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Alkaline Phosphatase Activity and Phosphatase Hydrolyzable Phosphorus for Phytoplankton in Hiroshima Bay, Japan

  • Oh, Seok-Jin (Division of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Science, Kyushu University Graduate School) ;
  • Yoon, Yang-Ho (Division of Ocean System, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Yosu National University) ;
  • Yamamoto, Tamiji (Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Hiroshima University) ;
  • Matsuyama, Yukihiko (Hamful Algal Bloom Division, National Research Institute of Fisheries and Environment of Inland Sea)
  • Published : 2005.12.31
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Abstract

We investigated the seasonal variability of tree alkaline phosphatase activity in seawater and alkaline phosphatase hydrolysable phosphorus (APHP) at 3 stations in Hiroshima Bay using alkaline phosphatase extracted from the dinoflagellates Alexandrium tamarense and Gymnodinium catenatum. The dissolved inorganic phosphorus (DIP) was lower than $1\;{\mu}M$ all samples; the lowest values were in May. The amount of APHP was high at the surface and bottom waters of all stations in May, showing DIP-depleted conditions. In August and November, the amount of APHP was much less than the amount of APHP in May, indicating that the availability of dissolved organic phosphorus (DOP) for these species was low and/or uptake during the dinoflagellate blooming might have occurred in the area. The results obtained from short-term variations of AP activity might suggest that the growth of dinoflagellates in this season may be partly supported by the AP produced by other diatoms.

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