The ecology of some Benthic Oligochaeta from the Paraná River,Argentina

Simple and multiple correlations among physical and chemical parameters and densities of the dominant Oligochaete species were calculated for various channels of the middle Paraná valley and its tributaries. Paranadrilus descolei Gavrilov, 1955, was observed in rivers with average depth and current velocity, mud-clay sediments, and low conductivity. Tubifex tubifex f. blanchardi Vejd., 1891, was found in channels of low depth, current velocity and discharge but with high conductivity. Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862, and Aulodrilus pigueti Kowalewski, 1914, were ubiquitous species. Narapa bonettoi Righi and Varela, 1983, was typical of rivers highest in depth, current velocity, and discharge with sandy sediments and low conductivity.     

Zooplankton Associations in the Middle Niger-Sokoto Basin (Nigeria: West Africa)

The species richness of the crustacean zooplankton (Cladocera and Copepoda) and Rotifera in the Middle Niger-Sokoto Basin is characterised from 351 samples collected from 109 localities. 26(4) Cladocera, 18(8) Copepoda and 38(8) Rotifera are recorded. Figures in brackets indicate first records of species for Nigeria. Zooplancton associations of the Middle Niger are compared with one of its major tributaries, River Sokoto, and seven of its minor tributaries using similarity indices of Sørensen and Pearsons Product Moment Cluster Coefficients. The Rivers Sokoto and Shagari consistently had the highest similarity of zooplankton associations, for all combinations of rivers studied with r = 0.54 (Cladocera), r = 0.91 (Copepoda) and r = 0.54 (Rotifera). Zooplankton associations of the Middle Niger are weakly correlated with all tributaries studied (r < 0.1). Species composition and hydrology of the River Sokoto Basin are also compared with previous studies in Nigeria. A Principal Component Analysis of species abundance accounted for 54 % of the total variance. It again confirmed the similarity of the branches Sokoto and Shagari. Two groups of species assemblages were identified. The occurrence of Asplanchna sp., Testudinella patina and Microcyclops varicans in one group appears related to microhabitat selection. The other group made up of Brachionus calyciflorus calyciflorus, Macrothrix spinosa, Lecane luna, Thermocyclops decipiens and Metacyclops minutus is suspected to be linked to physico-chemistry. Further studies on the hydrology and physico-chemistry are required for definitive identification of both factors.     

3种不同营养水平的河流浮游植物群落结构及其与环境因子的相关性

为了更好地了解人类活动干扰下,河流水质和浮游植物群落结构的变化情况以及河流生态系统的演变过程,于2019年6月对贵州境内3种不同营养类型的河流（锦江河、湘江河和南明河）进行调查。研究了3条河流的理化因子、浮游植物种类组成及密度,结合冗余分析（RDA）研究了它们之间的关系,并应用聚类分析法研究3条河流浮游植物的空间分布特征。结果表明：水体富营养化程度排序为南明河>湘江河>锦江河,3条河流的综合营养指数分别为61.76、48.76和36.05。锦江河共有浮游植物6门19属21种,其中硅藻门种类最多,占总种数的57.14%;湘江河共有浮游植物6门34属43种,其中硅藻门和绿藻门种类最多,分别占总种数的41.86%和37.21%;南明河共有浮游植物6门32属46种,其中硅藻门和绿藻门种类最多,分别占总种数的39.13%和32.61%,锦江河、湘江河、南明河水体中浮游植物细胞数的平均值分别为12.66×10⁵、38.66×10⁵、132.61×10⁵个/L。浮游植物细胞密度与溶解氧呈显著正相关（P<0.05）,浮游植物细胞密度与电导率、溶解性总固体、盐度、总氮、总磷、氨氮、硝酸盐氮也呈显著正相关（P<0.01）。锦江河的电导率、盐度、溶解性总固体和营养盐含量最低,南明河的最高。此外,聚类分析显示3条河流的浮游植物群落按结构特征可分为两大类。这表明,随着人类活动的加强,河流的电导率、盐度、溶解性总固体、营养盐含量升高,浮游植物的细胞密度增加,其群落结构会由硅藻门占优势,逐渐转变为蓝藻门占优势。     

