To evaluate how the decay of bloom-forming algae affect the coastal dissolved oxygen,a laboratory simulation was conducted in terms of three typical harmful algae,Alexandrium catenella,Prorocentrum donghaiense,and Ske...To evaluate how the decay of bloom-forming algae affect the coastal dissolved oxygen,a laboratory simulation was conducted in terms of three typical harmful algae,Alexandrium catenella,Prorocentrum donghaiense,and Skeletonema costatum.Algae of same biomass(55μg/mL)were conducted in lightproof columns,and the cell density,dissolved oxygen(DO),and ammonia nitrogen of different layers were monitored at certain time series.Results show that the decomposition of algae significantly decreased the DO,and increased the ammonia nitrogen in all layers;and significant deference between different species was observed.The A.catenella treatment showed the lowest DO(average concentration of 3.4 mg/L)and the highest ammonia nitrogen(average concentration of 0.98 mg/L)at the end of test,followed by P.donghaiense;and the S.costatum showed relatively high DO and low ammonia nitrogen due to slow decay rate.Results indicate that decomposition of harmful bloom algae,especially dinoflagellate,would cause significantly DO depletion and toxic ammonia nitrogen increase,which will detrimentally affect both pelagic and benthic ecosystem.展开更多
Harmful algal blooms(HABs)in the Southern Yellow Sea(SYS)have shown a trend of increasing diversity and detrimental ef fects.While the Bohai Sea,East China Sea,and South China Sea have experienced a high incidence of ...Harmful algal blooms(HABs)in the Southern Yellow Sea(SYS)have shown a trend of increasing diversity and detrimental ef fects.While the Bohai Sea,East China Sea,and South China Sea have experienced a high incidence of HABs since the 1980s,the Yellow Sea provides a relatively healthy ecological environment in which fewer HABs have been documented before the 21s t century.Yet largescale blooms of the green macroalga Ulva prolifera(so-called“green tides”)have occurred annually since 2007 in the Yellow Sea.Six people were poisoned and one person died in Lianyungang in 2008 due to ingestion of algal toxins.Moreover,the Yellow Sea experienced co-occurrence of harmful red tides,green tides,and golden tides in 2017.This combination of events,rare worldwide,indicates the potential for further deterioration of the marine environment in the Yellow Sea,which may be related to climate change,aquaculture,and other human activities.Using the SYS as an example,we collected data of the frequency and scale of HABs over the years,as well as that of marine algal toxins,and analyzed the trend in the diversity of HABs in the SYS,to explore the causes and impacts of HABs,as well as the interrelationships among dif ferent types of HABs,including harmful red tides,green tides,and golden tides.We also attempted to improve our understanding of HAB evolution under the influence of global climate change and intensified human activities.展开更多
基金Supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.XDA23050302)the Marine S&T Fund of Shandong Province for Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology(Qingdao)(No.2018SDKJ050404)+3 种基金the Science&Technology Basic Resources Investigation Program of China(No.2018FY100200)the Sino-Australian Centre for Healthy Coasts(No.2016YFE0101500)the Key Deployment Project of Centre for Ocean Mega-Research of Science,Chinese Academy of Science(No.COMS2019Q05)the NSFC(Nos.41476102,U1406403)。
文摘To evaluate how the decay of bloom-forming algae affect the coastal dissolved oxygen,a laboratory simulation was conducted in terms of three typical harmful algae,Alexandrium catenella,Prorocentrum donghaiense,and Skeletonema costatum.Algae of same biomass(55μg/mL)were conducted in lightproof columns,and the cell density,dissolved oxygen(DO),and ammonia nitrogen of different layers were monitored at certain time series.Results show that the decomposition of algae significantly decreased the DO,and increased the ammonia nitrogen in all layers;and significant deference between different species was observed.The A.catenella treatment showed the lowest DO(average concentration of 3.4 mg/L)and the highest ammonia nitrogen(average concentration of 0.98 mg/L)at the end of test,followed by P.donghaiense;and the S.costatum showed relatively high DO and low ammonia nitrogen due to slow decay rate.Results indicate that decomposition of harmful bloom algae,especially dinoflagellate,would cause significantly DO depletion and toxic ammonia nitrogen increase,which will detrimentally affect both pelagic and benthic ecosystem.
基金Supported by the Science&Technology Basic Resources Investigation Program of China(No.2018FY100200)the Key Deployment Project of Centre for Ocean Mega-Research of Science,Chinese Academy of Science(No.COMS2019Q05)+2 种基金the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.XDA23050302)the Marine S&T Fund of Shandong Province for Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology(Qingdao)(No.2018SDKJ0504)the Sino-Australian Centre for Healthy Coasts(No.2016YFE0101500)。
文摘Harmful algal blooms(HABs)in the Southern Yellow Sea(SYS)have shown a trend of increasing diversity and detrimental ef fects.While the Bohai Sea,East China Sea,and South China Sea have experienced a high incidence of HABs since the 1980s,the Yellow Sea provides a relatively healthy ecological environment in which fewer HABs have been documented before the 21s t century.Yet largescale blooms of the green macroalga Ulva prolifera(so-called“green tides”)have occurred annually since 2007 in the Yellow Sea.Six people were poisoned and one person died in Lianyungang in 2008 due to ingestion of algal toxins.Moreover,the Yellow Sea experienced co-occurrence of harmful red tides,green tides,and golden tides in 2017.This combination of events,rare worldwide,indicates the potential for further deterioration of the marine environment in the Yellow Sea,which may be related to climate change,aquaculture,and other human activities.Using the SYS as an example,we collected data of the frequency and scale of HABs over the years,as well as that of marine algal toxins,and analyzed the trend in the diversity of HABs in the SYS,to explore the causes and impacts of HABs,as well as the interrelationships among dif ferent types of HABs,including harmful red tides,green tides,and golden tides.We also attempted to improve our understanding of HAB evolution under the influence of global climate change and intensified human activities.