Insights into community-based bioassessment of environmental quality status using microphytobenthos in estuarine intertidal ecosystems

DU Guoying; CHUNG Ik kyo; XU Henglong

doi:10.1007/s13131-016-0874-1

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DU Guoying, CHUNG Ik kyo, XU Henglong. Insights into community-based bioassessment of environmental quality status using microphytobenthos in estuarine intertidal ecosystems[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2016, 35(6): 112-120. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0874-1

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DU Guoying, CHUNG Ik kyo, XU Henglong. Insights into community-based bioassessment of environmental quality status using microphytobenthos in estuarine intertidal ecosystems[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2016, 35(6): 112-120. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0874-1

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DU Guoying, CHUNG Ik kyo, XU Henglong. Insights into community-based bioassessment of environmental quality status using microphytobenthos in estuarine intertidal ecosystems[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2016, 35(6): 112-120. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0874-1

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Insights into community-based bioassessment of environmental quality status using microphytobenthos in estuarine intertidal ecosystems

doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0874-1

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College of Marine Life Science, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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Division of Earth Environmental System, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Republic of Korea

Received Date: 2015-03-17
Rev Recd Date: 2015-10-19

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Abstract

The feasibility of community-based bioassessment of environmental quality status was studied using microphytobenthos (MPB) in estuarine intertidal ecosystems. The sediment samples of MPB were collected monthly during a 1-year cycle (September 2006-August 2007) at four sampling stations in the Nakdong River Estuary, Korea. Environmental variables, such as salinity, radiation, grain size of sediment, Si(OH)₄ (Si), nitrate (NO₃^-), nitrite (NO₂^-), ammonium (NH₄⁺) and phosphates (PO₄^3-), were measured synchronously for comparison with biotic parameters. The statistical analyses were carried out for assessment the relationship between biotic and environmental parameters. The results showed that: (1) the MPB community structures were significant differences among four sampling stations; (2) spatial variation in the MPB communities were significantly correlated with environmental variables, especially the nutrient NH₄⁺ in combination with salinity and grain size; (3) three species (Navicula lacustris, Pleurosigma anglulatum and Fragilaria sp. 1) were significantly correlated with nutrients and/or Si; and (4) the species richness and diversity were significantly correlated with the grain size. It is suggested that MPB communities may be used as a potentially robust bioindicator for assessing environmental quality status in estuarine intertidal ecosystems.
- marine bioassessment,
- field community,
- microphytobenthos,
- estuarine intertidal ecosystem,
- Nakdong River

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