PRIMARY PELAGIC PRODUCTION OF THE ETANG-DE-BERRE IN 1977-1978 - COMPARISON WITH THE MARINE-ENVIRONMENT (NORTHWEST MEDITERRANEAN)
PRIMARY PELAGIC PRODUCTION OF THE ETANG-DE-BERRE IN 1977-1978 - COMPARISON WITH THE MARINE-ENVIRONMENT (NORTHWEST MEDITERRANEAN)
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DOI:
10.1007/bf00392258
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发表时间:
1983-01-01
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影响因子:
2.4
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KIM, KT
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作者:
KIM, KT
Measurements of primary production and photosynthetic efficiency were carried out in the brackish lake, Etang de Berre, near Marseilles (France), which is diluted by the Durance River, and in the area of Carry-le-Rouet (Mediterranean Sea) .apprx. 25 km off the Rhone River outlet. Primary production (14C) estimations were made in Etang de Berre from Dec. 1977 to Nov. 1978. The C uptake ranged between 38 and 1091 mg C m-3 d-1 [day-1], with an average surface value of 256 mg; water-column C-uptake rates ranged between 240 and 2310 mg C m-2 d-1, with an average of 810, representing 290 g C m-2/yr and 45,000 tons/yr of photosynthetized C for the whole lake. Gross photosynthetic production measured by the method of Ryther was studied over a 2 yr period. The values obtained from marine water (Carry-le-Rouet) ranged from 23-2337 mg C m-2 d-1, with a weighted average of 319, representing .apprx. 110 g C m-2 per yr. The values in brackish water (Etang de Berre) ranged from 14-1778 mg C m-2 d-1, with a weighted average of 682, representing 250 g C m-2/yr and 38,400 tons/yr of photosynthesized C for the whole lake. The values derived from both methods of primary production measurements are approximately similar. Net production (computed from biomass estimations by Utermohl''s method) was compared with gross photosynthetic production. The net production in marine water did not display significant variations: most values were usually near zero. Net production in brackish water exhibited a number of clear variations compared with concentrations of gross photosynthetic production during the whole 2 yr period. This large difference between estimations of gross and net production may be due to grazing, which is high in Etang de Berre, but slower and more constant in seawater. The ratios of primary production:chlorophyll a and gross photosynthetic production:biomass were also studied. In Etang de Berre, the former ratio ranges between 0.57 and 3.75, with an average of 1.44; this is similar to previously reported values. The ratio gross production:biomass in Etang de Berre varies between 0.3 and 4.2, with an average of 1.27, also confirming previous data. The very high values calculated for marine waters may result from an under-estimation of biomass.