Türk Boğazlar Sistemi’nde Mesozooplankton Biyokütlesinin İlkbahar ve Sonbahar Mevsimlerindeki Alansal ve Vertikal Dağılımı
Year 2020,
Volume: 16 Issue: 2, 189 - 201, 01.06.2020
Tuba Terbıyık Kurt
,
Sevim Polat
,
Zahit Uysal
Yeşim Ak Örek
Abstract
Zooplanktonik
organizmalar pelajik besin ağının şekillenmesinde ve biyokimyasal döngülerin
gerçekleşmesinde anahtar rol oynamaktadır. Zooplankton biyokütlesi ve dağılımı
hakkında bilgi sahibi olmak, bu canlıların ekosistemdeki organik madde ve enerji akışına katkılarını
tahmin etmek için önem arzetmektedir. Bu bağlamda, 2008 yılının Nisan ve Ekim
aylarında Türk Boğazlar Sistemi’nde tek hat boyunca belirlenen istasyonlardan WP-2
plankton kepçesi (ağ göz açıklığı 200µm) ile zooplankton örnekleri toplanmıştır.
Bu örneklerden ölçülen biyokütle değerlerinin epipelajik bölgedeki alansal ve
dikey dağılımı belirlenerek bölgedeki bu konuyla ilgili bilgi eksikliği
giderilmeye çalışılmıştır.
TBS’de ortalama
mesozooplankton mevcut stoğu alansal ve dikey olarak farklılık göstermiştir. Mesozooplankton
biyokütlesi genel itibariyle ilkbaharda yüzey karışım tabakasında yoğunlaşmış,
derinlik ile birlikte azalmıştır. Sonbahar periyodunda ise geçiş tabakası
ortalama mesozooplankton biyokütle değerleri bakımından daha yüksek bulunmuştur.
Genel olarak boğazlarda yüksek olan bu değerler, Marmara Denizi’nin iç
bölgelerinde özellikle kuzey batısında oldukça düşmüştür. Bölgedeki biyokütle
dağılımında istasyon derinliği, derinlik tabakaları ve oksijenin miktarı etkili
olmakla birlikte, örnekleme periyodu boyunca gerçekleştiği bildirilen musilaj
olayının sıcaklık ve tuzluluk gibi önemli parametrelerin etkisini büyük ölçüde
maskelediği düşünülmektedir.
Supporting Institution
Avrupa Birliği 6. Çerçeve programı; Çukurova Üniversitesi
Project Number
kontrat no: 036949; SÜF2010D1
Thanks
Örneklemeler esnasında yardımcı olan ODTÜ Deniz Bilimleri akademik ve teknik personeline teşekkür ederiz. Bu çalışma, SESAME projesi kapsamında (kontrat no: 036949) Avrupa Birliği 6. Çerçeve programı ve doktora tez projesi olarak Ç.Ü. Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri (SÜF2010D1) birimi tarafından desteklenmiştir.
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Spatial and vertical distribution of mesozooplankton biomass in Turkish Strait System in spring and autumn
Year 2020,
Volume: 16 Issue: 2, 189 - 201, 01.06.2020
Tuba Terbıyık Kurt
,
Sevim Polat
,
Zahit Uysal
Yeşim Ak Örek
Abstract
Zooplanktonic
organisms play a key role in shaping the pelagic food web and realizing of
biochemical cycles. It is important to have knowledge about zooplankton biomass
and its distribution in predicting their contributions to the organic matter and
energy flow in the ecosystem. In this context, zooplankton samples were
collected in April and October 2008 withWP-2
plankton net (200µm) at the stations identified along the single line in the
Turkish Straits System. The spatial and vertical distribution of the biomass
values from these samples was determined in the epipelagic region and the lack
of information about this issue in the region was tried to be eliminated
The mean standing
stock of mesozooplankton in TBS differed spatially and vertically.
Mesozooplankton biomass was generally concentrated in the surface mix layer in
spring and decreased with depth. In the autumn, the transition layer was found
to be higher in terms of mean mesozooplankton biomass values. These values,
which are generally high in the straits, decreased considerably in the inner
regions of the Marmara Sea, especially in the northwest. Although the station
depth, depth layers and the amount of dissolved oxygen affected the biomass
distribution in the region, it is thought that the musilage event reported
during the sampling period largely masked
the important parameters such as temperature and salinity.
Project Number
kontrat no: 036949; SÜF2010D1
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- İsinibilir, M., Kideyş, A.E., Tarkan, A.N., & Yılmaz, I.N. (2008). Annual cycle of zooplankton abundance and species composition in Izmit Bay (the northeastern Marmara Sea). Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 78(4), 739-747.
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- Postel, L., Fock, H., & Hagen, W. (2000). Biomass and Abundance In Harris, R., Wiebe, P., Lenz, J., Skjoldal, H.R., Huntley M. (Eds.), ICES Zooplankton Methodology Manual (pp. 83-192). Oxford: Academic Press.
- Ramfos, A., Somarakis, S., Koutsikopoulos, C., & Fragopoulu, N. (2005). Summer mesozooplankton distribution in coastal waters of central Greece (eastern Mediterranean). I. Hydrology and group composition. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 85(4), 755-764.
- Skjoldal, H.R., Wiebe, P.H. & Foote, K.G. (2000). Sampling and experimental design. In Harris, R., Wiebe, P., Lenz, J., Skjoldal, H.R., Huntley M. (Eds.), ICES Zooplankton Methodology Manual (pp. 33-49). Oxford: Academic Press.
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- Tarkan, A.N., & Ergüven H 1988. Marmara Denizinde önemli kopepod türleri. Su Ürünleri Dergisi, 2(2), 71-84.
- Tarkan, A.N., İşinibilir M, & Öğdül RG (2000)a. Kuzey Marmara Denizi Mesozooplankton Kompozisyonu. In Öztürk, B., Kadıoğlu, M. & Öztürk, H. (Edi.), Marmara Denizi 2000 Sempozyumu (s 493-499).Istanbul: TÜDAV.
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- Tarkan, A.N., Markoç, E., & Sever, T.M. (2000)b. İzmit Körfezi Baskın Zooplankton Türleri. In Öztürk, B., Kadıoğlu, M. & Öztürk, H. (Edi.), Marmara Denizi 2000 Sempozyumu (s 468-474).Istanbul: TÜDAV.
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