[A-CG51] [JJ] Coastal Ecosystems - 1. Water Cycle and Land-Ocean Interactions

[ACG51-08] Influence of submarine groundwater discharge on phytoplankton primary productivity at nearshore coasts in Beppu Bay and Otsuchi Bay

*Hisami Honda¹, Ryo Sugimoto², Taketoshi Mishima³, Shinji Ohsawa³, Jun Shoji⁴, Osamu Tominaga², Makoto Taniguchi¹ (1.Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, 2.Faculty of Marine Bioscience, Fukui Prefectural University, 3.Institute for Geothermal Sciences Graduate School of Sciences, Kyoto University, 4.Hiroshima University)

Keywords:Primary productivity, 222Rn, Submarine groundwater discharge, Nearshore coast

In recent years, a number of studies have shown that submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) is an alternative nutrient pathway and can drive primary production in coastal seas. However, little is known about a relationship between input of nutrients through the groundwater and response of primary production. To clarify the relationship, we conducted in situ measurements of primary productivity (PP) using stable ¹³C tracer method under different strength sites of SGD at nearshore coasts in Beppu Bay and Otsuchi Bay during the summer in 2016. Considering the differences of light intensity and water temperature at each site, we have also incubated the bottles taken from each site under same conditions of light and water temperature on land. In both bays, significant positive relationships between in situ PP and ex situ PP (r > 0.91, p < 0.01) indicated that in situ PP would be controlled by nutrient availability. In Beppu Bay, in situ PP and ²²²Rn activity ranged from 4.4 to 23.3 µg C L^-1 h^-1 and 69.8 to 586.8 Bq m^-3, respectively. Although there was no clear relationship between in situ PP and ²²²Rn activity, biomass specific PP (P_B, µg C µg chl a^-1 h^-1) showed the positive correlation with ²²²Rn activity. In Otsuchi Bay, in situ PP and ²²²Rn activity ranged from 4.5 to 10.7 µg C L^-1 h^-1 and 298 to 765.8 Bq m^-3, respectively. ²²²Rn activity did not related to in situ PP and P_B. This could be due to low phosphate concentrations in terrestrial confined groundwater. Our experimental studies suggested that the mechanism by which SGD affects phytoplankton production differs from one ecosystem to another.