• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2008

In order to find the effect of intertidal sediments on nutrient cycle in coastal environment, we measured ammonia, nitrate, phosphate, and silicate concentrations every hour during at least 12 hours in the entrance of Keunso Bay during four seasons. The content of ammonia and silicate do not change considerably with season, but nitrate shows large seasonal variation. In summer, nitrate concentration was much lower than in other seasons, which resulted from large biological uptake and active denitrification in intertidal sediments during summer. Phosphate also exhibit seasonal variations, but not that large like nitrate. N/P and N/Si ratios were lower in summer than in other seasons, which was due to active denitrification in the intertidal sediments during summer. For all seasons, ammonia concentrations were higher at low tide than at high tide, but nitrate concentrations were higher at high tide. Dissolved inorganic nitrogen concentrations measured in spring, summer, and winter were higher at high tide than at low tide, but in fall, they were higher at low tide than at high tide. For spring and winter, phosphate and silicate concentrations were higher at low tide than at high tide, while in summer and fall, they were higher at high tide than at low tide. In Keunso Bay, intertidal sediments affect significantly the nutrient cycle around the coastal areas. The intertidal sediments act as a source for ammonia and silicate, but as a sink for nitrate. However, phosphate is not considerably influenced by intertidal sediments.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.247-255
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• 2009

We measured phosphate benthic fluxes and conducted phosphate adsorption experiments in order to find out the effects of adsorption on phosphate benthic fluxes in the intertidal sediments of Keunso Bay during summer and winter. Organic carbon contents showed little variation with season at St. S1, but noticeable changes were observed at St. S2, which were three times higher in winter than in summer. The higher organic carbon contents in winter resulted from the bloom of benthic algae in surface sediments. Pore water phosphate concentrations were much higher in summer than in winter. The higher phosphate concentration in summer was probably due to the faster remineralization rate of organic matter in summer. At St. S1, benthic fluxes of phosphate showed a negative value in summer and a positive value in winter. However, St. S2 had a negative benthic flux both in summer and winter. The negative benthic flux was ascribed to the phosphate adsorption on iron oxides in surface sediments. The equilibrium concentrations of phosphate obtained from the adsorption experiment were three times higher at St. S1 than at St. S2. The relatively high adsorption coefficient and low equilibrium concentration indicated that phosphate was strongly adsorbed on the surface sediments of Keunso Bay. The strong adsorption affinity significantly reduced benthic fluxes of phosphate in the intertidal sediments.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.225-238
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• 2008

In order to investigate the effects of intertidal sediments on the nutrient cycle in coastal environments, the benthic fluxes of ammonium, nitrate, nitrite, phosphate, and silicate at two stations on the intertidal flat of Keunso Bay were determined during each season. The efflux of ammonium was observed at S1 and resulted from the diffusion of remineralized ammonium and acceleration caused by the bioirrigation of macrofauna. The influx of ammonium at S2 was probably due to nitrification in the water column. The influx of nitrate was observed at both stations during all seasons, indicating that the nitrate in the pore water was removed by denitrification. Vigorous bioirrigation led to the efflux of dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) at S1, whereas the influx of DIN at S2 was predominantly caused by denitrification. Contrary to the diffusive and bio-irrigated release of remineralized phosphate from the sediment at S1, the influx of phosphate was observed at S2, which may be attributable to adsorption onto iron oxides in the aerobic sediment layer. Silicate, which is produced by the dissolution of siliceous material, was mostly released from the sediment by molecular diffusion and bioirrigation. However, the influx of silicate was observed at S2 during spring and winter, which was ascribed to adsorption by particulate matter or assimilation by benthic microphytes. The annual fluxes of DIN were 328 mmol $m^{-2}yr^{-1}$ at S1 and -435 mmol $m^{-2}yr^{-1}$ at S2. The annual fluxes of phosphate were negative at both sites (-2.8 mmol $m^{-2}yr^{-1}$ at S1 and -28.9 mmol $m^{-2}yr^{-1}$ at S2), whereas the annual fluxes of silicate were positive at both sites (843 mmol $m^{-2}yr^{-1}$ at S1 and 243 mmol $m^{-2}yr^{-1}$ at S2).

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.177-186
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• 2010

A sequential extraction technique was used to study sediment phosphorus speciation and its relative importance in the intertidal flat of Keunso Bay during summer and winter for a better understanding of the phosphorus cycle and bioavailability in intertidal sediments. Loosely sorbed P contents were the lowest among the five P-pools and showed little seasonal or spatial variation. Although Fe-bound P contents were almost constant in winter, they decreased rapidly with sediment depth in summer. The dissolution of Fe oxides, used as an oxidant for the anaerobic respiration, ascribed the rapid decrease of Fe-bound P in summer. Al-bound P contents displayed little seasonal variation, but showed a large spatial variation, with higher values in the upper intertidal flat. Comprising about 50% of total P, Ca-bound P contents were the highest among the five P-pools. Ca-bound P contents were higher in winter than summer, but did not exhibit a clear spatial variation. Organic P contents were higher in summer than winter, which was associated with higher primary production and clam biomass in summer. Organic P contents were higher in the lower intertidal flat than the upper intertidal flat. In Keunso Bay, bioavailable P contents of the intertidal flat comprising about one third of total P ranged from 2.41 to 5.09 ${\mu}molg^{-1}$ in summer and 3.82 to 5.29 ${\mu}molg^{-1}$ in winter. The bioavailability of P contents was higher in the lower intertidal flat than the upper intertidal flat, which was attributed to the large clam production in the lower intertidal flat.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.144-157
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• 2016

