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Spatial Distribution of Transparent Exopolymer Particles(TEP) and Their Relation to Carbon Species in the Euphotic Layer of the Northern East Sea

동해 북부해역 유광층에서 TEP 분포와 이산화탄소 인자와의 상호관련성

  • Jeon, Hyun-Duck (Division of Polar and Climate Research, KOPRI) ;
  • Rho, Tae-Keun (Division of Earth Environmental System, Pusan National University) ;
  • Lee, Tong-Sup (Division of Earth Environmental System, Pusan National University)
  • 전현덕 (한국해양연구원 부설 극지연구소) ;
  • 노태근 (부산대학교 지구환경시스템학부) ;
  • 이동섭 (부산대학교 지구환경시스템학부)
  • Received : 2012.01.05
  • Accepted : 2012.02.14
  • Published : 2012.05.31
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Abstract

Transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) are formed by aggregation of polysaccharide products excreted by phytoplankton and have sticky character like gel. They play important role in the production of marine snow in water column. To study the distribution pattern of TEP concentration and its role in carbon cycle in the surface ocean, we measured pH, Total alkalinity (TA), and chlorophyll-a in addition to physical characteristics of seawater within the surface water column. TEP concentrations ranged from nearly undetectable values to $338{\mu}g\;Xeq\;l^{-1}$. They were considerably lower than previously reported values from costal sites, but showed similar values observed in other oceanic region during phytoplankton bloom periods. The spatial distribution of TEP concentrations were similar to those of chlorophyll-a, which indicate that the production of TEP were closely related to phytoplankton. Calculated total dissolved inorganic carbon ($TCO_2$) from the pH and TA was normalized to 35 psu of salinity ($NTCO_2$) and showed negative linear relationship with temperature. Biological drawdown of $NTCO_2$ ($NTCO_{2bio}$) was estimated from the difference between theoretical $NTCO_2$ values and observed $NTCO_2$. In the warm region located south of $40^{\circ}N$ along the $132.5^{\circ}N$ meridional lines, $NTCO_{2bio}$ showed negative value and TEP concentrations were high. This suggested that negative $NTCO_{2bio}$ may be attributed to the biological processes. At the stations located between 44 and $46^{\circ}N$, TEP concentrations showed high concentration at the chlorophyll-a maximum layer within the water column while they showed low concentration in the surface layer. Carbon content of TEP constituted about 40% of $NTCO_{2bio}$ at the chlorophylla maximum layer. In this study, we could not observe any positive and negative relationship between TEP concentration and $NTCO_2$ or pH. It is obvious that we should consider the importance of TEP in the biological carbon cycling processes within surface layer.

Transparent exopolymer particles(TEP)는 식물플랑크톤이 배출하는 다당류 물질이 자가응집을 통해 생성되는 끈적거리는 특성을 가진 물질로 해중설 형성에 중요한 역할을 담당한다고 밝혀져 왔다. 본 연구는 동해 북부해역에서 TEP 농도 분포특성과 탄소순환에서 역할을 이해하기에 이산화탄소계 인자, 엽록소-a 농도들을 관측하였다. 동해 북부해역의 TEP는 $0{\sim}338{\mu}g\;Xeq\;l^{-1}$로 연안역의 농도보다 낮으나 다른 외양역의 대번식기와 유사한 값이 나타났다. TEP의 공간분포는 엽록소-a의 공간 분포특성과 유사하게 나타나고 있는 것으로 보아 식물플랑크톤이 TEP의 주요 기원으로 사료된다. 직접 측정한 pH와 총 알칼리도의 값을 이용하여 총 용존 무기탄소($TCO_2$)를 계산하였으며, 염분 35 psu에 해당하는 값으로 변환된 $NTCO_2$는 수온에 대해 선형적으로 감소하고 있다. 수온으로 계산된 $NTCO_2$와 현장에서 측정한 $NTCO_2$와의 차이는 생물적인 과정에 의한 이산화탄소의 제거($NTCO_{2bio}$)를 나타내는데, 난수역에서 $NTCO_{2bio}$값이 음의 값이 나타났고 TEP의 농도가 높은 것으로 보아 생물적인 과정에 의해서 해수중의 이산화탄소가 감소한 것으로 사료된다. 북위 $44^{\circ}-46^{\circ}$ 냉수역은 표층에서 TEP 농도는 낮지만, 엽록소-a 최대층에서 TEP의 농도 또한 높게 나타났고 TEP에 포함된 탄소(TEP-C)가 $NTCO_{2bio}$의 약 40%를 기여하였다. 본 연구에서 TEP농도가 해수 중의 이산화탄소 농도 및 pH와 뚜렷한 상관관계가 나타나지 않아서 이산화탄소 농도에 따른 TEP의 반응은 살펴볼 수 없었으나 해수 중의 탄소순환에서 생물적인 과정을 이해하는데 TEP가 중요하게 고려되어야 함을 시사한다.

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