Mesozooplankton community in a seasonally hypoxic and highly eutrophic bay
Min-Chul Jang A , Kyoungsoon Shin A , Pung-Guk Jang A , Woo-Jin Lee A and Keun-Hyung Choi B C
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A Ballast Research Center, South Sea Research Institute, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Geoje 656-834, South Korea.
B Department of Oceanography and Ocean Environmental Sciences, Chungnam National University, 99 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-764, South Korea.
C Corresponding author. Email: keunhchoi@kiost.ac
Marine and Freshwater Research 66(8) 719-729 https://doi.org/10.1071/MF14036
Submitted: 8 February 2014 Accepted: 16 June 2014 Published: 10 March 2015
Abstract
A 2-year survey of seawater chemistry and mesozooplankton abundance was carried out in Masan Bay, South Korea, one of the most eutrophic coastal ecosystems known. The study aimed to identify the major factors contributing to the seasonally persistent hypoxia in the bay, to characterise the Bay’s mesozooplankton community and to examine the effects of low oxygen on the distribution of mesozooplankton. Hypoxia (<2 mg O2 L–1) was present only in summer, with ultrahypoxia (<0.2 mg O2 L–1) in the bottom waters of the inner bay in both years. Low summer oxygen can be attributed to high summer phytoplankton stocks, together with reduced oxygen solubility at high temperature and stratification of the water column that limits downward diffusion of oxygen. A seasonally and spatially distinct mesozooplankton community was identified in summer when there was greater influence of freshwater discharge in the inner bay. Marine cladocerans were very abundant, with a population outburst of Penilia avirostris in the inner bay (>4000 individuals m–3) during summer. During hypoxic events, the abundance of Penilia avirostris was positively related to oxygen levels in the bottom water, suggesting that hypoxic conditions may cause mortality or have sublethal negative effects on population growth of this filter-feeding cladoceran.
Additional keywords: cladoceran, hypoxia, Masan Bay, Penilia avirostris, stratification.
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