Laboratory simulation of dissolved oxygen reduction and ammonia nitrogen generation in the decay stage of harmful algae bloom -- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology,2021,39(2):500-507

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	Qiaoning WANG, Xiaodong LI, Tian YAN, Jingjing SONG, Rencheng YU, Mingjiang ZHOU. Laboratory simulation of dissolved oxygen reduction and ammonia nitrogen generation in the decay stage of harmful algae bloom[J]. Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 2021, 39(2): 500-507

Laboratory simulation of dissolved oxygen reduction and ammonia nitrogen generation in the decay stage of harmful algae bloom

Qiaoning WANG^1,5,6, Xiaodong LI^1,4, Tian YAN^1,2,3, Jingjing SONG¹, Rencheng YU^1,2,3, Mingjiang ZHOU¹

1 Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China;
2 Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266071, China;
3 Centre for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China;
4 Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Fujian Province, Institute of Oceanology, College of Animal Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China;
5 CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China;
6 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

Abstract:

To evaluate how the decay of bloom-forming algae affect the coastal dissolved oxygen, a laboratory simulation was conducted in terms of three typical harmful algae, Alexandrium catenella, Prorocentrum donghaiense, and Skeletonema costatum. Algae of same biomass (55 μg/mL) were conducted in lightproof columns, and the cell density, dissolved oxygen (DO), and ammonia nitrogen of different layers were monitored at certain time series. Results show that the decomposition of algae significantly decreased the DO, and increased the ammonia nitrogen in all layers; and significant deference between different species was observed. The A. catenella treatment showed the lowest DO (average concentration of 3.4 mg/L) and the highest ammonia nitrogen (average concentration of 0.98 mg/L) at the end of test, followed by P. donghaiense; and the S. costatum showed relatively high DO and low ammonia nitrogen due to slow decay rate. Results indicate that decomposition of harmful bloom algae, especially dinoflagellate, would cause significantly DO depletion and toxic ammonia nitrogen increase, which will detrimentally affect both pelagic and benthic ecosystem.

Key words: harmful algal bloom hypoxia Alexandrium catenella Prorocentrum donghaiense Skeletonema costatum

Received: 2019-11-12 Revised: 2020-01-07

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