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KMID : 0380120000230040299
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Korean Journal of Ecology
2000 Volume.23 No. 4 p.299 ~ p.307
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Role of Silica in Phytoplankton Succession
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Ha Kyong
Joo Gea-Jae
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Abstract
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To understand the mechanism of phytoplankton succession in the Nakdong River, the resource availability (silica) and grazing effect on the phytoplankton community were investigated in an enclosure experiment at Mulgum in March 1995. In all enclosures, Stephanodiscus hantzchii was dominant during the first week. Two weeks later, the diatom community in the A (river water only) and B (filtered river water) enclosures was shifted to colonial green algae (Actinastrum sp., Pediastrum spp. and Scenedesmus spp.) and nanoplankton (2∼3 ㎛ of diameter) due to the silica depletion. In the C (silica addition in river water, 3 ㎎ l^1 week^-1) and D (silica addition in filtered water) enclosures, Fragilaria crotonensis and Synedra acus increased as the silica addition was continued. The percentage of small phytoplankton (size, 10∼13 ㎛) in the filtered enclosures (B and D) was much higher than that of A and C enclosures. A laboratory bottle experiment conducted in the fall of 1994 also showed similar results. Therefore, it is concluded that silica andn zooplankton are important regulators in phytoplankton succession during the diatom blooming season in the Nakdong River.
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