Seasonal fluctuation of nutrients and primary productivity of the coastal waters of Culaman, Malita, Davao Occidental, Philippines
Pedro Avenido | Larife M. Garley | Michael Jeriel Bersaldo
Abstract:
The study was conducted to determine the nutrient
and chlorophyll-a concentration of coastal water at Barangay
Culaman, Malita, Davao Occidental, between two seasons. One
shot sampling was done during the rainy season on November 19,
2017, and November 26, 2017. It was also done during the summer
season on March 6, 2018, and March 11, 2018. Water samples were
collected in the surface (5-10 cm depth) and subsurface (below 1m
depth). Nutrients were analyzed in terms of their concentration
expressed in mg/L, including ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, and
phosphate. Chlorophyll-a was included being the most reliable
index of primary productivity in seawater. Nitrate, nitrite,
phosphate, and chlorophyll-a showed high concentrations during
the rainy season, while ammonia exhibited a high concentration
during the summer season. Further, nutrients were found in
high concentrations from surface water compared to those
from subsurface water. There were no significant differences
in nutrient and chlorophyll-a concentrations between stations
except for nitrate. In terms of its concentration between rainy
and summer season and between surface and subsurface waters,
there were no significant differences in ammonia, nitrate, and
phosphate. However, significant differences in the concentrations
of nitrite and chlorophyll-a between the rainy and summer
season and between surface and subsurface water samples were
observed. The prevailing levels of temperature, salinity, dissolved
oxygen, and turbidity observed during sampling were found to
be normal.
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