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Free polyamine content during algal bloom succession in the East China Sea in spring 2010

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We measured the concentrations and distribution of major polyamines (spermine, putrescine and spermidine) in seawater during successive spring algal blooms in an area of frequent harmful blooms in the East China Sea. Spermine, putrescine, and spermidine concentrations were analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography and ranged from 1–64, 7–81, and 0–19 nmol/L. Spermine was present at the highest concentrations, followed by putrescine and spermidine. In late April, when a diatom bloom dominated by Skeletonema costatum dispersed, polyamine concentrations increased, presumably as a result of diatom decomposition. In early May, when a dinoflagellate bloom dominated by Prorocentrum donghaiense occurred, the polyamine concentration decreased from the level seen in late April. The abundant polyamines that decomposed and were released during the diatom bloom in late April may have promoted the growth of P. donghaiense, resulting in its dominance.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China

    Yan Liu  (刘艳), Weihong Zhao  (赵卫红), Caiyan Li  (李彩艳) & Hui Miao  (苗辉)

  2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

    Yan Liu  (刘艳)

  3. College of Resource and Environment, Linyi University, Linyi, 276005, China

    Yan Liu  (刘艳)

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Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) (No. 2010CB428701) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 40976047, 42176118)

An erratum to this article is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00343-017-7466-6.

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Liu, Y., Zhao, W., Li, C. et al. Free polyamine content during algal bloom succession in the East China Sea in spring 2010. Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 35, 215–223 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-016-5089-y

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