Natural water-purification system observed in a shallow coastal lagoon: Matsukawa-ura, Japan.
Natural water-purification system observed in a shallow coastal lagoon: Matsukawa-ura, Japan.
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在日本松川浦的沿海浅泻湖中观察到的天然水净化系统。
DOI:
10.1016/s0025-326x(03)00055-9
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发表时间:
2003
影响因子:
5.8
通讯作者:
Tomiji Hagiwara
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作者:
K. Kohata;T. Hiwatari;Tomiji Hagiwara
Field surveys and in situ experiments were conducted in the shallow Matsukawa-ura in summer to evaluate the biological efficiencies of shallow-water areas for preserving coastal ecosystems. In Matsukawa-ura (5.8 km2), the suspension-feeding bivalves Ruditapes philippinarum and Crassostrea gigas were the dominant animals––their total biomasses (wet weight) were estimated to be 3.4×106and 2.3×106kg, respectively. Ulva sp. and Zostera marina were the dominant macrophyte species during the summer, with standing crops estimated to be 0.29×106and 0.20×106kg, respectively. The dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) uptake rates for Ulva sp. and Z. marina were determined by in situ experiments. An ecological model calculated on the basis of the observed dataset showed that, in comparison with tidal exchange, a significant amount of particulate organic matter was removed by bivalve filtration and a considerable quantity of DIN was removed by macrophyte species.