济南河流大型底栖动物摄食功能群多样性及时空动态

2014年春季(5月)、夏季(8月)和秋季(11月)对济南地区24个样点的大型底栖动物和水环境理化因子进行了野外调查。利用多样性指数以及典范对应分析等方法,分析了大型底栖动物群落组成和空间结构特征。结果表明:共采集到大型底栖动物3门57种,分别为节肢动物门、软体动物门和环节动物门。春季、夏季和秋季采集到大型底栖动物45种、35种和33种,春季优势种为霍甫水丝蚓(Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri)和豆螺(Bithynia fuchsiana),夏季优势种为溪流摇蚊(Chironomus riparius)和豆螺(Bithynia fuchsiana),秋季优势种为喜盐摇蚊(Chironomus salinarius)和豆螺(Bithynia fuchsiana)。春季、夏季和秋季密度平均值为2.49×10~3、0.56×10~3、1.03×10~3个体/m~2;生物量平均值为495.59、137.26、109.45 g/m2;Shannon-Wiener指数平均值分别为1.37、1.33和1.17;均匀度指数平均值分别为0.55、0.67和0.59。全地区共划分出大型底栖动物功能摄食类群5类,春季收集者种类最多为20种,夏季刮食者种类最多为12种,秋季收集者与刮食者种类最多为11种,3个季节中收集者密度均占绝对优势,其次为刮食者。典范对应分析表明,春季影响黄河流域和淮河流域大型底栖动物功能摄食类群的主要环境因子是总磷和总氮;夏季影响黄河流域和淮河流域大型底栖动物功能摄食类群的主要环境因子是pH和溶解氧;秋季影响黄河流域和淮河流域大型底栖动物功能摄食类群的主要环境因子是溶解氧和pH。     

The population of Odonata (dragonflies) in small tropical rivers with reference to asynchronous growth patterns

The odonate larval communities in three small rivers in Penang Island were studied. More species of dragonflies were found in the Botanical Garden and Titi Teras rivers (13 and 11 respectively) of relatively similar environmental parameters. Fewer (nine) dragonfly species were collected from the Youth Park River which has a lower dissolved oxygen (DO) and a higher biological oxygen demand (BOD), conductivity and turbidity. A mixture of sand, gravel and pebble substrate of Botanical Garden River with dense growth of submerged Hydrilla, grasses and Cladias (Araceae) provided suitable habitats for the dragonflies. The sandy substrate and relatively fast flowing water of Titi Teras River was highly preferred by gomphids. In the Youth Park River, the small community of dragonfly larvae was dominated by tolerant Pseudagrion rubriceps, P. microcephalum, Orthetrum chrysis and Crocothemis servilia. Based on the larval instar distribution of Ictinogomphus decoratus and O. chrysis, very asynchronous populations of these dragonflies occurred in each river. Young larvae were continuously introduced into the populations resulting in undulating growth rate curves. The growth rates of these two species were higher in the Titi Teras River when compared to those in other rivers. Density-dependent mortality, asynchronous cannibalism and fish predation could play important roles in regulating the larval dragonfly population in these rivers.     

Aquatic Coleoptera Distribution and Environmental Relationships in a Large Patagonian River

The benthic coleopteran assemblages of the Chubut River basin were studied in order to assess the main factors affecting species composition and distribution along the upper, middle and lower catchments. A total of 13 sampling sites were selected and sampled seasonally. Eight taxa and 1,601 individuals were collected during the study. Richness was higher in the main channel of Chubut River at the upper basin than at the middle basin. Beetles were completely absent at the lower basin. Mean monthly density per sites varied from 0 to 85 ind m^–2. Stethelmis kaszabi had a more restricted distribution whereas Hemiosus dejeanii, Austrelmis sp. and Austrolimnius spp. were more frequent and abundant. Austrelmis sp. appears as the most tolerant species, especially to higher TSS, ammonia, and conductivity values. Luchoelmis cekalovici was absent in stations associated with urban areas. A Canonical Correspondence Analysis shows that conductivity, total suspended solids, wet width, water temperature and pH were the most important variables structuring beetle assemblages. Land use related variables such as NH₄, TP, and NO₃ were less important but still significant. An increase in TSS affected negatively the coleopteran community; this could be related to both hydrogeological characteristics and agricultural activities (including overgrazing). This is the first approach to the knowledge of the ecological range of distribution of the coleopteran species in Patagonian rivers. (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Stream Fish Communities and Environmental Correlates in the Red River of the North, Minnesota and North Dakota

