Distribution and concentration of urea in the East China Sea in spring of 2011

Wang Xuejing; Shi Xiaoyong; Zhao Yuting; Zhang Chuansong

doi:10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2015.02.007

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Wang Xuejing, Shi Xiaoyong, Zhao Yuting, Zhang Chuansong. Distribution and concentration of urea in the East China Sea in spring of 2011[J]. Haiyang Xuebao, 2015, 37(2): 65-74. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2015.02.007

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Wang Xuejing, Shi Xiaoyong, Zhao Yuting, Zhang Chuansong. Distribution and concentration of urea in the East China Sea in spring of 2011[J]. Haiyang Xuebao, 2015, 37(2): 65-74. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2015.02.007

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Distribution and concentration of urea in the East China Sea in spring of 2011

doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2015.02.007

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College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China;Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China;Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China;National Marine Hazard Mitigation Service, Beijing 100194, China
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Shandong Marine Resource and Environment Research Institute, Yantai 264003, China

Received Date: 2014-03-19
Rev Recd Date: 2014-08-01

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Based on the data of three cruises in Spring (March to May) of 2011 that carried out in the south of Yangtze estuary where was high frequent occurrence of harmful algal blooms, the concentration and the spatial distribution of urea were analyzed and its influencing factors were discussed. The results showed: The concentration of urea ranged from detection limit to 6.32 μmol/L and its average was(1.33±0.84 )μmol/L. Urea was an important form of dissolved organic nitrogen during the survey. The ratio of urea to DIN was 8.73%-18.04% and the proportion of urea in DON was 5.63%-15.73%.The occurrence of diatom HABs and dinoflagellate HABs could affect the content and distribution of urea in the invested area and control the urea concentration and distribution characteristics in this area. The decreased ratio of urea and DIN were 36.67%, 49.88% after diatom HABs, respectively; after dinoflagellate HABs, urea and DIN decreased 8.78% and 28.97%. In the diatom HABsarea, the zones of high urea concentration and high chlorophyll were in the same position and the urea content was significantly higher than that of normal zones. In the dinoflagellate HABs area, the zones of high chlorophyll values were corresponded to the zones of low urea values, urea generally reduced to 1 μmol/L in this area. Urea was a kind of effective nitrogen source for phytoplankton of dinoflagellate. During the large scale HABs of diatom and dinoflagellate and their succession process in the invested area, the distribution of urea had no characteristic of gradual reduction from inshore to offshore. Urea concentration and salinity had no significant correlation. During the investigation, terrigenous input was not the main factor affecting the distribution of urea.
- Yangtze estuary,
- East China Sea,
- HABs,
- urea,
- distribution

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