Abstract：The metabolic processes of jellyfish can produce dissolved organic matter (DOM) which will influence the functioning of the aquatic ecosystems, yet the optical properties of DOM released by jellyfish are unknown. Here we report the absorption and fluorescence properties of DOM released by a medusa species Blackfordia virginica during a 24 h incubation experiment. Compared with the control group, an obvious increase in the concentrations of dissolved organic carbon (DOC), absorption coefficient (a280) and total dissolved nitrogen (TDN) was observed in incubation group. This clearly demonstrated the release of DOM, chromophoric DOM (CDOM) and dissolved nutrients by B. virginica which feed on enough of Artemia sp. before the experiment. The increase in spectral slope ratio (SR) and decrease in humification index (HIX) indicated that the released DOM was less-humified and had relatively lower molecular weight. Parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC) decomposed the fluorescence matrices of DOM into three humic-like components (C1-C3) and one protein-like component (C4). The Fmax of two components (C2: <250，295/386 nm; C4: 275/334 nm) with the emission wavelength < 400 nm increased significantly during the metabolic process of B. virginica. However, the Fmax of the other two components with the emission wavelength >400 nm showed little changes. Thus, we suggested a zooplankton index (ZIX) to trace and characterize the DOM excreted by metabolic activity of zooplankton, which is calculated as the ratio of the sum of Fmax of all fluorescence components with the emission wavelength <400 nm to the sum of Fmax of the other components with the emission wavelength >400 nm.
郭东晖，易月圆，赵 磊，郭卫东*. 水母代谢过程中释放的溶解有机质的光谱特征[J]. 光谱学与光谱分析, 2012, 32(06): 1584-1587.
GUO Dong-hui, YI Yue-yuan, ZHAO Lei, GUO Wei-dong*. Spectral Characteristics of Dissolved Organic Matter Released during the Metabolic Process of Small Medusa . SPECTROSCOPY AND SPECTRAL ANALYSIS, 2012, 32(06): 1584-1587.
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