Analysis of Dissolved Oxygen and Nutrients in Zhanjiang Bay and the Adjacent Sea Area in Spring

Dongyang Fu, Yafeng Zhong, Fajin Chen, Guo Yu and Xiaolong Zhang
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Dongyang Fu: College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
Yafeng Zhong: College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
Fajin Chen: College of Ocean and Meteorology, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
Guo Yu: College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
Xiaolong Zhang: College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 3, 1-13

Abstract: As a semi-closed bay with narrow bay mouths, the distribution of nutrients in Zhanjiang Bay was different from bays with open bay mouths and rivers with large flows. It is important to study the water quality of Zhanjiang Bay to determine the impact of human activities on this semi-closed bay. Based on field survey data in spring, the spatial distribution of nutrients and other physico-chemical parameters was investigated, in order to study the geochemical characteristics of nutrients in semi-closed bays. Higher nutrient concentrations were observed in the inner and outer bays, but lower concentrations were observed at the bay mouth. With other analyses of physico-chemical parameters, the higher nutrient concentrations in the inner bay originated mainly from the diluted freshwater input from local developments and rivers. With the strong flow that exists along the western coast of Guangdong Province, the higher dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) and SiO 3 –Si concentrations along the outer bay may be influenced by discharge from local cities in western Guangdong Province. There was stronger phytoplankton assimilation at the bay mouth, which resulted in reduced nutrient concentrations in this area. Although the hydrographic characteristics between the inner bay and outer bay were significantly different, the distribution of chlorophyll-a (Chla) levels was similar. However, we found significantly low dissolved oxygen (DO) and high apparent oxygen utilisation (AOU) consumption levels in the inner bay, and high DO and low AOU levels in the outer bay, which suggested that decomposition was more important than photosynthesis in the closed bay, even in spring during the phytoplankton bloom.

Keywords: Dissolved Oxygen; Nutrients; Zhanjiang Bay (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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