Eukaryotic plankton species diversity and community structure in the Xiao Jiang River (the primary tributary of Upper Yangtze River), Yunnan.

ABSTRACT: The Xiao Jiang River, as a crucial element of ecological restoration in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, plays an indispensable role in agricultural water utilization and water ecology within its watersheds. The water quality status of the Xiao Jiang River not only impacts local water-ecological equilibrium and economic benefits but also holds paramount importance for sustaining ecosystem health in the Yangtze River basin. Plankton surveys and environmental physicochemical detection were conducted in the major channel region of the Xiao Jiang River in dry and wet periods in 2022 to better understand the diversity of eukaryotic plankton and its community structure characteristics. Environmental DNA is an emerging method that combines traditional ecology with second-generation sequenc

SUBMITTER: Li X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11404478 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature