibliographic Citation
WATER, v.12, no.11, pp.1 - 16, 2020
Publisher
MDPI
Subject
PARTICULATE ORGANIC-MATTER; CHLOROPHYLL-A; ENVIRONMENTAL-FACTORS; NUTRITIVE-VALUE; BERING STRAIT; BIOMASS; CHINA; SEA; TEMPERATURE; VARIABILITY
Keywords
phytoplankton; biochemical compositions; carbohydrates; proteins; lipids; Jaran Bay
Type
Article
Language
English
Document Type
Article
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