Seasonal changes and vertical distributions of chlorogphyll a and primary procuctivity at the Yamato Rise, central Japan Sea
Seasonal changes and vertical distributions of chlorogphyll a and primary procuctivity at the Yamato Rise, central Japan Sea
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日本海中部大和隆起叶绿素a和初级生产力的季节变化及垂直分布
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1998
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H. Nagata
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H. Nagata
Seasonal changes and vertical distribution patterns of chlorophyll a (Chi a) and primary productivity were investigated in relation to environmental condi tions at the Yamato Rise in the central Japan Sea from 1994 to 1997. The maximum biomass and production of phytoplankton was found in spring, with a secondary peak in autumn. In contrast, minimum values were found in winter. Surface Chi a and surface primary productivity values in summer and autumn were nearly equal to corresponding values in Kuroshio waters. However, both values were lower than those in Kuroshio waters in winter, while those in spring in the central Japan Sea were considerably higher. Vertical uniformity of assimilation numbers from the sur face to near the bottom of the euphotic layer and the existence of a subsurface Chl-a maximum in seasons with a stratified water column are notable. Some unique hydrographic features in the Japan Sea include (1) large-scale convectional mixing in winter, (2) abundant supply of nutrients from nutrient-rich subsurface water in win ter-spring, and (3) shallow and distinct nutriclines in summer and autumn. These hydrographic features play an important role in determining spatial and temporal variations in phytoplankton biomass and productivity in these waters.