Environmental characteristics of annual pico/nanophytoplankton blooms along the Qinhuangdao Coast

Autor: Zaixing Wu, Wanlei Zhang, Zhiming Yu, Xihua Cao, He Liyan, Jianle Zhang, Fangjin Cheng, Yongfeng Zhang, Yongquan Yuan, Xiuxian Song
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Journal of Oceanology and Limnology. 36:281-292
ISSN: 2523-3521
2096-5508
DOI: 10.1007/s00343-017-5216-4
Popis: Blooms of some pico/nanophytoplankton have occurred frequently along the Qinhuangdao coast since 2009, and it is necessary to identify the critical environmental factors inducing them. In this study, variations in the physical and nutrient characteristics of the seawater were analyzed following the development of local blooms in 2013. The local environmental characteristics were also compared with those of the Changjiang River estuary, China, and the Long Island estuaries in the USA, which are also prone to blooms of special algal species. In Qinhuangdao the local water temperature varied seasonally and rose above 15°C in 2013 early summer, coincident with the water discoloration. The salinity was more than 28 with a variation range of
Databáze: OpenAIRE