Influence of Rainfall on Cyanobacterial Bloom in Daechung Reservoir

  • Ahn, Chi-Yong (Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology) ;
  • Kim, Hee-Sik (Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology) ;
  • Yoon, Byung-Dae (Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology) ;
  • Oh, Hee-Mock (Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology)
  • 안치용 (한국생명공학연구원 환경생명공학연구실) ;
  • 김희식 (한국생명공학연구원 환경생명공학연구실) ;
  • 윤병대 (한국생명공학연구원 환경생명공학연구실) ;
  • 오희목 (한국생명공학연구원 환경생명공학연구실)
  • Published : 2003.12.31

Abstract

The water quality and algal communities in the Daechung Reservoir, Korea, were monitored from summer to autumn in 1999 and 2001. Although the average weekly precipitations during June and July were very similar in 1999 and 2001, they were much different during August and September, the so-called blooming season. The rainfall in 1999 increased about 70% after late August, whereas it decreased to the one-fifth level in 2001. The higher concentrations of chlorophyll- a, phycocyanin, and cyanobacteria were observed in 2001, which resulted in the dense algal bloom. In addition, in 2001, the cyanobacterial percentage remained above 80% during the investigation period, and the cyanobacteria were exclusively composed of Microcystis spp. Conversely, there was no report on the algal bloom in 1999. However, the peak bloom seasons were the same for both years, from late August to early September, irrespective of the amount of precipitation. These results suggest that the magnitude and duration of rainfall before bloom season are important factors determining the extent of cyanobacterial bloom in this system.

1999년과 2001턴, 여름부터 가을까지 대청호의 남조류 수화현상에 대한 강우영향을 조사하였다. 두 해의 6,7월 강수량은 매우 유사하였으나, 수화발생 시기인 8,9월의 강수량은 현저한 차이를 보였다. 1999년에는 8월 하순 이후 그전 2개월에 비해 약 70%의 강수량 증가가 있었으나, 2001년에는 같은 기간 동안 5분의 1수준으로 감소하였다. 더 높은 엽록소-a, 파이코시아닌, 남조류 농도가 2001년 측정되었으며, 이것은 극심한 수화의 발생으로 이어졌다. 또한 2001년에는 조사기간동안 남조류의 비율이 항상 80%를 상회하였으며, 남조류는 Microcystis spp.가 대부분을 차지하였다. 이와는 반대로 1999년에는 수화의 발생이 보고되지 않았다. 이러한 차이에도 불구하고 수화가 절정을 이루는 시기는 두 해 모두 8월 하순에서 9월 초순으로, 강수량에 관계없이 일정하였다. 수화 이전 시기의 적당한 강수와 이후의 충분한 일조 시기가 남조류의 수화 형성에 영향을 끼치는 중요인자들 중의 하나로 판단되었다.

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