窒素の吸収,溶けた有機窒素の放出,そして新しい生産
まとめ
植物プランクトンは,窒素の吸収中に溶解した有機窒素 (DON) を大量に放出します. 伝統的な方法は,DONの放出を測定しないことで窒素の吸収と生産を過小評価し,生態学的評価に影響を与えます.
科学分野:
- マリン・バイオロジーの海洋生物学
- バイオジオケミストリー バイオジオケミストリー
- 海洋学 海洋学 海洋学
背景:
- 植物プランクトンは,海洋生態系における重要な主要な生産者である.
- 窒素は,植物プランクトンの成長を制限する重要な栄養素です.
- 植物プランクトンによる溶解無機窒素 (DIN) の吸収は,溶解有機窒素 (DON) の放出につながる可能性があります.
研究 の 目的:
- 海洋,沿岸,河口環境における植物プランクトンによるDONの放出率を定量化する.
- 伝統的な方法を用いた窒素吸収測定の精度に対するDON放出の影響を評価する.
- 異なる海洋環境におけるDONの回転時間を決定する.
主な方法:
- 窒素-15 (N-15) の吸収実験が行われました.
- 測定対象は,溶解した無機窒素 (NH4) 及びNO3) 及び溶解した有機窒素 (DON) の放出を含む.
- DONの放出率と回転時間は,海洋,沿岸,河口の場所のために計算されました.
主要な成果:
- 植物プランクトンは,吸収された無機窒素の25~41%をDONとして放出する.
- 海洋系におけるDONの放出率は4~26 ng-N L−1 h−1.1であった.
- 伝統的なN-15技術では,未測定のDON放出により,新規生産と再生生産を74%,50%まで過小評価しました.
結論:
- DONの生産は,海洋窒素サイクルにおける重要なプロセスです.
- 植物プランクトン生産の正確な評価には,DONの放出を考慮する必要があります.
- 確立された窒素吸収方法論は,正確な生態学的モデリングのためにDON測定を組み込むために改訂する必要があるかもしれません.
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