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Journal Article
Temporal variation of phytoplankton growth and grazing loss in the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia
2015
Overview
Phytoplankton growth (
μ
) and grazing loss (
g
) rates were measured monthly by the Landry-Hassett dilution method over a 2-year period at both estuarine (Klang) and coastal water (Port Dickson) systems along the Straits of Malacca. Chlorophyll
a
(Chl
a
) concentration ranged from 0.20 to 4.47 μg L
−1
at Klang except on two occasions when Chl
a
spiked above 10 μg L
−1
. In contrast, Chl
a
concentrations were relatively stable at Port Dickson (0.14 to 2.76 μg L
−1
). From the rate measurements,
μ
was higher (
t
= 2.01,
df
= 43,
p
< 0.05) at Klang (0.30 to 2.26 day
−1
) than at Port Dickson (0.18 to 1.66 day
−1
), but
g
was not significantly different (
p
> 0.80).
g
ranged from 0.30 to 1.50 and 0.21 to 1.51 day
−1
at Klang and Port Dickson, respectively. In this study, grazing loss was coupled to phytoplankton growth, and the ratio of
g
/
μ
or grazing pressure which estimates the proportion of primary production grazed was 50 % at Klang and lower than at Port Dickson (68 %;
t
= 2.213,
df
= 36,
p
< 0.05). We found that the higher growth rates in a eutrophic system, i.e., Klang, were not matched by higher grazing loss, and this may have implications for the biogeochemical cycling in coastal waters.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing,Springer Nature B.V
Subject
