Dynamics of phytoplankton community in scallop farming waters of the Bohai Sea and North Yellow Sea in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As the major suppliers of food for higher consumers, phytoplankton are closely related to the yield, nutritional ingredients and even toxin contents of mariculture animals, potentially influencing the human health when they are consumed. With the increase of shellfish culture density, phytoplankton in the coastal waters have been excessively consumed in recent years, and the nutrients they depend on are becoming more and more limited, which severely restrict the shellfish mariculture and threaten the coastal ecosystems.

Results

In the present study, nutrient concentrations, phytoplankton assemblages and scallop growth status were investigated in the main bay scallop farming waters of the Bohai Sea (Qinhuangdao site) and North Yellow Sea (Zhuanghe site) in 2018. Bo

SUBMITTER: Kong N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9013024 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature