Characteristics of phytoplankton community and its influencing factors in the Yanhe River Basin, Northwest China

doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202306.030

Abstract

Abstract: Yanhe River is one of the important tributaries of the Yellow River, with a vital role in the maintenance of biodiversity and ecological conservation in the middle reaches of the Yellow River. In this study, we conducted a systematic aquatic ecological survey of the Yanhe River Basin in spring (April-May) and autumn (September-October) of 2021, with phytoplankton as indicator organism. A total of 33 sampling sections were selected in the mainstem, five first-class tributaries, and impounded water bodies (reservoir and check dam water bodies) of the Yanhe River Basin. The results showed that a total of 253 phytoplankton species, belonging to 7 phyla and 91 genera, were detected in the two surveys. Diatoms and green algae prevailed in spring (168 species), while diatoms and cyanobacteria dominated in autumn (179 species). The mean phytoplankton density and biomass were 316.07×10⁴ cells·L^-1 and 6.41 mg·L^-1 in spring, and 69.56×10⁴ cells·L^-1 and 1.59 mg·L^-1 in autumn, respectively. At the temporal scale, phytoplankton abundance in spring was higher than that in autumn. At the spatial scale, the phytoplankton abundance in the middle and lower reaches of the mainstream was higher than that in the upper reaches. Phytoplankton biomass in the impounded water bodies formed by dam interception was maintained at a high level, which was significantly higher than that in the mainstem and tributary water bodies in autumn. The phytoplankton diversity, as indicated by Shannon diversity index, Margalef richness index, and Pielou evenness index, in spring was greater than that in autumn. Phytoplankton diversity was greater in the trunk and tributary waters than that in impounded waters. The results of redundancy analysis showed that the key factors driving the phytoplankton community structure in spring were flow velocity, dissolved oxygen, nitrite nitrogen, and water depth. In contrast, the key driving factors in autumn were nitrate nitrogen, water depth, and dissolved oxygen.

Key words: Yanhe River Basin, phytoplankton, dominant species, diversity index, environmental factor

LU Yue, HU En, DING Yitong, GUO Shansong, LI Gang, PAN Baozhu. Characteristics of phytoplankton community and its influencing factors in the Yanhe River Basin, Northwest China[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2023, 34(6): 1669-1679.

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