Characterising and predicting algal blooms in a subtropical coastal lagoon
Kwee Siong Tew A B , Pei-Jie Meng A B F , David C. Glover C , Jih-Terng Wang D , Ming-Yih Leu A B and Chung-Chi Chen E F
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A National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Checheng, Pingtung 94450, Taiwan.
B Graduate Institute of Marine Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, National Dong Hwa University, Checheng, Pingtung 94450, Taiwan.
C Center for Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences, Southern Illinois University, IL 62901-6511, USA.
D Department of Biotechnology, Tajen University, Pingtung 907, Taiwan.
E Department of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 116, Taiwan.
F Corresponding authors. Email: pjmeng@nmmba.gov.tw; ccchen@ntnu.edu.tw
Marine and Freshwater Research 65(3) 191-197 https://doi.org/10.1071/MF13029
Submitted: 31 January 2013 Accepted: 16 July 2013 Published: 26 August 2013
Abstract
Algal bloom is a major concern worldwide. In this study, we characterised the physical and biochemical parameters during an algal bloom event in a coastal lagoon in an attempt to predict local blooms in the future. Results showed that the highest concentrations of dissolved inorganic phosphorus (DIP), chlorophyll a (chl a) and phytoplankton abundance were found in the inner area, whereas the highest dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) concentration occurred near the inlet-outlet channel. Chl a was correlated with DIP, and there was a significant exponential relationship between chl a and the nitrogen to phosphorus ratio (N/P ratio) across all sampling stations and times. A higher proportion of the variation in chl a was explained by the N/P ratio than either DIP or DIN. We found that a N/P ratio <2.38 will likely trigger an algal bloom (chl a ≥ 10 µgL–1) in the lagoon. Our results suggest that the N/P ratio could be used as an expedient and reliable measure of the potential eutrophic status of coastal lagoons.
Additional keywords: eutrophication, nutrients, Taiwan.
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