Abstract
Global climatic changes are expected to influence various biogeochemical processes in wetland ecosystems. In particular, coastal mud flat is anticipated to be affected directly by temperature increase as well as indirectly by a sea level rise and changes in precipitation. This study aimed to determine changes in methane production under different temperature and salinity by employing a laboratory-scale manipulation experiment. Soil samples were collected from a mud flat in Dong-Gum Kang-Hwa island in winter and two types of experiments were conducted. In the first experiment soil samples at 0-5 cm, 5-10 cm depth were incubated under same salinity with pore water and diluted salinity to 50 % of natural condition for 20 days and methane production was measured every other days. In the second experiment, soil samples at 5-10 cm depth were incubated in different temperature, $5^{\circ}C$ and $15^{\circ}C$, under same salinity conditions with first experiment for 31 days and methane production was measured. Results of the first experiment revealed that higher amount of methane was produced at 5-10 cm depth, and salinity effect was predominant at the end of the experiment. The second experiment showed that methane production was higher in $15^{\circ}C$ than $5^{\circ}C$. In addition, methane production was higher when sea water diluted to 50 % compared to control. Global climatic changes are expected to influence various biogeochemical processes in wetland ecosystems. In particular, coastal mud flat is anticipated to be affected directly by temperature increase as well as indirectly by a sea level rise and changes in precipitation. This study aimed to determine changes in methane production under different temperature and salinity by employing a laboratory-scale manipulation experiment. Soil samples were collected from a mud flat in Dong-Gum Kang-Hwa island in winter and two types of experiments were conducted. In the first experiment soil samples at 0-5 cm, 5-10 cm depth were incubated under same salinity with pore water and diluted salinity to 50 % of natural condition for 20 days and methane production was measured every other days. In the second experiment, soil samples at 5-10 cm depth were incubated in different temperature, $5^{\circ}C$ and $15^{\circ}C$, under same salinity conditions with first experiment for 31 days and methane production was measured. Results of the first experiment revealed that higher amount of methane was produced at 5-10 cm depth, and salinity effect was predominant at the end of the experiment. The second experiment showed that methane production was higher in $15^{\circ}C$ than $5^{\circ}C$. In addition, methane production was higher when sea water diluted to 50 % compared to control. These results suggest that methane production is highly influenced by changes in temperature and salinity in coastal mud flat. And that global climatic change may induce biological feedback by affecting production of another greenhouse gas, namely methane from coastal mud flat.
전 지구적 기후변화로 인하여 습지에서 일어나는 다양한 종류의 생지화학적인 순환에 큰 변화가 관측되고 있다. 특히, 갯벌의 경우 온도변화에 의한 직접적인 환경변화 뿐 아니라 해수면의 상승과 강수량의 변화라는 요인에 의해 간접적인 영향도 받을 것으로 예측된다. 본 논문에서는 온도와 해수의 염도 변화에 따라 갯벌에서 발생하는 메탄양의 변화를 실험실 규모의 실험을 통하여 규명하고자 했다. 시료는 겨울철 강화도 동검도 갯벌에서 채취하여 2 종류의 실험을 수행하였다. 첫 번째 실험에서는 0-5 cm, 5-10 cm 깊이의 토양을 자연 상태의 염도와 50 % 희석한 염도 조건 하에서 20 일간 배양하며 2일 간격으로 메탄 발생량을 측정하였다. 두 번째 실험에서는 5-10 cm 깊이의 토양을 $5^{\circ}C$, $15^{\circ}C$ 에서 자연 상태의 염도와 50 % 희석한 염도 조건 하에서 31일간 배양하며 발생하는 메탄의 양을 하루 간격으로 측정하였다. 첫 번째 실험의 결과 5-10 cm 깊이의 토양에서 메탄이 더 많이 발생하며 염도의 영향은 배양 후반부로 가면서 크게 나타남을 알 수 있었다. 두 번째 실험 결과에서는 $15^{\circ}C$에서 $5^{\circ}C$에서 보다 더 많은 메탄이 발생하였고, 50 % 희석한 염도 조건에서 자연 상태의 염도 조건에서 보다 많은 메탄이 발생하는 것을 관찰할 수 있었다. 이러한 결과는 갯벌에서의 메탄 생성율은 온도 상승과 해수의 화학적 특성의 변화에 따라 많은 영향을 받음을 보여준다. 또한 전 지구적 기후변화로 야기될 온도나 해수 염도의 변화가 메탄의 발생에 영향을 미쳐, 생물학적 되먹임 기작에도 변화가 일어날 것으로 사료된다.