서해 중부에 위치한 태안 근소만의 4개 정점에서 중형저서동물군집의 계절조사를 실시하였다. 중형저서동물 시료는 2013년 8월과 10월, 2014년 1월과 4월에 각 계절을 고려하여 채집하였으며, 직경 3.6 cm의 아크릴코어러를 이용하여 각 정점에서 반복수 3개의 시료를 채집하였다. 연구지역에서의 평균입도는 3.65 ø에서 6.35 ø 사이의 값을 보여주었다. 중형저서동물 군집은 총 13개의 분류군이 출현하였고, 각 정점에서 전체 서식밀도는 $1,521-7,849ind./10cm^2$의 값을 나타내었다. 출현 분류군 중 가장 우점하는 그룹은 선충류로 나타났으며 그 다음으로는 저서유공충류, 저서성 요각류의 순으로 나타났다. 서식밀도는 봄에 가장 높은 값을 보였고 여름에 가장 낮은 값을 보였다. 출현 분류군 수는 총 13개 중형저서동물 분류군이 나타났으며, 2013년 10월 정점 2에서 가장 높은 13개, 2014년 4월 정점 4에서 가장 낮은 5개로 나타났다. 출현 분류군 수의 계절적 변동은 여름에서 봄으로 시간이 지날수록 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 퇴적물 표층에서 깊이가 깊어질수록 중형저서동물의 서식밀도는 점차 감소하는 양상을 보였고, 수직분포 변화를 통해 본 계절적 변동은 표층 0-1 cm에서 가장 크게 서식밀도의 차이를 보였다.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.81-96
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• 2011

남해안의 주요 하구 4곳(순천만, 섬진강, 고성천, 마산만)과 서해안의 태안 근소만 갯벌에서 2009년 3월부터 2010년 5월까지 유기물 정화능력을 파악할 수 있는 퇴적물 산소요구량(Sediment Oxygen Demand; SOD)과 탈질소화(Denitrification)를 측정하였다. 퇴적물 산소요구량은 퇴적물 배양 중 시간당 용존산소감소율로 부터 추정되었으며, 탈질소화 측정에는 질소 안정동위원소를 추적자로 이용하는 isotope paring technique이 사용되었다. 조사지역의 퇴적물 산소요구량과 탈질소화율은 각각 -5.1~24.6 mmole $O_2m^{-2}d^{-1}$와 0.0~3.9 mmole $N_2m^{-2}d^{-1}$의 범위를 보였다. 퇴적물 산소요구량이 가장 높은 곳은 마산만(평균 = 10.2(범위 =-2.2~19.2 mmole $O_2m^{-2}d^{-1}$)이었으며, 순천만, 고성, 태안, 섬진강 순으로 나타났다. 탈질소화율도 마산만(평균 = 1.0(범위 =0.0~3.9) mmole $N_2 m^{-2}d^{-1}$이 가장 높았으며, 고성, 섬진강, 순천만, 태안 순으로 나타났다. 태안, 섬진강, 마산 지역에서는 계절적으로 저서미세조류에 의한 광합성이 탈질소화에 뚜렷한 영향을 미쳤는데 광합성 동안 생성된 산소는 혐기성과정인 탈질소화를 저해하기 보다는 질산화를 원활하게 하여, 질산화-탈질소화 연계과정을 촉진시켰다. 남해안 허구에서 탈질소화의 계절변화 유형(봄철 최대 유형과 여름철 최대 유형)의 지역적 차이는 탈질소화에 사용되는 두 질산원($D_w$; 강을 통해 공급된 질산과 $D_n$; 질산화-탈질소화 연계과정에 의해 생성된 질산)의 상대적 중요성에 따라 결정되었다. 즉 봄철에 탈질소화가 높게 나타난 순천만, 고성, 마산은 여름철에 비해 봄철 수층 질산염이 풍부하였고, 이를 통해 $D_w$가 증가되었다. 태안과 섬진강 지역이 여름철에 탈질소화 최대값을 보인 이유는 수층의 질산염이 고갈되지 않은 상태에서 여름철 수온의 증가로 $D_w$가 증가하였고, 이와 더불어, 산소고갈이 나타나지 않아 질산화에 좋은 환경이 조성되었으며, 결과적으로 $D_n$이 증가되었기 때문이다.