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An early spring bloom of large diatoms in the ice-covered Saroma-ko Lagoon, Hokkaido, Japan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2011

Akihiro Shiomoto ,
Koji Asakuma ,
Han-Dong Hoon ,
Koichi Sakaguchi  and
Kimihiko Maekawa
Akihiro Shiomoto*
Affiliation:
Tokyo University of Agriculture, 196 Yasaka, Abashiri, Hokkaido 099-2493, Japan
Koji Asakuma
Affiliation:
Tokyo University of Agriculture, 196 Yasaka, Abashiri, Hokkaido 099-2493, Japan
Han-Dong Hoon
Affiliation:
Aquatic Science and Technology Support Center LLC, 1-23-5-205, Kanamori, Machida, Tokyo 142-0012, Japan
Koichi Sakaguchi
Affiliation:
Aquaculture and Research Institute of Lake Saroma, Sakae-ura, Tokoro, Kitami, Hokkaido 093-0216, Japan
Kimihiko Maekawa
Affiliation:
Aquaculture and Research Institute of Lake Saroma, Sakae-ura, Tokoro, Kitami, Hokkaido 093-0216, Japan
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: A. Shiomoto, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 196 Yasaka, Abashiri, Hokkaido 099-2493, Japan email: a3shiomo@bioindustry.nodai.ac.jp
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Abstract

Saroma-ko Lagoon, the largest body of water that has complete ice coverage during winter in Japan, was not completely covered by ice in the winter of 2009. This condition is considered to be a result of the progression of global warming. A bloom of large diatoms was observed in the ice-free area between February and April. This early spring bloom seemed to have started in the latter part of January, and lasted for about three months. The maximum chlorophyll-a (Chl a) concentration of about 10 mg m−3 was observed in March, and was similar to the level of 5–20 mg m−3 previously reported for the ordinary spring bloom in Saroma-ko Lagoon. The maximum primary production of 786 mgC m−2 day−1 and the maximum Chl a-specific primary production, an index of the phytoplankton growth rate, were also found in March. Species changes from Thalassiosira spp. to Chaetoceros spp. were observed during the bloom. This early spring bloom could extend into the ordinary spring bloom period. Its duration was obviously longer than that of the spring bloom, which is typically about one month. These results show the phytoplankton condition that could be expected during winter and spring as global warming progresses.

Keywords

early spring bloomlarge diatomsprimary productionchlorophyll-aice-covered aquatic areashortening of ice coverageglobal warming
Type
Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 92 , Issue 1 , February 2012 , pp. 29 - 37
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2011

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