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Titre :	Spectral Irradiance, Phytoplankton Community Composition and Primary Productivity in a Salt Marsh Estuary, North Inlet, South Carolina, USA
Auteurs :	Evelyn Lawrenz, Auteur ; Erik M. Smith, Auteur ; Tammi L. Richardson, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Estuaries and Coasts (36(2) MAR 2013)
Article en page(s) :	347-364
Résumé :	We investigated spatial and temporal changes in spectral irradiance, phytoplankton community composition, and primary productivity in North Inlet Estuary, South Carolina, USA. High concentrations of colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM) were responsible for up to 84 % of the attenuation of photosynthetically available radiation (PAR). Green-yellow wavelengths were the predominant colors of light available at the two sampling sites: Clam Bank Creek and Oyster Landing. Vertical attenuation coefficients of PAR were 0.7-2.1 m(-1) with corresponding euphotic zone depths of 1.5-6.7 m. Phytoplankton biomass (as chlorophyll a [chl a]) varied seasonally with a summer maximum of 16 mu g chl a l(-1) and a winter minimum of 1.4 mu g chl a l(-1). The phytoplankton community consisted mainly of diatoms, prasinophytes, cryptophytes and haptophytes, with diatoms and prasinophytes accounting for up to 67 % of total chl a. Changes in phytoplankton community composition showed strongest correlations with temperature. Light-saturated chl a-specific rates of photosynthesis and daily primary productivity varied with season and ranged from 1.6 to 14 mg C (mg chl a) (-1) h(-1) (32-803 mg C m(-3) day(-1)). Calculated daily rates added up to an annual carbon fixation rate of 84 g C m(-3) year(-1). Overall, changes in phytoplankton community composition and primary productivity in North Inlet showed a strong dependence on temperature, with PAR and spectral irradiance playing a relatively minor role due to short residence times, strong tidal forcing and vertical mixing.

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