A model study on dynamical processes of phytoplankton in Laizhou Bay

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• 作者：Lanlan Yu (1)
  Bo Yang (1)
  Wensheng Jiang (1)
  Keqiang Li (2)
  
• 关键词：phytoplankton biomass ; 3D ecosystem model ; nutrients ; Laizhou Bay
• 刊名：Journal of Ocean University of China
• 出版年：2014
• 出版时间：February 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：13
• 期：1
• 页码：23-31
• 全文大小：820 KB
• 作者单位：Lanlan Yu (1)
  Bo Yang (1)
  Wensheng Jiang (1)
  Keqiang Li (2)
  
  1. Physical Oceanography Laboratory, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, P. R. China
  2. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, P. R. China
  
• ISSN：1993-5021

文摘

A three-dimensional ecosystem model, using a PIC (Particle-In-Cell) method, is developed to reproduce the annual cycle and seasonal variation of nutrients and phytoplankton biomass in Laizhou Bay. Eight state variables, i.e., DIN (dissolved inorganic nitrogen), phosphate, DON (dissolved organic nitrogen), DOP (dissolved organic phosphorus), COD (chemical oxygen demand), chlorophyll-a (Chl-a), detritus and the zooplankton biomass, are included in the model. The model successfully reproduces the observed temporal and spatial variations of nutrients and Chl-a biomass distributions in the bay. The nutrient concentrations are at high level in winter and at low level in summer. Double-peak structure of the phytoplankton (PPT) biomass exists in Laizhou Bay, corresponding to a spring and an autumn bloom respectively. Several numerical experiments are carried out to examine the nutrient limitation, and the importance of the discharges of the Yellow River and Xiaoqinghe River. Both DIN limitation and phosphate limitation exist in some areas of the bay, with the former being more significant than the latter. The Yellow River and Xiaoqinghe River are the main pollution sources of nutrients in Laizhou Bay. During the flood season, the algal growth is inhibited in the bay with the Yellow River discharges being excluded in the experiment, while in spring, the algal growth is enhanced with the Xiaoqinghe River excluded.