Effects of season and water quality on community structure of planktonic eukaryotes in the Chaohu Lake Basin.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Analyzing the correlation between planktonic eukaryotic communities (PECs) and aquatic physicochemical parameters (APPs) provides important references for predicting the impact of climate change and human activities on aquatic ecosystems.

Methods

To assess the influence of seasons and APPs on PEC structures in lakes and rivers, we utilized high-throughput sequencing of the 18S rRNA gene to analyze PEC structures in a lake and seven rivers in the Chaohu Lake Basin and analyzed their correlations with APPs.

Results

Our results revealed that PEC structure was significantly affected by season, with the highest α-diversity observed in summer. Furthermore, we identified several APPs, including water temperature, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, pH, phosphate, to

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11349697 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature