Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology
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YANG Wen, ZHU Jin-yong, LU Kai-hong, WAN Li, MAO Xiao-hua
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Abstract: Appropriate schemes for classification of freshwater phytoplankton are prerequisites and important tools for revealing phytoplanktonic succession and studying freshwater ecosystems. An alternative approach, functional group of freshwater phytoplankton, has been proposed and developed due to the deficiencies of Linnaean and molecular identification in ecological applications. The functional group of phytoplankton is a classification scheme based on autoecology. In this study, the theoretical basis and classification criterion of functional group (FG), morphofunctional group (MFG) and morphologybased functional group (MBFG) were summarized, as well as their merits and demerits. FG was considered as the optimal classification approach for the aquatic ecology research and aquatic environment evaluation. The application status of FG was introduced, with the evaluation standards and problems of two approaches to assess water quality on the basis of FG, index methods of Q and Q-R, being briefly discussed.
YANG Wen, ZHU Jin-yong, LU Kai-hong, WAN Li, MAO Xiao-hua. The establishment, development and application of classification approach of freshwater phytoplankton based on the functional group: A review.[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology.
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