In the Red River of the North (Red River) drainage in Minnesota and North Dakota, there are strong east–west hydrological and chemical environmental gradients. Historical fish surveys indicated the presence of species with both widespread and restricted distributions, leading to unique fish communities in several streams. To determine the important physiochemical correlates of stream fish community structure, we partitioned 25 streams into 46 large reaches by ecoregion classification. The reaches were then characterized from sampling during 1962–1994 by the frequency of occurrence of 76 fish species and 12 landscape-level hydrologic and chemical factors. In canonical correspondence analysis, the first two axes explained 56% of the species–environment relationship, and indicated that coefficient of variation of mean monthly discharge, minimum discharge in May, and residue were the most important factors correlated with fish community composition. Important covariates of residue were specific conductance, dissolved sulfate, and total hardness of waters. Certain catostomids, Hypentelium nigricans and Moxostoma valenciennesi, cyprinids, Notropis anogenus and N. texanus, ictalurids, Ameiurus natalis, and percids, Etheostoma caeruleum and E. microperca, all correlated highly with habitats characterized by low-flow variability, high discharges, and low residue, conductivity, and hardness. Reaches with these characteristics included the Otter Tail River in the Red River Valley, North Central Hardwoods (NCH), and the Northern Minnesota Wetlands (NMW) ecoregions; the Pelican River in the NCH ecoregion; and the Red Lake River in the NMW ecoregion. The results of this analysis support the hypothesis that regional environmental conditions are important in structuring fish communities in northern streams. As conditions are altered in the future by anthropogenic factors at the landscape scale, our exploratory multivariate model can be used to predict fish community response and support conservation efforts aimed at preserving or restoring unique and/or rare small fishes in the Red River and other, similar stream systems.     

Length–weight relationship and condition factor of the Characidae matrinxã, Brycon falcatus (Müller & Troschel, 1844), in the Teles Pires River,southern Amazon

The aim of this study was to verify whether the in situ supply of soybean as a fish attractant bears any influence on the length–weight relationship and condition factor of the omnivorous fish species, Brycon falcatus. In addition, estimated was the length–weight relationship, standard and total length, condition factor, and size of B. falcatus in the spawning period in the Teles Pires River Basin. In the experimental design, rivers of the Teles Pires Basin containing soybean attractant (Verde River, Celeste River, Teles Pires River and the Tapaiuna River) were mapped. Fish were also collected from the Cristalino River, which contained no soybean attractant (treatment control). Samples were collected from August 2012 to July 2013. Length–weight relationship of B. falcatus in the Teles Pires River Basin can be obtained by the expression: Wt = 0.0091*SL^3.376, r² = .97, n = 102, and length‐length relationship: TL = 1.128*SL + 3.978, r² = .96. The condition factor of all specimens collected in the Teles Pires Basin was k = 1.055. Size at capable phase (L50) of spawning was estimated at 23 cm standard length. Results showed no significant difference in the length–weight relationship or condition factor of B. falcatus collected from rivers with or without soybean attractant. Concluded is that the in situ supply of soybean as a fish attractant does not interfere with the wellbeing of B. Falcatus in the Teles Pires River Basin.     

Detection of the threatened snail darter Percina tanasi in the Tennessee River system using environmental DNA

The distribution of many fishes that occupy large rivers is poorly known, in part due to the difficulties of sampling for them. This is especially true for small-bodied or rare species, such as the snail darter Percina tanasi, 44, 469–488; 1976). This federally listed (threatened) species has a limited distribution in the Tennessee River system in Alabama and Tennessee, where it is known from a few large tributaries or small rivers. In Alabama, P. tanasi was previously known from only one locality, but has recently been found in two additional, widely separated systems. These new records raise questions regarding the accuracy of our current understanding of the range for this species. Particularly, is P. tanasi present throughout the main stem Tennessee River, and is this species dispersing into new areas from source populations in the river? To clarify the distribution of P. tanasi in Alabama, 83 unique sites were surveyed using environmental DNA analysis. This cost-effective detection tool reduces the difficulty associated with empirically sampling large rivers for small fishes. Approximately 42% of sites sampled were positive for P. tanasi DNA. This study confirmed the known localities of P. tanasi in the Bear Creek, Elk River and Paint Rock River. Several new localities were also discovered throughout the main stem Tennessee River and in Shoal Creek, near Florence, Alabama. These findings can inform biologists about where to prioritize conservation efforts and further could lead to studies assessing movement and relatedness between populations in this system.     

