2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Elucidation of the distribution and diversity of eukaryotic decomposer thraustochytrids, in Japan Sea

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23780201
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	General fisheries
Research Institution	Fukui Prefectural University
Principal Investigator	TAKAO Yoshitake 福井県立大学, 海洋生物資源学部, 講師 (00511304)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2013
Keywords	ラビリンチュラ類 / 日本海 / 対馬暖流 / 分解者
Research Abstract	I investigated the relationships between changes of water mass structure derived from flowing down of the Tsushima warm current and the distribution and diversity of eukaryotic decomposer thraustochytrids, in Japan Sea. It was revealed that thraustochytrids inhabited throughout the Japan Sea and their abundance and distribution patterns were different every sea area. Moreover, it was suggested that the spring flow down of the Tsushima warm current would be important as a supplier of microorganisms to coastal ecosystems rather than transportation of organic maters.

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