Study on dynamics of arsenate in phosphate-depleted marine environments
Project/Area Number |
24710004
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Environmental dynamic analysis
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Research Institution | Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology |
Principal Investigator |
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Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
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Keywords | ヒ酸塩 / リン酸塩 / 西部北太平洋 / 亜熱帯海域 / 高感度分析 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Dynamics of trace arsenate and phosphate in the subtropical Pacific Ocean were investigated using a highly sensitive spectrophotometry. Concentration ratios of arsenate to phosphate were significantly higher in the phosphate-depleted western subtropical North Pacific than the other subtropical regions, suggesting that arsenate influences on the growth of microorganisms in the western subtropical North Pacific. However, arsenate-enrichment incubation experiments in the western subtropical North Pacific revealed that arsenate addition did not induce significant variations in its assimilation, organic matter production, and community structure. This result implies that microorganisms in the phosphate-depleted marine environments have a high tolerance for the arsenate as a toxic substance and their growth is not particularly supported by the arsenate as an alternative of phosphate.
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Research Products
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[Presentation] Development of large-scale phosphate exhaustion in the western North Pacific subtropical gyre
Author(s)
K. Furuya, T. Kodama, T. Shiozaki, F. Hashihama, S. Kitajima, S. Takeda, T. Takemura, J. Kanda
Organizer
ASLO Aquatic Science Meeting
Place of Presentation
Lake Biwa, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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