The size-fractionated chlorophyll a concentration and primary productivity in the Bering Sea in the summer of 2008

LIU Zi-lin; CHEN Jian-fang; LIU Yan-lan; GAO Sheng-quan; LI Hong-liang; ZHANG Hai-sheng

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LIU Zi-lin, CHEN Jian-fang, LIU Yan-lan, GAO Sheng-quan, LI Hong-liang, ZHANG Hai-sheng. The size-fractionated chlorophyll a concentration and primary productivity in the Bering Sea in the summer of 2008[J]. Haiyang Xuebao, 2011, 33(3): 148-157.

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The size-fractionated chlorophyll a concentration and primary productivity in the Bering Sea in the summer of 2008

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Key Laboratory of State Oceanic Administration for Marine Ecosystem and Biogeochemistry, Second Institute of Oceanogranphy,State Oceanic Administration,Hangzhou 310012,China;Second Institute of Oceanography, State Ocean Administration,Hangzhou 310012,China
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Hangzhou Academy of Scientific Professional Technology, Hangzhou 310012, China

Received Date: 2010-08-22

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Investigations of standing stock of phytoplankton (chlorophyll a) and primary productivity were carried out in Sections BR, NB and BS in the Bering Sea between 53°16.8'~66°00'N and 170°00'E~167°30'W during the 3nd Chinese arctic research expedition in July 2008. The size-fractionated chlorophyll a concentration and primary productivity were determined at some surveyed stations. The results show that the chlorophyll a concentration and the primary productivity appear obviously to be areal characteristics. The surface chlorophyll a concentration is 0.190~0.976 μg/dm³, and the average value is 0.442 μg/dm³ in the transect of BR. And the surface chlorophyll a concentration is 0.142~22.405 μg/dm³(the average value is 2.077 μg/dm³) in the continental shelf zone. The chlorophyll a concentration in the transect BR is lower than that in the transects NB and BS. The chlorophyll a concentration above the depth 50 m is higher than that below the depth 50 m, The maximum concentrations appear in the depth 30~40 m. The potential primary productivities (C) vary from 0.173 to 0.918 mg/(m³·h) in the surveyed area, with the average rate of 0.50 mg/(m³·h). The primary productivity in the continental shelf zone is much higher than that of the deep water zone. The assimilation index of photosynthesis is 0.29~1.03 mg/(mg·h) in the surveyed area, with the average rate of 0.74 mg/(mg·h). The results of the size-fractionated chlorophyll a and the primary productivity show that the nanoplankton and picoplankton account for 45.08% of the majority of the total chlorophyll a and 69.48% of total primary productivity in the surveyed area. The contributions of the microplankton to the total chlorophyll a and primary productivity are 54.92% and 30.52%, respectively. The nanoplankton and picoplankton play an important role in the ecosystem of the surveyed area.
- chlorophyll a,
- primary productivity,
- size-fractionated,
- Bering Sea

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