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Elucidation of quantitative and qualitative change in microbiological production processes of greenhouse gases caused by ocean acidification

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17H01851
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Environmental dynamic analysis
Research InstitutionTokyo Institute of Technology

Principal Investigator

Toyoda Sakae  東京工業大学, 物質理工学院, 准教授 (30313357)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 吉川 知里  国立研究開発法人海洋研究開発機構, 生物地球化学研究分野, 技術研究員 (40435839)
Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥18,590,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,290,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥13,390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥10,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,090,000)
Keywords一酸化二窒素 / 安定同位体 / 海洋酸性化 / 硝化 / 生成過程 / 地球温暖化
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study focused on nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the important greenhouse gases produced by microorganisms as well as CO2 and methane. For the purpose of elucidating the response of microbial production and consumption processes to ocean acidification, incubation experiments were conducted with pure microbial culture in the laboratory and with in situ seawater on board.
When incubated under three pH conditions (8.3, 8.0, 7,7), pure culture of oceanic nitrifying bacteria showed increased production rate of N2O. Isotope ratios of N2O suggested that the production pathway is not changed by the acidification but isotope effect might depend on pH.
In the western North Pacific and the eastern Indian Ocean, seawater was collected and incubated onboard with addition of 15N-labeled reagents. In the western North Pacific, N2O production rate was found to increase with acidification.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

大気中CO2濃度の増加による海洋酸性化が海洋生物へ影響を及ぼす影響は広く知られるようになってきたが、微生物の窒素代謝反応,とりわけN2Oの生成過程への影響については研究例が未だに乏しい状況にある。2011年に米国の研究者らによって海洋酸性化によってN2O生成は弱まるとの仮説が発表されていたが,本研究では少なくとも西部北太平洋においては,この仮説とは逆にN2O放出量が増加する可能性を明らかにした。これはCO2の増加が間接的に別の温室効果気体を増加させる,正のフィードバックが起きうることを示しており地球環境化学の分野だけでなく,温暖化防止のための政策決定においても重要な意義をもつ。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Annual Research Report
  • 2017 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (8 results)

All 2019 2018 Other

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results) Remarks (3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Response of N2O production rate to ocean acidification in the western North Pacific2019

    • Author(s)
      Breider F., Yoshikawa C., Makabe A., Toyoda S., Wakita M., Matsui Y., Kawagucci S., Fujiki T., Harada N., Yoshida N.
    • Journal Title

      Nature Climate Change

      Volume: 9 Issue: 12 Pages: 954-958

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41558-019-0605-7

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 海洋性硝化細菌によるN2O生成の酸性化への応答2019

    • Author(s)
      豊田栄, 松井智哉, 藤原健智, 吉田尚弘
    • Organizer
      2019年度日本地球化学会年会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Isotopomer and Isotopologue Abundance of Nitrous Oxide in Mid and Deep Oceans for its Source and Sink Indicator2018

    • Author(s)
      Naohiro YOSHIDA, Sakae TOYODA, Osamu YOSHIDA, Shuichi WATANABE
    • Organizer
      Asia Oceania Geosciences Society 2018(AOGS2018)
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Origin of nitrous oxide dissolved in deep ocean water deduced from concentration and isotopocule analyses2018

    • Author(s)
      Sakae Toyoda, Osamu Yoshida, Hiroaki Yamagishi, Ayako Fujii, Naohiro Yoshida, Syuichi Watanabe
    • Organizer
      9th International Symposium on Isotopomers (ISI2018)
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 硝化菌による一酸化二窒素生成過程に海洋酸性化が及ぼす影響の解明2018

    • Author(s)
      松井智哉 、豊田栄、藤原健智、吉田尚弘
    • Organizer
      日本地球化学会年会2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 2019.11.12 東工大ニュース 「海洋酸性化により北西太平洋の一酸化二窒素放出量が増加」

    • URL

      https://www.titech.ac.jp/news/2019/045452.html

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 豊田研究室 ホームページ 研究内容紹介

    • URL

      http://nylab.chemenv.titech.ac.jp/~stoyoda/project.html

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 豊田研究室 研究テーマ

    • URL

      http://nylab.chemenv.titech.ac.jp/~stoyoda/project.html

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2021-02-19  

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