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Phytoplankton community, structure and succession delineated by partial least square regression in Daya Bay, South China Sea

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Daya Bay is facing the influence of human activities and nature changes, which result in phytoplankton adjusting to the changing environment. The data about environmental changes and phytoplankton were obtained… Click to show full abstract

Daya Bay is facing the influence of human activities and nature changes, which result in phytoplankton adjusting to the changing environment. The data about environmental changes and phytoplankton were obtained from four seasonal cruises in 2013 in the bay. It is helpful to explore seasonal succession of phytoplankton driven by the determining environmental factors in this bay. Temperature is a significant indicator of season change. The limiting factor of phytoplankton growth totally changed from P (PO 4 -P) limiting during the southwest monsoon to Si (SiO 3 -Si) limiting during northeast monsoon. The order of diatoms and dinoflagellates was the dominant phytoplankton groups in Daya Bay. The dominant species included chain-forming diatoms ( Skeletonema , Pseudo-nitzschia , Thalassionema , Chaetoceros and Rhizosolenia ) were found all the year round and filamentous cyanobacteria ( Trichodesmium ) in spring and autumn. Partial least square regression (PLS) found that salinity, temperature and nutrients were important driving force for phytoplankton seasonal succession.

Keywords: succession; daya bay; least square; phytoplankton; partial least

Journal Title: Ecotoxicology
Year Published: 2020

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