Indication of spatial variations in annual cycle of functional traits of periphytic ciliates to environmental heterogeneity in coastal waters
| Autor: | Henglong Xu, Xiaoyun Bai |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0106 biological sciences
Pollution Ciliate Ecology biology media_common.quotation_subject General Decision Sciences Sampling (statistics) 010501 environmental sciences Annual cycle biology.organism_classification 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Nutrient Marine ecosystem Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common |
| Zdroj: | Ecological Indicators. 98:193-199 |
| ISSN: | 1470-160X |
| Popis: | The spatial variations of periphytic ciliate functional traits to environmental heterogeneity during an annual cycle were studied at functional trait resolution in a typical coastal area of the Yellow Sea. Samples were monthly collected using microscopic glass slides at four sampling sites within a gradient of pollution during 1-year cycle. The second-stage analysis was carried out to explore the interactions of annual variations in functional traits of the periphytic ciliates among four sampling sites. Results demonstrated that (1) the functional traits of the periphytic ciliates showed clear spatial variations in annual cycle along the gradient of pollution; and (2) the spatial variations of the ciliate functional pattern in annual cycle were significantly associated with the changes of environmental conditions, especially the COD and nutrients among four study sites, either alone or in association with DO and pH. The results suggested that the annual pattern of functional traits might reflect the environmental heterogeneity in marine ecosystems. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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