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Temporal Variation in the Distributions of the Benthic Heterotrophic Protozoa and Their Grazing Impacts on Benthic Bacteria and Microalgae in the Ganghwa Tidal Flat, Korea

강화도 펄 갯벌에서 저서성 원생동물 분포의 시간적 변이와 박테리아 및 미세 조류에 대한 포식압

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Abstract

To investigate the seasonal distribution and grazing impacts of benthic protozoa in mud flat, their abundance, biomass and grazing rates of benthic protozoa were evaluated at interval of two or three month in Gangwha Island from April, 2002 to April, 2004. Heterotrophic flagellates and ciliates accounted for an average 98% of benthic protozoa biomass. Abundance and carbon biomass of heterotrophic flagellates ranged from $0.2{\times}10^5$ to $5.9{\times}10^5\;cells\;cm{-3}$ and from 0.02 to $9.2\;{\mu}gC\;cm^{-3}$, respectively. Biomass of heterotrophic flagellates was high in spring and fall, and showed no differences among stations. Abundance and biomass of heterotrophic flagellates decreased with the depth and were high within the surface 2.5 m sediment layer. The majority of heterotrophic flagellates were less than $10\;{\mu}m$ in length, and few euglenoid flagellates were larger than $20\;{\mu}m$. Abundance and carbon biomass of ciliates ranged from $0.1{\times}10^3$ to $17.8{\times}10^3\;cells\;cm^{-3}$ and from 0.02 to $9.1\;{\mu}gC\;cm^{-3}$, respectively, and those of ciliates were high in spring and fall. Biomass of ciliates was high within the surface 2.5 mm sediment layer and was higher at st. J2 and st. J3 than st. J1. Among the revealed benthic ciliates, the hypotrichs were the most important group in terms of abundance and biomass. During the sampling periods, an average 66% of benthic protozoa biomass was covered by ciliates. The seasonal distribution of benthic protozoa showed an almost similar fluctuation pattern to that of chlorophyll-a. The results suggest that the biomass of benthic protozoa were mainly controlled by prey abundance, for example, diatoms. Based on ingestion rates, benthic protozoa removed from 13.4 to 40.7% of bacterial production and from 20.1 to 36.4% of primary production. Ingestion rates of benthic protozoa on bacteria and microphytobenthos were high in April. Benthic protozoa in this study area may play a pivotal role in the carbon flow of the benthic microbial food web during spring.

강화도 장화리의 펄 갯벌에 서식하는 저서 원생동물 군집의 계절 분포 및 섭식률을 파악하기 위하여 2002년 4월부터 2004년 4월까지 총 3개의 정점을 선정하여 2-3개월 간격으로 조사를 수행하였다. 저서 원생동물의 현존량과 생물량은 섬모충류와 종속영양 편모류에 의해 98% 이상 우점하여 나타났으며, 그 외 종속영양 와편모류와 아메바 그룹이 일부 시기에 관찰되었으나 중요하지 않은 그룹으로 나타났다. 종속영양 편모류의 현존량과 탄소량은 각각 $0.2-5.9{\times}10^5\;cells\;cm^{-3}$와 $0.02-9.2\;{\mu}C\;cm^{-3}$로 분포하였으며, 생물량은 춘계와 추계에 비교적 높은 분포를 보였다. 종속영양 편모류는 표충 2.5 mm 이내에서 다른 층에 비해 높은 분포를 보였으며, 종속영양 편모류의 수평적 분포는 정점별로 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 종속영양 편모류는 $10{\mu}m$이하의 크기에 의하여 주로 우점하여 나타났으나, 2월과 4월 사이에 $20{\mu}m$ 이상의 종속영양 유글레나가 높게 출현하였다 섬모충류의 현존량과 생물량은 각각 $0.1-17.8{\times}10^3\;cells\;cm^{-3}$와 $0.02-9.1\;{\mu}gC\;cm^{-3}$ 범위로 분포하였으며 춘계와 추계에 높은 분포를 보였다. 섬모충류 그룹은 주로 하모류에 의해 우점 하였으며, 계절별로 두드러진 우점 종들은 관찰되지 않았다. 섬모충류의 수직적 분포는 표층 2.5 mm이내에서 높은 분포를 보였으며, 정점별 분포는 조간대 상부 정점에 비해 조간대 하부 정점에서 높은 분포를 보였다. 섬모충류의 시.공간적 분포는 저서 미세조류의 생물량 분포와 유사한 양상을 보였다. 조사기간동안 저서 원생동물 그룹의 탄소량은 섬모충류에 의해 평균 66%의 높은 우점률을 보였으며, 저서 원생동물의 계절변동은 저서 미세조류의 변동과 유사한 양상을 보였다. 본 연구에서 저서 원생동물의 섭식률을 측정한 결과 박테리아 생산력과 저서 미세조류 생산력의 각각 13.4-40.7%와 20.1-36.4%를 제거하였으며, 박테리아에 대한 섭식률은 섬모충류에 비해 종속영양 편모류에 의해 더 높은 것으로 나타났다. 박테리아와 돌말류에 대한 저서 원생동물의 섭식률은 춘계에 가장 높았으며 저서 미세생물 먹이 망에서 저서 원생동물은 미세생물 군집의 생물량이 높은 춘계에 박테리아와 돌말류의 포식자로서 중요한 역할을 하고 있음을 시사하였다.

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