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Aquatic Plant Ecology: Biodiversity and Ecological Processes

A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 September 2023) | Viewed by 2489

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Yan Liu

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Guest Editor
College of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, China
Interests: biodiversity; algae; systematic evolution; ecology
Dr. XinXin Lu

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Guest Editor Assistant
College of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, China
Interests: phytoplankton functional groups; water quality; anthropogenic eutrophication
Dr. Yu Pan

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Guest Editor Assistant
College of Life Science, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
Interests: biodiversity, morphology, taxonomy, diatom

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

“If we don’t know what we have, we will not know what we loss”. That is the true reason for biodiversity research, and is very important for all the research fields regarding the natural ecosystem.

Aquatic ecosystems play an important role in sustaining the Earth’s biological diversity. They are an essential reservoir and share an enormous proportion of Earth’s biological productivity.  Although it is an important foundation of the ecological process and environmental restoration research, for a long time, the plant biodiversity of aquatic ecosystems has not drawn great attention from scientific research. Aquatic biodiversity in both freshwater and marine environments is undergoing a continuous decline because of the overexploitation of species, pollution from cities, industries, and agriculture, biological invasion, loss of and changes in ecological niches, and the need for protection.

In this Special Issue, we look forward to accepting the latest research on vascular plant or algae biodiversity in all kinds of aquatic ecosystems, as well as research regarding the ecological processes which can be reflected in aquatic plants.

Prof. Dr. Yan Liu
Guest Editor

Dr. XinXin Lu
Dr. Yu Pan
Guest Editor Assistants

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Keywords

  • biodiversity
  • algae
  • vascular plant
  • new species
  • new genus
  • taxonomy
  • ecology
  • water quality
  • species composition
  • phytoplankton functional group

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The Impact of Environmental Factors on the Spatiotemporal Heterogeneity of Phytoplankton Community Structure and Biodiversity in the Qiongzhou Strait
by Chunling Xu, Yu Ma, Hao Zhang, Xiaoming Li and Qi Chen
Water 2023, 15(21), 3792; https://doi.org/10.3390/w15213792 - 29 Oct 2023
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The distribution and variation in environmental factors and the phytoplankton community in the Qiongzhou Strait were investigated in autumn 2015 and spring 2016. The environmental factors were different in the two seasons, as seen when using one-way ANOVA testing, principal component analysis, and [...] Read more.
The distribution and variation in environmental factors and the phytoplankton community in the Qiongzhou Strait were investigated in autumn 2015 and spring 2016. The environmental factors were different in the two seasons, as seen when using one-way ANOVA testing, principal component analysis, and cluster analysis. The temperature and levels of dissolved oxygen and soluble solids were higher in autumn, and the ammonia (NH4-N) level was much higher in spring (4.66 ± 0.97 µmol/L), which led to a higher concentration of dissolved inorganic nitrogen in the northeast area. A total of 118 species of phytoplankton were found, with 47 common species in both seasons and more species in spring. Bacillariophyta (diatom) contributed to over 80% of the relative abundance in both seasons. The species of Chrysophyta and Xanthophyta were endemic species in autumn and spring, respectively. Skeletonema costatum and Chaetoceros curvisetus were the common dominant species, with nine dominant species in both seasons. Higher abundance and biodiversity of phytoplankton appeared in spring, and their differences were mostly determined by NH4-N level, hydrodynamic conditions and artificial activities in the coastal area in the Qiongzhou Strait. Full article
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Twenty-Eight Years of Plant Community Development and Dynamics in the Balize Mississippi River Delta, Louisiana, USA
by David A. White and Jenneke M. Visser
Water 2023, 15(19), 3481; https://doi.org/10.3390/w15193481 - 3 Oct 2023
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Deltaic landscapes go through cycles of birth, growth, decline, and death governed by intertwined geological, biological, and ecological processes. In this study, we tracked deltaic lobes in the Balize Mississippi River Delta, Louisiana, USA, over 28 years (1984–2012). Hydrologic and geomorphic patterns as [...] Read more.
Deltaic landscapes go through cycles of birth, growth, decline, and death governed by intertwined geological, biological, and ecological processes. In this study, we tracked deltaic lobes in the Balize Mississippi River Delta, Louisiana, USA, over 28 years (1984–2012). Hydrologic and geomorphic patterns as well as sustained patterns of wetland plant richness, diversity, and biomass are described. Plant diversity and biomass were modeled by nMDS ordination. Taxa (53) were harvested and dried (116,706 g) from 965 (0.25 m2) plots and divided into three groups: I. four foundation species, corresponding to 78.9% of the total harvest; II. nine pioneer species, corresponding to 13.6% of the total harvest; and III. all other taxa, corresponding to 7.5% of the total harvest (eight miscellaneous grasses, eight miscellaneous sedges, and twenty-four miscellaneous herbs). Autogenic/allogenic processes (sedimentation, subsidence, plant colonization, and succession events) affected composition and biomass. Eleven important species were identified. Taxon richness increased on mudflats during primary succession (fifteen to twenty-five taxa per site), then declined to fewer than five taxa per site. The niche space theory explained patterns of community change, with a similar total biomass/yr (~500 g/m2/yr) at all study sites. Quantile regression analyses showed that the water quality and quantity of the Mississippi River influenced biomass, especially in springtime waters. Stochastic events (storms, herbivory, salt burn, and flood pulses) impacted biomass. Long-term studies like this are required in a future of climate unknowns. Full article
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