Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4380033 | Acta Ecologica Sinica | 2011 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Chlorophyll a and primary production were studied in northern South China Sea during summer from 2007 to 2008. Microplankton dominated total phytoplankton biomass in the coast, while picoplankton dominated in the offshore. Algae bloom caused by Thalassionema nitzschioides was found at the subsurface of upwelling regions (D2, C2) in 2008, and maximum of phytoplankton abundance reached 1.58 Ã 106 ind Lâ1. Integrated primary production ranged from 189.3 to 976.2 mg mâ2 dâ1 in 2007, and ranged from 652.1 to 6601 mg mâ2 dâ1 in 2008. PP showed positive relationship with IPP (p < 0.01) and negative relationship with SST (p < 0.05). Coastal upwelling and Pearl River discharge sustained high PP, and played important role in regulating the phytoplankton biomass and production.
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Authors
Huaxue Liu, Xingyu Song, Liangmin Huang, Yehui Tan, Jianlin Zhang,