Phytoplankton and nutrients in the Helgoland region
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During recent decades, phytoplankton stock on the one hand and inorganic nutrients (P and bound N) on the other have increased considerably in the southern North Sea, as demonstrated at a permanent station (since 1962) near the island Helgoland. This correlation between phytoplankton and inorganic P and N need not have anything to do with causality; exceptional algal blooms have been observed and reported in the literature since in the 19th century. Furthermore, these increases (four-fold for phytoplankton and two-fold for nutrients) are in the same range as the fluctuations from year to year under different hydrographical conditions. A detailed investigation carried out in 1981 demonstrated the presence of a slowly growing phytoplankton population. Starting with a considerable stock of flagellates in spring, it reached a peak in cell numbers over a long reproduction period which contrasted with the normal duration of a spring bloom of diatoms. These processes were not related to a limited production by P or N. A considerable concentration of these nutrients was permanently available in the form of inorganic compounds. The total amount of nutrients surpassed by far the portion incorporated in the phytoplankton. This is a consequence of the fact that small organisms have a high metabolic rate. Therefore, the relation between stock and production (daily production ≈stock) is completely different from that known e.g. in agriculture. The nutrients exist during the vegetation period mainly in the form of dissolved organic matter that is accessible to plankton. The great dynamics of this system, including a phase shifting during the year between inorganic P, N, Si, and production, indicates the significance of permanent and fast remineralization. Calculations demonstrate that the natural nutrient content of seawater normally satisfies the demands of phytoplankton present in the North Sea area under study. Only in the more productive coastal region (salinity<30 associated with fresh water run-offs of low nutrient content — an unrealistic assumption in the German Bight) might some limitation be observed. For diatoms, silicate may represent a critical component, but a high dynamic force exists in the presence of small Si concentrations. Therefore, a lack of silicon must not represent any limitation; however, knowledge on the silicon system is insufficient up to now.
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