Journal of Tropical Oceanography ›› 2013, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (3): 65-71.doi: 10.11978/j.issn.1009-5470.2013.03.010cstr: 32234.14.j.issn.1009-5470.2013.03.010

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Temporal and spatial distributions of bacterioplankton biomass and the influenced factors in Shenzhen Bay

ZHOU Kai1, ZHANG Jie-xiang2, ZHANG Yu-bin2, LU Dong-wei1, DING Yu-jing1, SUN Xing-li2   

  1. 1. Shenzhen marine environment and resources monitoring center, Shenzhen 518031, China; 2. Monitoring Center for Marine Resources and Environments, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
  • Received:2012-02-22 Revised:2012-06-05 Online:2013-08-27 Published:2013-08-28
  • Contact: 张瑜斌。E-mail:zhangyb@gdou.edu.cn

Abstract:

Spatial and temporal distributions of bacterioplankton biomass were seasonally investigated at 10 sampling stations in Shenzhen Bay in February, May, August, and November of 2008. The bacterioplankton biomass ranged from 0.82×10-2 to 36.42×10-2 μg·mL-1, with an annual average of 9.97×10-2 μg·mL-1. The bacterioplankton biomass was the greatest in spring (19.80×10-2 μg·mL-1), followed by winter (7.00×10-2 μg·mL-1), summer (3.77×10-2 μg·mL-1), and autumn (3.60×10-2 μg·mL-1) in turn, revealing different seasonal patterns in this bay compared with other sea areas. The bacterioplankton biomass decreased horizontally from the inner bay to the outer bay, and from landward to seaward, with a higher biomass at some stations near river mouth and harbor. The bacterioplankton biomass was significantly positively relative to PO43--P, TN, COD, and TOC in Shenzhen Bay. Input of organic matters from land influenced horizontal and temporal distributions of bacterioplankton biomass. The abundance of bacterioplankton ranged from 0.41×106 to 18.2×106 ind·mL-1, with an annual average of 5.21×106 ind·mL-1, implying serious eutrophication in this bay and revealing a decreasing pattern from the inner bay to the outer bay.

Key words: Shenzhen Bay, bacterioplankton, biomass, temporal and spatial distribution, environmental factors

CLC Number: 

  • P735