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JOURNAL OF PLANKTON RESEARCH | VOLUME 16 | NUMBER 12 | PAGES 1609-1625 | 1994
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Size structures of microplankton biomass and production in Jiaozhou Bay, China

Nian-Zhi Jiao and Rong Wang

Institute of Oceanology, Academia Sinica Qingdao 266071, China

Received on November 1, 1993; accepted on July 14, 1994 Seasonal investigations of size-fractionated biomass and production were carried out from February 1992 to May 1993 in Jiaozhou Bay, China. Microplankton assemblages were separated into three fractions: pico- (0.7–2 µm), nano- (2–20 µm) and netplankton (20–200 µm). The biomass was measured as chlorophyll a (Chi a), paniculate organic carbon (POC) and participate organic nitrogen (PON). The production was determined by 14C and 15N tracer techniques. The seasonal patterns in biomass, though variable, were characterized by higher values in spring and lower values in autumn and summer (for Chi a only). The seasonal patterns in production, on the other hand, were more clear with higher values occurring in summer and spring, and lower values occurring in autumn and winter. Averaged over the whole study period, the respective proportions of total biomass accounted for by net-, nano- and picoplankton were 26, 45 and 29% for Chi a, 32, 33 and 35% for POC, and 26, 32 and 42% for PON. The contributions to total primary production by net-, nano- and picoplankton were 31, 35 and 34%, respectively. The respective proportions of total NH4+–N uptake accounted for by net-, nano- and picoplankton were 28, 33 and 39% in the daytime, and 10, 29 and 61% at night. The respective contributions to total NO3–-N uptake by net-, nano- and picoplankton were 37, 40 and 23% in the daytime, and 13, 23 and 64% at night. Some comprehensive ratios, including C/N biomass ratio, Chl a/C ratio, C uptake/Chl a ratio, C:N uptake ratio and the f-ratio, were also calculated size separately, and their biological and ecological meanings are discussed.


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