Unveiling Phytoplankton Diversity: Taxonomy, Functional Groups, and Environmental Drivers in North China Lakes.

ABSTRACT: Functional groups (FGs) represent a classification scheme designed to study the ecological adaptations of phytoplankton. However, FG dynamics studies in phytoplankton are often conducted independent of taxonomic studies, so the factors influencing community dynamics have not been sufficiently investigated or compared between the two classification systems. In this study, we compared the intricate relationship between taxonomic and FG compositions in North China lakes and delve into the key environmental drivers shaping phytoplankton community dynamics. This investigation revealed that taxonomic and FG classifications exhibit high qualitative and quantitative similarities in the community structure. Environmental drivers had a stronger influence on the FG structure than taxonomic compositio

SUBMITTER: Wang W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11615088 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature