Distribution patterns of phytoplankton in the Changjiang River estuary and adjacent waters in spring 2009

Fanzhou Kong; Zijun Xu; Rencheng Yu; Yongquan Yuan; Mingjiang Zhou

doi:10.1007/s00343-016-4202-6

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Distribution patterns of phytoplankton in the Changjiang River estuary and adjacent waters in spring 2009

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- Distribution patterns of phytoplankton in the Changjiang River estuary and adjacent waters in spring 2009
- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology Vol. 34, Issue 5, Pages: 902-914(2016)
- Affiliations：
  
  1. Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences
  2. Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Science Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology
  3. North China Sea Monitoring Centre
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- DOI：10.1007/s00343-016-4202-6
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- Online First：07 January 2016，
  
  Published：2016
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Kong, F., Xu, Z., Yu, R. et al. Distribution patterns of phytoplankton in the Changjiang River estuary and adjacent waters in spring 2009., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 34, 902–914 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-016-4202-6
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Kong, F., Xu, Z., Yu, R. et al. Distribution patterns of phytoplankton in the Changjiang River estuary and adjacent waters in spring 2009., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 34, 902–914 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-016-4202-6 DOI：

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Abstract

The Changjiang River estuary and adjacent waters are one of the most notable regions for red tides/harmful algal blooms in China’s coastal waters. In this study

phytoplankton samples were collected and analyzed during the outbreak stage of red tides in May 2009. It was found that dinoflagellates

Prorocentrum donghaiense and Karenia mikimotoi

and diatoms

Skeletonema spp. and Paralia sulcata

were the major taxa dominating the phytoplankton community. Cluster analysis

non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) and analysis of similarities (ANOSIM) was conducted on a data matrix including taxa composition and cell abundance of the phytoplankton samples. The analyses categorized the samples into three groups at a similarity level of 30%. Group I was characterized by estuarine diatoms and distributed mainly in the highly turbid estuarine region. Group II

which was dominated by the diatom Skeletonema spp. and represented the red tide of Skeletonema spp.

was situated around Group I in the sea area west of 122°50'E. Group III was characterized by a high proportion of dinoflagellates and was found further offshore compared with Groups I and II. Group III was further divided into two subgroups (III-S1 and III-S2) at a similarity level of 40%. Group III-S1 was characterized by the presence of the benthic diatom P. sulcata

representing phytoplankton samples collected either from the bottom or from the sea area affected by upwelling. Group III-S2 was dominated by dinoflagellates and represented red tides formed by P. donghaiense and K. mikimotoi. A gradual change of red-tide causative species was observed from the estuary to the offshore sea area

from diatoms to armored dinoflagellates and then unarmored dinoflagellates. Environmental factors associated with each group

and thus affecting the distribution of phytoplankton and red tides

are discussed.

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