Energy Transfer in Bang-tabun Bay from the Primary Producers to Primary Consumers
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Mar 1, 2019
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Bang-tabun Bay Chlorophyll a Phytoplankton Trophic transfer efficiency Zooplankton
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Energy transfer between trophic levels in Bang-tabun Bay was investigated during September 2012. Transfer was considered in terms of the carbon content in primary producers (phytoplankton) and primary consumers (zooplankton: copepods). Carbon content in phytoplankton varied between 563.22 and 3,492.70 mg·L-1 due to the abundance of nano- and pico-phytoplankton as the main source of carbon (62.8-92.0%). Carbon in copepods ranged between 21.97 and 278.51 mg·L-1. Energy transfer or trophic transfer efficiency ranged from 1.5% to 33.1%. Linear regression analysis showed a significant relationship between chlorophyll a and carbon content in phytoplankton at a significance level of 0.05 (F=41.332, p=0.000203). A linear correlation indicated with R2 of 81.8%, and this was used to estimate carbon content in phytoplankton when chlorophyll a concentration was known as a useful tool for energy transfer determination in aquatic environments.
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Srisomwong, M., Meksumpun, S., Kuninao, T., & Meksumpun, C. (2019). Energy Transfer in Bang-tabun Bay from the Primary Producers to Primary Consumers. Journal of Fisheries and Environment, 43(1), 25–32. Retrieved from https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JFE/article/view/149199
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