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Production and structure of the lower trophic level in the branch current, promoting production of Kuroshio Ecosystems.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20K12151
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 63010:Environmental dynamic analysis-related
Research InstitutionPrefectural University of Kumamoto

Principal Investigator

Ichinomiya Mutsuo  熊本県立大学, 環境共生学部, 教授 (30601918)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 久米 元  鹿児島大学, 農水産獣医学域水産学系, 准教授 (00554263)
小森田 智大  熊本県立大学, 環境共生学部, 准教授 (10554470)
小針 統  鹿児島大学, 農水産獣医学域水産学系, 教授 (60336328)
Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Keywords黒潮分岐流 / 植物プランクトン / 動物プランクトン / 仔魚 / 黒潮 / 黒潮分岐流域
Outline of Research at the Start

黒潮の生産力を向上させるメカニズムの解明は、回遊性魚類が黒潮で産卵をする謎を解く鍵となる。黒潮分岐流は沿岸水を取り込みながら黒潮へ合流するため、沿岸域の豊富な栄養塩、餌生物のプランクトン、仔魚を黒潮へ供給している可能性が高い。本研究では、黒潮分岐流域における低次生産構造の解明を目的に、「黒潮分岐流-沿岸フロントにおける植物プランクトンブルーム発生機構」、「沿岸起源の植物プランクトンの取り込み過程」、「植物プランクトンの輸送量と高次栄養段階への転送量」の解明を行う。黒潮の生産力を向上させる「黒潮分岐流による給餌効果」という新たなメカニズムを提案する。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The Kuroshio branch current could supply abundant nutrients, plankton, and larval fish in coastal areas to the Kuroshio region. We conducted oceanographic surveys in the surrounding areas of the Kagoshima Bay where the Kuroshio branch current flows. As a result, we found phytoplankton blooms that occur at the bay mouth in spring. This bloom occurred because nutrient rich coastal water upwelled at the bay mouth when a warm water mass originating from the Kuroshio branch current flows into the bay. This phytoplankton bloom sustained high biomass of zooplankton, larvae of Japanese jack mackerel and mackerels, and these plankton communities were transported out of the bay. Our results propose a new mechanism that the feeding effect of the Kuroshio branch current enhances the productivity of the Kuroshio ecosystem.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究によって、黒潮分岐流黒潮の生産力を向上させる可能性を示すことができた。「による給餌効果」という新たなメカニズムを提案することができた。黒潮分岐流が植物プランクトンブルームを発生させるとともに、それらの湾外への輸送を示したことは海洋学分野に大きなインパクトを与えたといえる。本研究では水産重要種であるマアジ、サバ類の新たな産卵海域が発見された。鹿児島湾周辺海域は回遊性魚類の隠れたホットスポットであり、回遊メカニズムに新たな解釈を与える。黒潮は貧栄養で生物生産力が低い「海の砂漠」と認識されてきた。本研究の成果により、黒潮は生物生産力が高い「豊穣の海」であるという認識の大きな変革をもたらす。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (23 results)

All 2023 2022 2021 2020

All Journal Article (9 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 9 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (14 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 5 results)

  • [Journal Article] Trophic sources and pathways of mesozooplankton and fish larvae in the Kuroshio and its neighboring waters based on stable isotope ratios of carbon and nitrogen2023

    • Author(s)
      Kobari Toru、Shinyashiki Maharu、Saito Kanako、Kume Gen、Ichinomiya Mutsuo、Komorita Tomohiro、Miyamoto Hiroomi、Okazaki Yuji、Makino Fumihiro、Fukuda Ryuji、Hyodo Fujio、Noguchi-Aita Maki
    • Journal Title

      Progress in Oceanography

      Volume: 210 Pages: 102952-102952

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.pocean.2022.102952

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 北部薩南海域に来遊したジンベエザメの餌生物2022

    • Author(s)
      眞子裕友, 小針統, 久米元, 兵藤不二夫, 野口真希, 一宮睦雄, 小森田智大, 河邊玲, 中村乙水, 米山和良, 土田洋之
    • Journal Title

