Picoplankton distribution in different water masses of the East China Sea in autumn and winter

Li Zhao; Yuan Zhao; Wuchang Zhang; Feng Zhou; Cuixia Zhang; Jingling Ren; Xiaobo Ni; Michel Denis; Tian Xiao

doi:10.1007/s00343-013-2085-3

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Picoplankton distribution in different water masses of the East China Sea in autumn and winter

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- Picoplankton distribution in different water masses of the East China Sea in autumn and winter
- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology Vol. 31, Issue 2, Pages: 247-266(2013)
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  1. Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences
  2. Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
  3. Mediterranean Institute of Oceanology Aix-Marseille University
  4. Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem and Biogeochemistry Second Institute of Oceanography State Oceanic Administration
  5. Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology Ministry of Education Ocean University of China
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- DOI：10.1007/s00343-013-2085-3
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- Online First：07 March 2013，
  
  Published：2013
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Zhao, L., Zhao, Y., Zhang, W. et al. Picoplankton distribution in different water masses of the East China Sea in autumn and winter., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 31, 247–266 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-013-2085-3
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Zhao, L., Zhao, Y., Zhang, W. et al. Picoplankton distribution in different water masses of the East China Sea in autumn and winter., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 31, 247–266 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-013-2085-3 DOI：

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Abstract

Picoplankton distribution was investigated in different water masses of the East China Sea in November

2006 and February

2007. The autumn and winter cruises crossed three major water masses: the coastal water mass (CWM)

the mixed water mass (MWM)

which forms on the continental shelf

and the Kuroshio water mass (KWM). Picoplankton composition was resolved into four main groups by flow cytometry

namely Synechococcus

Prochlorococcus

picoeukaryotes

and heterotrophic bacteria. The average abundances of Synechococcus

picoeukaryotes

and heterotrophic bacteria were (0.63±10.88)×103

(1.61±1.16)×103

(3.39±1.27)×105 cells/mL in autumn and (6.45±8.60)×103

(3.23±2.63)×103

(3.76±1.37)×105 cells/mL in winter

respectively. Prochlorococcus was not found in the CWM and seldom observed in surface samples in either season. However

Prochlorococcus was observed in the MWM and KWM (approximately 103 cells/mL) in both autumn and winter. Synechococcus distribution varied considerably among water masses

with the highest levels in KWM and lowest levels in CWM. The depth-averaged integrated abundance of Synechococcus was approximately 5-fold higher in KWM than in CWM

which may be due primarily to water temperature. In the MWM

Synechococcus was resolved as two subgroups; the presence of both subgroups was more common in autumn. Picoeukaryote abundance varied less among water masses than Synechococcus

and heterotrophic bacteria depth-averaged integrated abundance exhibited the smallest seasonal variations with respect to water mass. Correlation analysis showed that relationships between picoplankton abundances and environmental factors (temperature

nutrients

and chlorophyll a) differed among the three water masses

suggesting that the three water masses have different effects on picoplankton distribution (particularly Synechococcus).

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