CHLOROPHYLL SPECIFIC ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS AND THE IMPACT OF PHYTOPLANKTON TAXONOMIC GROUP OF SURFACE WATERS IN THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO
| Main Author: | Nababan, Bisman |
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| Format: | Article info application/pdf eJournal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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Department of Marine Science and Technology, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, IPB University
, 2009
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| Online Access: |
http://journal.ipb.ac.id/index.php/jurnalikt/article/view/7934 http://journal.ipb.ac.id/index.php/jurnalikt/article/view/7934/6217 |
Daftar Isi:
- The chlorophyll-specific absorption coefficient at 440 nm (a*ph(440)) of surface water in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico varied by a factor of 7 (0.02-0.15 m2 mg-1) with the of chlorophyll-a concentration of 0.06-12.25 mg m-3. In general, lower values of a*ph(440) (<0.06 m2 mg-1) were observed in the inshore particularly in the major river mouths. During summer, lower values of a*ph(440) were also observed offshore associated with low-salinity waters of the Mississippi River plume. Higher values of a*ph(440) (>0.1 m2 mg-1) were otherwise observed outside the river plumes in the outershelf and slope, where lower chlorophyll-a concentration occurred. Based on phytoplankton taxonomic groups, the average value of a*ph(440), of microphytoplankton group was significantly lower than that of nanophytoplankton and picophytoplantkon groups, suggesting that an increase in cell optical size (pigment packaging) resulted in decreasing a*ph(440) values. The relationship between a*ph(440) and chlorophyll-a concentration was also not linear, indicating pigment composition played an important role in determining a*ph(440) variability.Keywords: chlorophyll-specific absorption coefficient, microphytoplankton, nanophytoplankton,picophytoplankton, Gulf of Mexico, pigment, packaging effect