海洋植物浮游生物对二甲基硫烯酸的吸收
Maria Vila-Costa1, Rafel Simó, Hyakubun Harada
1Departament de Biologia Marina i Oceanografia, Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC), Pg Marítim de la Barceloneta 37-49, 08003 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. mariavila@icm.csic.es
概括
像浮游生物和细菌这样的海洋微生物消耗二甲基硫烯酸 (DMSP). 这个过程重定向有机硫,影响浮游生物的大气硫排放.
科学领域:
- 海洋微生物生态学
- 生物地质化学循环是什么
- 海洋学 海洋学 海洋学
背景情况:
- 甲基硫 propionate (DMSP) 是海洋生态系统中一个关键的有机硫化合物.
- 在初级生产者和消费者之间的硫循环中,DMSP发挥着重要作用.
研究的目的:
- 研究海洋微生物对DMSP的吸收和同化.
- 了解DMSP硫在海洋微生物食物网中的命运.
主要方法:
- 自然海洋微生物群落的化.
- 使用放射性标记的DMSP来追踪硫的同化.
- 用占主导地位的植物浮游生物和细菌的基培养物进行实验.
主要成果:
- 主要的植物浮游生物群 (Prochlorococcus,Synechococcus,藻) 吸收DMSP硫.
- 异质型细菌也可以吸收和同化DMSP硫.
- 部分浮游生物产生的有机硫从大气排放中转移.
结论:
- 海洋浮游植物和细菌积极利用DMSP,影响硫循环.
- 微生物对DMSP的同化减少了可用于大气释放的有机硫的数量.
- 这种微生物消耗是海洋硫循环中的关键过程.
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