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Characteristics of Submarine Groundwater Discharge and Nutrients Distribution in Coastal Regions near Ephemeral Streams in Jeju Island during Summer

여름철 제주도 건천 주변 연안해역에서 해저지하수 유출과 영양염 분포 특성

Yong-Won Kim1
,
Sugang Kim2
,
Sunchan Kim2
,
Tae-Hoon Kim1*
김 용원1
,
김 수강2
,
김 순찬2
,
김 태훈1*
1Department of Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186, Korea
2Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Ocean and Fisheries Research Institute, Jeju 63629, Korea
1전남대학교 자연과학대학 해양학과 (61186) 광주광역시 북구 용봉로 77
2제주특별자치도 해양수산연구원 (63629) 제주특별자치도 서귀포시 표선면 민속해안로 292
*Corresponding Author
30 December 2024. pp. 197-206
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Abstract

In order to evaluate the impact of submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) on the coastal ecosystem, we measured temperature, salinity, nutrients, chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) and suspended solids in coastal seawater near Wollyeong Stream (western part of Jeju) and Cheonmi Stream (eastern part of Jeju) during the summer of 2017. The average concentrations of dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN), dissolved inorganic phosphate (DIP), and dissolved inorganic silicate (DSi) in the coastal waters at the Cheonmi Stream inlet were 140%, 42%, and 420% higher than those at the Wollyeong Stream inlet, respectively. The relatively lower temperature and salinity and the higher nutrient concentrations at the Cheonmi Stream inlet are associated with SGD. However, the average concentration of Chl-a at the Cheonmi Stream inlet was approximately 33% lower than that at the Wollyeong Stream inlet, indicating that the lower temperature conditions seem to be inhibited the growth of phytoplankton. In addition, the average concentration of Chl-a in coastal water at stream inlets was relatively lower than that in the adjacent coastal water. Therefore, even in the absence of rainfall, SGD serves as a major source of nutrients to the coastal ecosystem, playing a crucial role in nutrient supply and significantly contributes to biological productivity nutrient-enriched coastal waters near ephemeral streams.

Keywords
submarine groundwater discharge
chlorophyll-a
ephemeral stream
nutrients
coastal environments
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  • Publisher :Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국해양과학기술원
  • Journal Title :Ocean and Polar Research
  • Journal Title(Ko) :Ocean and Polar Research
  • Volume : 46
  • No :4
  • Pages :197-206
  • Received Date : 2024-11-06
  • Revised Date : 2024-12-09
  • Accepted Date : 2024-12-12
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.4217/OPR.2024019
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