Factors regulating the concentration of particulate iodine in coastal seawater

沿岸域における海水中懸濁態ヨウ素濃度の規定要因

佐藤 雄飛*; 乙坂 重嘉*  ; 鈴木 崇史  ; 中西 貴宏   

Sato, Yuhi*; Otosaka, Shigeyoshi*; Suzuki, Takashi; Nakanishi, Takahiro

海水中の懸濁態ヨウ素(PI)濃度の規定要因を明らかにするため、太平洋沿岸の2つの海域で、PI、懸濁態有機炭素(POC)・窒素、溶存態ヨウ素、植物プランクトン色素を測定した。PI/POC比から、データセットは3グループ(A: 低い、B: 中間、C: 高い)に分類された。各グループは、植物プランクトンの生理状態として、それぞれ対数増殖期、静止期、衰退期に特徴付けられた。PI生産と植物プランクトンの生理状態との関係に基づき、季節的・地域的差異が一貫して説明できた。これらの結果から、植物プランクトンの生理状態が海水中のPI濃度を調節する重要な因子であることが示唆された。

To investigate the factors regulating the concentration of particulate iodine (PI) in seawater, it was measured in two Pacific coastal areas adjacent to Japan in two seasons along with parameters such as particulate organic carbon (POC) and nitrogen (PON), dissolved iodine (DI), and phytoplankton pigments. The dataset was divided in three groups namely, lower (Group A), average (Group B), and higher (Group C) atomic ratios of PI to POC (I/C). The three groups were characterized by phytoplanktonic physiological states as highly productive, steady, and senescent states, respectively. Based on the finding that PI production is associated with the phytoplankton physiological state, the seasonal and regional differences in PI concentration and I/C in the observation areas were consistently explained. Finally, we suggest that the phytoplanktonic physiological state is one of the vital factors regulating the PI concentration in seawater.