Environmental control of mesozooplankton community structure in the Hangzhou Bay, China

SUN Dong; LIU Zhensheng; ZHANG Jing; WANG Chunsheng; SHAO Qianwen

doi:10.1007/s13131-016-0893-y

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SUN Dong, LIU Zhensheng, ZHANG Jing, WANG Chunsheng, SHAO Qianwen. Environmental control of mesozooplankton community structure in the Hangzhou Bay, China[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2016, 35(10): 96-106. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0893-y

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SUN Dong, LIU Zhensheng, ZHANG Jing, WANG Chunsheng, SHAO Qianwen. Environmental control of mesozooplankton community structure in the Hangzhou Bay, China[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2016, 35(10): 96-106. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0893-y

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Environmental control of mesozooplankton community structure in the Hangzhou Bay, China

doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0893-y

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Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem and Biogeochemistry, Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Hangzhou 310012, China
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Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem and Biogeochemistry, Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Hangzhou 310012, China;State Key Laboratory of Satellite Ocean Environment Dynamics, Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Hangzhou 310012, China

Received Date: 2015-09-16
Rev Recd Date: 2016-02-18

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A quarterly study of mesozooplankton community structure and environmental variables in the Hangzhou Bay was conducted to examine the response of mesozooplankton community to the variation of water mass and environmental condition. The southeast coast of China is a typical region under the intensive influence of Asia monsoon and freshwater discharge from rivers. The water mass and environmental condition of the Hangzhou Bay, which were influenced by the interaction of currents, freshwater discharge of the Qiantang River and Changjiang River Plume, showed significant seasonal variation. Our results showed that both biomass and abundance were significantly higher in summer ((247.7±148.8) mg/m³ and (350.9±215.6) ind./m³, respectively) than those in other seasons. Four eco-geographical regions were divided based on the cluster analysis of zooplankton community of the Hangzhou Bay throughout the year, except for winter. Monsoon and the dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) input from freshwater discharge of the Qiantang River and Changjiang River resulted in temporal and spatial variations of environmental gradient in the Hangzhou Bay, which significantly influenced the structure of mesozooplankton community. Redundancy analysis (RDA) indicated that the mesozooplankton community structure was strictly correlated with the DIN gradient, while salinity gradient showed a weak influence in the Hangzhou Bay.
- zooplankton,
- monsoons,
- dissolved inorganic nitrogen,
- Changjiang River Plume,
- community composition,
- East China Sea

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