漓江大型底栖动物功能摄食类群时空分布及生态效应

基于2009年9月至2012年8月期间对漓江上中下游3个河流区段的4次采样调查,分析了漓江大型底栖动物功能摄食类群的组成与时空分布状况及其对河流生境变化的响应情况。结果表明:漓江大型底栖动物以刮食者占据绝对优势,其次依次是滤食者、收集者、捕食者和撕食者。刮食者中优势种为中华园田螺和黑龙江短沟蜷,滤食者中优势种为河蚬和纹石蚕,收集者中优势种为小蜉和摇蚊幼虫,捕食者中优势种为扁舌蛭和蜻蜓幼虫,撕食者中优势种为泥甲。根据功能摄食类群参数对河流生境以及人类活动影响的评价表明,人类居住生活对生境稳定性的影响显著大于旅游观光带来的影响,环境因子中溶解氧(DO)、pH、电导率(EC)、温度(Temp)、浊度(Tur)、化学需氧量(COD)和总氮(TN)等环境因子与漓江大型底栖动物功能摄食类群的相关性均较强。     

渭河干流和秦岭北麓典型支流浮游植物功能群特征及水质评价

渭河干流及其秦岭北麓支流地处黄土高原与秦岭山麓交界的生态脆弱区,且浮游植物作为水生态系统中的初级生产者,在维持生态系统稳定方面发挥了至关重要的作用。研究于2017年秋季及2018年春季对渭河流域干流及秦岭北麓五条典型支流开展了系统的水环境及浮游植物研究。首先,对采集到的样品鉴定,利用功能群概念对渭河流域浮游植物进行划分,参考Padisák完善的40组浮游植物功能群划分方法,共划分出功能群25组,把每个样点的样本中相对生物量大于5%的种类规定为代表性功能群,得出主要代表性功能群15组,分别为A、C、D、N、N_A、MP、T_C、T_B、X3、X1、Y、F、J、L_O、W1。然后,利用Qr指数与Shannon-Wiener指数对研究区域进行水质评价,发现两种指数所反映的水质变化情况并不一致,通过对两种评价方法的对比分析得出,Qr指数更适合评价秦岭北麓典型支流水质,Shannon-Wiener指数更适合评价渭河干流水质,因此渭河秦岭北麓典型支流水质季节间无明显变化,渭河干流水质逐渐好转。并通过冗余分析明确影响2017年秋季及2018年春季浮游植物功能群特征的主要环境因子分别为水温、pH、亚硝酸盐氮和浊度、电导率与亚硝酸盐氮。本研究选取了渭河流域及秦岭山脉水系生境迥异的干支流为研究对象,深入探究了不同水质评价方法的适用情况,完善了将生物与水质联系起来的评价体系。最后,期望本研究成果能够为渭河流域的水生态管理和保护提供科学依据。     

The Hydrochemical and Physical Characteristics of the Breeding Sites of the Simulium neavei Roubaud Group and their Associated Crabs in the Eastern Usambara Mountains in Tanzania

Investigations on the hydrochemical and physical parameters of the breeding sites of Simulium woodi (an onchocerciasis vector). and Simulium nyasalandicum, and on their aquatic stages and associated crabs, were carried out for 13 months in the Zigi (Sigi). River system. The conductivity, pH and concentration of the main ions and silicate were all higher in the breeding sites of S. woodi than in those of S. nyasalandicum. S. woodi was restricted to small heavily shaded streams and did not enter rivers and large streams which contained higher concentrations of ammonium and nitrite. S. nyasalandicum was most numerous in rivers and large streams, but invaded small heavily shaded streams during the rainy season when conductivity and pH values were reduced.     

三江平原七星河流域湿地植物多样性及影响因素

湿地植物多样性是生物多样性的重要组成部分,在维护湿地生态功能和湿地生态系统稳定性方面发挥着极其重要的作用。为研究七星河流域湿地植物的多样性,选择七星河流域的七星河国家级自然保护区和三环泡国家级自然保护区,分别于2016年和2017年,对该流域内湿地植物进行了实地植物样方调查,共计调查194个样方,利用TWINSPAN进行了样方群落划分,并采用广义线性模型分析了影响植物多样性的影响因素。结果表明七星河流域湿地植物共有532种,隶属于80科,212属,主要群落类型为湿苔草-隐果苔草群丛;狭叶甜茅群丛;萍蓬草-狐尾藻群丛;漂筏苔草群丛;小叶章-臌囊苔草群丛;甜茅-芦苇群丛;芦苇群丛;貉藻群丛等,狭叶甜茅群丛物种多样性较单一,芦苇群丛的物种多样性较丰富。广义线性模型分析结果得出物种多样性与植被密度密切相关,植被密度越大,物种的多样性越小。为七星河流域物种多样性研究提供了重要的基础数据。     

