Diatom distribution and its relationship to sediment property in the Minjiang Estuary, southeast China

SHEN Linnan; GAO Aiguo; LI Chao; CHEN Min

doi:10.1007/s13131-017-1070-7

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SHEN Linnan, GAO Aiguo, LI Chao, CHEN Min. Diatom distribution and its relationship to sediment property in the Minjiang Estuary, southeast China[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2017, 36(10): 20-30. doi: 10.1007/s13131-017-1070-7

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SHEN Linnan, GAO Aiguo, LI Chao, CHEN Min. Diatom distribution and its relationship to sediment property in the Minjiang Estuary, southeast China[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2017, 36(10): 20-30. doi: 10.1007/s13131-017-1070-7

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Diatom distribution and its relationship to sediment property in the Minjiang Estuary, southeast China

doi: 10.1007/s13131-017-1070-7

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College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China;Geology Laboratory of Marine and Coastal, Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Xiamen 361005, China
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College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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Geology Laboratory of Marine and Coastal, Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Xiamen 361005, China

Received Date: 2016-06-28

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The distribution of diatoms in surface sediments in the Minjiang Estuary, southeast China, was investigated in 2009. Total 56 species and other species belonging to 25 genera were identified, among them 11 species were dominant over 5%. Dominant species included Actinocyclus ehrenbergii, Coscinodiscus curvatulus, C. divisus, C. jonesianus, C. radiatus, C. rothii, C. subtilis, Cyclotella stylorum, Epithemia hyndmanii, Hydrosera whampoensis, and Trachyneis aspera. Diatom abundance varied spatially, with the absolute abundance of diatoms ranging from 13 valves/g to 11×10⁴ valves/g, and averaging 2.5×10⁴ valves/g. A canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) was used to explain the relationships between diatom distribution and sediment properties in the Minjiang Estuary. CCA revealed that the major elements (Fe₂O₃, Na₂O, CaO, MgO, TiO₂, SiO₂, Al₂O₃, and K₂O) were closely related to diatom abundance. Four diatom assemblages were distinguished, representing different sediment properties, which may assist late Quaternary palaeoceanographic reconstructions of the Minjiang Estuary.
- diatom,
- surface sediment,
- Minjiang Estuary,
- canonical correspondence analysis,
- sediment properties

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