Response of size-fractionated phytoplankton to environmental factors near the Changjiang Estuary

LI Li; CEN Jingyi; CUI Lei; LU Songhui

doi:10.1007/s13131-018-1259-4

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LI Li, CEN Jingyi, CUI Lei, LU Songhui. Response of size-fractionated phytoplankton to environmental factors near the Changjiang Estuary[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2019, 38(1): 151-159. doi: 10.1007/s13131-018-1259-4

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LI Li, CEN Jingyi, CUI Lei, LU Songhui. Response of size-fractionated phytoplankton to environmental factors near the Changjiang Estuary[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2019, 38(1): 151-159. doi: 10.1007/s13131-018-1259-4

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Response of size-fractionated phytoplankton to environmental factors near the Changjiang Estuary

doi: 10.1007/s13131-018-1259-4

Research Center for Harmful Algae and Marine Biology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China;Key Laboratory of Eutrophication and Red Tide Prevention of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China

Received Date: 2017-10-19

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Size-based partitioning of phytoplankton is a useful tool for monitoring key phytoplankton traits, and it provides a better understanding of phytoplankton dynamics. Our aim is to determine the variation in the different size classes of phytoplankton to the total phytoplankton biomass during the spring and autumn of 2010 and examine the relationship between phytoplankton size structure and environmental variables and zooplankton community structure near the Changjiang Estuary. In the spring, phytoplankton populations were predominantly consisted of nanophytoplankton throughout the study region. In the autumn, picophytoplankton and nanophytoplankton collectively dominated the phytoplankton community. A Pearson correlation analysis highlighted the role of temperature and trophic conditions on the contributions of nanophytoplankton and picophytoplankton. The grazing pressure exerted by mesozooplankton could have played an important role in determining the microphytoplankton community structure.
- phytoplankton size structure,
- temperature,
- trophic condition,
- seasonal succession,
- Changjiang Estuary

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