      日本プランクトン学会報

      Volume: 18 Pages: 18-24

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Seasonal influence of intrusion from the Kuroshio Current on microplankton biomass and community structure in the northern Satsunan area, western Japan2022

    • Author(s)
      Ichinomiya Mutsuo、Nomiya Takehito、Komorita Tomohiro、Kobari Toru、Kume Gen、Habano Akimasa、Arita Yoichi、Makino Fumihiro
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Marine Systems

      Volume: 234 Pages: 103767-103767

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jmarsys.2022.103767

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Spring phytoplankton blooms in the Northern Satsunan region, Japan, stimulated by the intrusion of Kuroshio Branch water2021

    • Author(s)
      Komorita Tomohiro、Kobari Toru、Kume Gen、Sawada Daiki、Nagata Takuya、Habano Akimasa、Arita Yoichi、Makino Fumihiro、Ichinomiya Mutsuo
    • Journal Title

      Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

      Volume: 259 Pages: 107472-107472

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.ecss.2021.107472

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Distribution, Feeding Habits, and Growth of Chub Mackerel, Scomber japonicus, Larvae During a High-Stock Period in the Northern Satsunan Area, Southern Japan2021

    • Author(s)
      Kume Gen、Shigemura Taichi、Okanishi Masahiro、Hirai Junya、Shiozaki Kazuhiro、Ichinomiya Mutsuo、Komorita Tomohiro、Habano Akimasa、Makino Fumihiro、Kobari Toru
    • Journal Title

      Frontiers in Marine Science

      Volume: 8 Pages: 725227-725227

    • DOI

      10.3389/fmars.2021.725227

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Mesopelagic fish larvae do not compete with larvae of fishery-target species in the Osumi Strait according to morphological, DNA metabarcoding, and stable isotope analyses2021

    • Author(s)
      Gen Kume, Toru Kobari, Junya Hirai, Hiroumi Kuroda, Tsutomu Takeda, Mutsuo Ichinomiya, Tomohiro Komorita, Maki Aita-Noguchi, Fujio Hyodo
    • Journal Title

      Marine Biology

      Volume: -

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Distribution and growth of jack mackerel Trachurus japonicus larvae in the north Satsunan area, southern Japan2021

    • Author(s)
      Kei Nakaya, Toru Kobari, Tsutomu Takeda, Mutsuo Ichinomiya, Tomohiro Komorita, Gen Kume
    • Journal Title

      Fisheries Science

      Volume: -

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 北部薩南海域におけるジンベエザメの餌料源2021

    • Author(s)
      眞子裕友,小針統,久米元,兵藤不二夫,相田真希,一宮睦雄,小森田智大,河邊玲,中村乙水,米山和良,土田洋之
    • Journal Title

      日本プランクトン学会報

      Volume: -

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Temporal and spatial variability of mesozooplankton community in the northern Satsunan area, southern Kyushu2020

    • Author(s)
      小針統、山崎朱音、遠藤有紀、久米元、小森田智大、一宮睦雄、幅野明正、有田洋一、牧野文洋
    • Journal Title

      Oceanography in Japan

      Volume: 29 Issue: 6 Pages: 217-232

    • DOI

      10.5928/kaiyou.29.6_217

    • NAID

      130008131929

    • ISSN
      0916-8362, 2186-3105
    • Year and Date
      2020-11-15
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] 薩南海域におけるウナギ目レプトセファルス幼生の食性2022

    • Author(s)
      皆川暁慶, 小針統, 平井惇也, 神野智, 塩崎一弘, 一宮睦雄, 小森田智大, 久米元
    • Organizer
      日本水産学会秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 黒潮域亜表層水の混合によって励起された植物プランクトンの増殖2022

    • Author(s)
      盛満彩加, 久米元, 小玉将史, 一宮睦雄, 小森田智大, 福田隆二, 中村啓彦, 仁科文子, 小針統
    • Organizer
      日本プランクトン学会・ベントス学会合同大会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Temporal changes of microplankton community after the inflow of the Kuroshio branch current in the Northern Satsunan region, southern Japan during mixing period2022