Synchrony of Seed Dispersal, Hydrology and Local Climate in a Semi-arid River Reach in California

The temporal availability of propagules is a critical factor in sustaining pioneer riparian tree populations along snowmelt-driven rivers because seedling establishment is strongly linked to seasonal hydrology. River regulation in semi-arid regions threatens to decouple seed development and dispersal from the discharge regime to which they evolved. Using the lower Tuolumne River as a model system, we quantified and modeled propagule availability for Populus fremontii (POFR), Salix gooddingii (SAGO), and Salix exigua (SAEX), the tree and shrub species that dominate near-channel riparian stands in the San Joaquin Basin, CA. A degree-day model was fit to field data of seasonal seed density and local temperature from three sites in 2002–2004 to predict the onset of the peak dispersal period. To evaluate historical synchrony of seed dispersal and seasonal river hydrology, we compared peak spring runoff timing to modeled peak seed release periods for the last 75 years. The peak seed release period began on May 15 for POFR (range April 23–June 10), May 30 for SAGO (range May 19–June 11) and May 31 for SAEX (range May 8–June 30). Degree-day models for the onset of seed release reduced prediction error by 40–67% over day-of-year means; the models predicted best the interannual, versus site-to-site, variation in timing. The historical analysis suggests that POFR seed release coincided with peak runoff in almost all years, whereas SAGO and SAEX dispersal occurred during the spring flood recession. The degree-day modeling approach reduce uncertainty in dispersal timing and shows potential for guiding flow releases on regulated rivers to increase riparian tree recruitment at the lowest water cost.     

The effect of organic pollution on the abundance and distribution of aquatic oligochaetes in an urban water basin, Taiwan

Aquatic oligochaetes are abundant in polluted areas and are, therefore, commonly used as bioindicators to study organic pollution in rivers and streams. In order to develop a species-level oligochaete biotic index to reflect the River Pollution Index (RPI) in the Taichung Water Basin in Taiwan, we conducted a systematic sampling scheme to collect aquatic oligochaetes from the sediment samples of watercourses in the Taichung Water Basin, Taiwan. We evaluated the relationships between aquatic oligochaetes and the sewage pollution using statistical methods. The distribution of aquatic oligochaetes in relation to environmental variables, such as water quality and sediment characteristics of the regional urban contaminated streams was expressed by Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA). We identified 17 species of aquatic oligochaetes (Annelida, Clitellata) including 3 species of Tubificidae, 13 species of Naididae, and 1 species of Enchytraeidae from the watercourses of an urban region in the Taichung Water Basin in Taiwan, during the summer and winter of 2005 and 2006. A positive correlation was found between the total abundance of aquatic oligochaetes and the RPI (r = 0.58, P < 0.05). However, only population density of the most abundant tubificid, Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri, increased with increasing RPI values and a significantly negative correlation was found between the population density of the naidid, Nais communis, and RPI values. The results of CCA indicated that certain naidids, such as Aulophorus furcatus and Allonais gwaliorensis also tolerated extremely polluted environments in upper stream or stony habitats, implying that tubificids should not be the sole representation of simple biotic indices but should also include pollution-tolerant naidids. We found that the community structure of aquatic oligochaetes was influenced by short-term variations in microhabitat rather than according to seasonal factors in our study region. The results proved that aquatic oligochaetes were sensitive enough to provide a supplement for the regional urban pollution assessment applications for biotic indicators at the species-level.     

Evaluation of formation potential of trihalomethanes and mutagens due to chlorination of river water along the Kizu River in the Yodo River system in Japan

The chlorination of river water in purification plants is known to produce carcinogens and genotoxins. The Yodo River system was studied in regard to the trihalomethane formation potential (THMFP) and mutagen formation potential (MFP) by the chlorination of river water and the discharge of sewage effluent. Overall, both THMFP and MFP are higher in the downstream region of the Yodo River system than in the upstream Uji and Katsura River region, whereas the formation potentials are high in the upstream part of the Kizu River. Detailed surveys were carried out on the Nabari River and other tributaries to the Kizu River. It was revealed that the Nabari and the upper Kizu rivers contribute 49.9% and 41.9% of the THMFP and 47.9% and 44.7% of the MFP pollution load to the main stream of the Kizu River, respectively. The contribution rates of the upper Kizu River could be attributed to three rivers, the uppermost Kizu, Hattori, and Kume rivers, and household sewage waterways at 10.6%, 17.3%, 10.9%, and 3.1% for THMFP and at 9.5%, 17.3%, 12.5%, and 5.5% for MFP, respectively. The main cause of water pollution in the upper reaches of the Kizu River may be attributable to both sewage effluent discharged directly into the Kume River and the polluted water of the Tsuge and Yatani rivers, tributaries of the Hattori River. When we examined whether THMFP and MFP depended on the concentrations of organic substances in water, both potentials highly correlated with chemical oxygen demand (COD) in all water samples surveyed. The correlation coefficients between COD and THMFP and between COD and MFP were 0.957 (n = 76, P < 0.01) and 0.804 (n = 76, P < 0.01), respectively. Received: November 29, 2000 / Accepted: July 3, 2001     

