Correction to: A Water Quality Binning Method to Infer Phytoplankton Community Structure and Function

Phytoplankton and bacterioplankton play a vital role in the structure and function of aquatic ecosystems, and their activity is closely linked to water eutrophication. However, few researchers have considered the temporal and spatial succession of phytoplankton and bacterioplankton, and their responses to environmental factors. The temporal and spatial succession of bacterioplankton and their ecological interaction with phytoplankton and water quality were analyzed using 16S rDNA high-throughput sequencing for their identification, and the functions of bacterioplankton were predicted. The results showed that the dominant classes of bacterioplankton in the Qingcaosha Reservoir were Gammaproteobacteria, Alphaproteobacteria, Actinomycetes, Acidimicrobiia, and Cyanobacteria. In addition, the Shannon diversity indexes were compared, and the results showed significant temporal differences based on monthly averaged value, although no significant spatial difference. The community structure was found to be mainly influenced by phytoplankton density and biomass, dissolved oxygen, and electrical conductivity. The presence of Pseudomonas and Legionella was positively correlated with that of Pseudanabaena sp., and Sphingomonas and Paragonimus with Melosira granulata. On the contrary, the presence of Planctomycetes was negatively correlated with Melosira granulata, as was Deinococcus-Thermus with Cyclotella sp. The relative abundance of denitrifying bacteria decreased from April to December, while the abundance of nitrogen-fixing bacteria increased. This study provides a scientific basis for understanding the ecological interactions between bacteria, algae, and water quality in reservoir ecosystems.

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Phytoplankton community structure and water quality assessment in an ecological restoration area of Baiyangdian Lake, China

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology ◽

10.1007/s13762-020-02907-6 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

H. Zhu ◽

X. G. Liu ◽

S. P. Cheng

Keyword(s):

Water Quality ◽

Community Structure ◽

Quality Assessment ◽

Ecological Restoration ◽

Phytoplankton Community ◽

Water Quality Assessment ◽

Phytoplankton Community Structure ◽

Baiyangdian Lake

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Variability of water quality, metals and phytoplankton community structure in urban stormwater ponds along a vegetation gradient

Urban Ecosystems ◽

10.1007/s11252-014-0356-1 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 17 (3) ◽

pp. 839-853 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Jennifer Vincent ◽

Andrea E. Kirkwood

Keyword(s):

Water Quality ◽

Community Structure ◽

Phytoplankton Community ◽

Phytoplankton Community Structure ◽

Urban Stormwater ◽

Stormwater Ponds ◽

Vegetation Gradient

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Relationship between water quality assessment and phytoplankton community structure of M River in Shijiazhuang City

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202126701026 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 267 ◽

pp. 01026

Author(s):

Ziqi Zhang ◽

Lei Yang ◽

Zemeng Duan ◽

Hongyan Shen

Keyword(s):

Water Quality ◽

Community Structure ◽

Water Temperature ◽

Significant Positive Correlation ◽

Phytoplankton Community ◽

Diversity Index ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Phytoplankton Community Structure ◽

Positive Correlation ◽

Quality Indexes

On the basis of the “Environmental quality standard for surface water” (GB 3838-2002) in China, eight water quality indexes were measured in M River, including pH, water temperature (T), transparency (SD), dissolved oxygen (DO), chemical needs Oxygen (COD), ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N), total nitrogen (TN), total phosphorus (TP). Using the single factor index method, it is concluded that the water pollution of M River is serious and the water quality is beyond Grade V of water environment standard. Moreover some indexes of the water quality meet with the standard level, including COD, NH3-N, TN and TP. The Pearson correlation analysis is conducted between water quality indexes and phytoplankton community parameters. After phytoplankton qualitative and quantitative analysis, the phytoplankton community characteristics in Minxin River were analyzed by Dominance index (Y), Shannon-Wiener diversity index (H’), Margalef Species diversity index (d) and Pielou evenness index (J). H’ and TN was a significant positive correlation (r = 0.923, P <0.05); J and COD was a significant positive correlation (r = 0.918, P <0.05); There was a very significant negative correlation between d and water temperature (T), COD, NH3-N, TN (r =-0.881, P <0.01; r =-0.983, P <0.01; r =-0.893, P <0.01; r=-0.962, P<0.01). The result of the research indicates that T, COD, NH3-N and TN are main water quality indexes affecting phytoplankton community structure.

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