    • Author(s)
      Tomohiro Komorita, Mutsuo Ichinomiya, Toru Kobari, Gen Kume, Shin'ichro Kako, Akimasa Habano, Yoichi Arita, Fumihiro Makino
    • Organizer
      PICES-2022 Annual Meeting
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Growth and food requirement of chub mackerel Scomber japonicus larvae in the northern Satsunan area, southern Japan2022

    • Author(s)
      Hiroki Oba, Toru Kobari, Taichi Shigemura, Kazuhiro Shiozaki, Mutsuo Ichinomiya, Tomohiro Komorita, Gen Kume
    • Organizer
      PICES-2022 Annual Meeting
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The food source of anguilliform leptocephali in the Satsunan area, southern Japan2022

    • Author(s)
      Akinori Minagawa, Toru Kobari, Junya Hirai, Satoru Jinno, Kazuhiro Shiozaki, Mutsuo Ichinomiya, Tomohiro Komorita, Gen Kume
    • Organizer
      PICES-2022 Annual Meeting
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Protein synthetases activity of fish larvae appearing in the Kuroshio and its neighboring waters.2022

    • Author(s)
      Yusuke Manako, Toru Kobari, Mutsuo Ichinomiya, Tomohiro Komorita, Akimasa Habano, Takafumi Azuma, Gen Kume
    • Organizer
      PICES-2022 Annual Meeting
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Seasonal influence of intrusion from the Kuroshio Current on microplankton biomass and community structure in the northern Satsunan area, western Japan.2022

    • Author(s)
      Mutsuo Ichinomiya, Takehito Nomiya, Tomohiro Komorita, Toru Kobari, Gen Kume, Akimasa Habano, Yoichi Arita, Fumihiro Makino
    • Organizer
      PICES-2022 Annual Meeting
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 薩南海域に来遊するブリ稚魚の餌料源2022

    • Author(s)
      中谷颯人, 一宮睦雄, 小森田智大, 東隆文, 牧野文洋, 小玉将史, 久米元, 小針統
    • Organizer
      水産海洋学会 九州沖縄地区合同シンポジウム
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 北部薩南海域の春期ブルームにおける動物プランクトンのエネルギー経路2022

    • Author(s)
      谷口綾音, 一宮睦雄, 小森田智大, 東隆文, 牧野文洋, 久米元, 小針統
    • Organizer
      水産海洋学会 九州沖縄地区合同シンポジウム
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 春季の大隅分枝流域におけるマイクロプランクトン現存量2021

    • Author(s)
      一宮睦雄・原田美咲・小森田智大・久米元・小針統・幅野明正・牧野文洋
    • Organizer
      2021年度日本プランクトン学会・日本ベントス学会合同大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 鹿児島湾における黒潮分岐流の流入が湾口部の春季ブルームに与える影響2021

    • Author(s)
      小森田智大・一宮睦雄・久米元・小針統
    • Organizer
      2021年度日本プランクトン学会・日本ベントス学会合同大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Distribution, feeding habits, and growth of chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus, larvae during a high-stock period in the northern Satsunan area, southern Japan2021

    • Author(s)
      Gen Kume, Taichi Shigemura, Masahiro Okanishi, Junya Hirai, Kazuhiro Shiozaki, Mutsuo Ichinomiya, Tomohiro Komorita, Akimasa Habano, Fumihiro Makino, Toru Kobari
    • Organizer
      PICES 2021 Annual Meeting
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 鹿児島湾口域における春季ブルームの珪藻細胞密度と種組成2020

    • Author(s)
      一宮睦雄,野宮岳人,小森田智大,久米元,小針統
    • Organizer
      2020年度日本プランクトン学会・日本ベントス学会合同大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 北部薩南海域におけるジンベエザメの餌料源2020

    • Author(s)
      眞子裕友,小針統,兵藤不二夫,相田真希,土田洋之,一宮睦雄,小森田智大,久米元
    • Organizer
      2020年度日本プランクトン学会・日本ベントス学会合同大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report

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