Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8871754 | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2018 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
Particulate phosphorus was the dominant phosphorus species and accounted for 72â¯Â±â¯5% of total phosphorus in coastal habitats, 63â¯Â±â¯4% in estuaries, 58â¯Â±â¯6% in lakes and 80â¯Â±â¯7% in aquaculture farms whereas dissolved inorganic phosphorus (DIP) and dissolved organic phosphorus (DOP) were minor components. Correlation analyses (DIP vs Chl a; R2â¯=â¯0.407, dfâ¯=â¯31, pâ¯<â¯0.001) suggested phosphorus limiting conditions in lakes, which was corroborated with the highest alkaline phosphatase activity (APA) that fluctuated from 0.38 to 41.14â¯nmolâ¯Lâ1â¯minâ1. In contrast, APA was elevated in coastal habitats and estuaries only when DIP concentration decreased below 0.9â¯Î¼M. Moreover size-fractionation experiment showed that the highest APA was detected in the 0.2-2â¯Î¼m pico-size fraction. Our results suggested that the main APA in coastal habitats and estuaries was from phototrophic pico-eukaryotes and heterotrophic bacteria, and regulated largely by DIP availability.
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Authors
Joon Hai Lim, Choon Weng Lee, Chui Wei Bong, Yang Amri Affendi, Yii Siang Hii, Isao Kudo,