Changing Patterns and Driving Factors of Plankton Coupling Relationships in Lakes around the Yangtze River, China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Data Sources
2.3. Analysis Methods
3. Results
3.1. Trophic Level of Lakes in the Lake Basins
3.2. Changes in Plankton Coupling Relationships in Lakes around the Yangtze River
3.2.1. Changes in the Phytoplankton Community Structure
3.2.2. Changes in the Zooplankton Community Structure
3.2.3. Changes in the Z/P Ratio
3.3. Long-Term Change in the Z/P Ratio in Lake Taihu and Lake Donghu
3.3.1. Lake Taihu
3.3.2. Lake Donghu
4. Discussion
4.1. Drivers of Plankton Coupling Relationships in Lakes around the Yangtze River
4.2. Differences in Plankton Coupling Relationships between Lake Taihu and Lake Donghu
4.3. Suggestions for Lake Management
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Lake | Lake Area (km2) | Lake Basin GDP in 2010s (billion CNY) | Data Sources |
---|---|---|---|
Lake Yangcheng | 120 | 634 | [17,18] |
Lake Taihu | 2340 | 224 | CNERN |
Lake Shijiu | 208 | 2080 | [19,20] |
Lake Hongze | 2069 | 430 | [21,22] |
Lake Luoma | 296 | 785 | [23,24] |
Lake Chaohu | 780 | 441 | [25,26,27] |
Lake Caizi | 226 | 94 | [28,29] |
Lake Poyang | 3150 | 645 | [30,31,32] |
Lake Donghu | 32 | 546 | CNERN |
Lake Liangzi | 370 | 179 | [33,34,35] |
Lake Changhu | 131 | 308 | [36] |
Lake Dongting | 2579 | 365 | proprietary dataset |
Lake Dianchi | 330 | 217 | [37,38,39] |
Lake Erhai | 250 | 91 | proprietary dataset |
chla | TP | TN | SD | CODMn | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0.7056 | 0.6724 | 0.6889 | 0.6889 |
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Dong, C.; Guo, X.; Liu, H.; Chu, Z.; Wu, T. Changing Patterns and Driving Factors of Plankton Coupling Relationships in Lakes around the Yangtze River, China. Microorganisms 2024, 12, 1698. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12081698
Dong C, Guo X, Liu H, Chu Z, Wu T. Changing Patterns and Driving Factors of Plankton Coupling Relationships in Lakes around the Yangtze River, China. Microorganisms. 2024; 12(8):1698. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12081698
Chicago/Turabian StyleDong, Chenhao, Xinchao Guo, Haiyan Liu, Zhaosheng Chu, and Tianhao Wu. 2024. "Changing Patterns and Driving Factors of Plankton Coupling Relationships in Lakes around the Yangtze River, China" Microorganisms 12, no. 8: 1698. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12081698