Distribution of Masu Salmon <Emphasis Type="Italic">Oncorhynchus masou</Emphasis> (Salmonidae) in Amur River Basin

The presented data on the distribution of the masu salmon Oncorhynchus masou in the Amur River Basin are collected in 1976–2015. In the analyzed region the species’ spawning range includes the lower part of the Amur River basin from the rivers flowing into the Amur estuary to the basins of the Anyui and Amgun’ Rivers in their middle courses. The information on the catch of a masu salmon specimen in the Khor River Basin (approximately 1300 km from the Amur River mouth) in 2015 is presented. It is assumed that the total Amur population does not exceed several thousand of adult anadromous fish.     

Occurrence of two species of stingrays of the genusDasyatis (Chondrichthyes) in the Sanaga Basin,Cameroun

Synopsis Two species of the genusDasyatis were collected in the lower Sanaga Basin in the vicinity of Edéa, Cameroun, West Africa, during a survey from November 1985 to January 1986. Of these specimens, 34 were identified asD. garouaensis and one asD. ukpam. Thirty-one specimens ofD. garouaensis and oneD. ukpam were caught in the lower reaches of the Sanaga River while three were taken at the junction between the Nyong River and the channel connecting the two rivers. The distribution pattern of the two species is discussed.     

Water discharge affects Atlantic salmon Salmo salar smolt production: a 27 year study in the River Orkla,Norway

A model that explains 48% of the annual variation in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar smolt production in the River Orkla, Norway, has been established. This variation could be explained by egg deposition, minimum daily discharge during the previous winter and minimum weekly discharge during the summer 3 years before smolt migration. All coefficients in the model were positive, which indicates that more eggs and higher minimum discharge levels during the winter before smolt migration and the summer after hatching benefit smolt production. Hence, when the spawning target of the river is reached, the minimum levels of river discharge, in both winter and summer, are the main bottlenecks for the parr survival, and hence for smolt production. The River Orkla was developed for hydropower production in the early 1980s by the construction of four reservoirs upstream of the river stretch accessible to S. salar. Although no water has been removed from the catchment, the dynamics of water flow has been altered, mainly by increasing discharges during winter and reducing spring floods. In spite of the higher than natural winter discharges, minimum winter discharge is still a determinant of smolt production. Hence, in regulated rivers, the maintenance of discharges to ensure that they are as high as possible during dry periods is an important means of securing high S. salar smolt production.     

西江下游浮游植物群落周年变化模式

西江肇庆段是珠江干流汇入珠三角河网水域的咽喉通道,对2009年该江段的浮游植物群落组成及变化进行系统阐析.调查期间共发现浮游植物7门,245种(包括变种、变型),其中硅藻和绿藻是浮游植物群落组成的最主要类群,分别占总种数的42.44％和34.69％,其次是裸藻和蓝藻.PCA分析结果显示,浮游植物各类群的种类丰富度和生物量的周年变化趋势主要受水温和径流量的影响.浮游植物种类丰富度的周年变化呈现明显的高温季节高,低温季节低的特征,除因大多数藻类物种直接喜好高温之外,径流量的增大有助于真浮游绿藻种类的外源注入及半浮游和偶然性浮游硅藻种类的增加.浮游植物生物量的周年变化呈现明显的双峰型,峰值分别出现在8月和11月.然而8月份第1个高峰出现之前,生物量波动不大,尽管水温的升高有助于生物量的增加,但是径流量增大所带来的稀释作用掩盖了水温上升对浮游植物生长的促进作用.真浮游植物生物量的变化趋势和数值与总浮游植物极其接近,主要得益于真浮游硅藻物种颗粒直链藻在总种群中的绝对优势地位.综上,水温升高对浮游植物种类丰富度和生物量的增长均有促进,径流量的增大虽然有助于种类丰富度的增加,但不利于生物量的增加.