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Zhang Z, Li H, Shen W, Du X, Li S, Wei Z, Zhang Z, Feng K, Deng Y. The large-scale spatial patterns of ecological networks between phytoplankton and zooplankton in coastal marine ecosystems. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 827:154285. [PMID: 35248637 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Revised: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Although autotrophic phytoplankton and heterotrophic zooplankton both play important roles in the food web of marine ecosystem, their comprehensive interactions and spatial patterns at continental scale remain poorly studied. Here, we collected 251 seawater samples along 13,000 km of Chinese coastline, and microscopically investigated the latitudinal gradients of planktonic diversities. In total, 307 phytoplanktonic and 311 zooplanktonic species were visually identified. Using the newly developed Inter-Domain Ecological Networks (IDENs) approach, the phytoplankton-zooplankton interaction networks were constructed. We found that the phyto-zooplankton network structure was varied across three regions, more complex and numerous connections along the southern coast than in the north. In addition, some particular associations between zooplanktonic and phytoplanktonic groups were found to be localized in specific regions. Furthermore, the seawater temperature and salinity were the major driving force for shaping planktonic interaction networks. These results provide a deeper understanding of planktonic biogeography and phytoplankton-zooplankton interaction patterns.
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- Zheng Zhang
- Institute of Marine Science and Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Coastal Ecosystem, National Marine Environmental Monitoring Center, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Institute of Marine Science and Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education) and Dalian POCT Laboratory, School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Institute of Marine Science and Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Marine Science and Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China; CAS Key Laboratory for Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Five decades (1972-2020) of zooplankton monitoring in the upper San Francisco Estuary. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0265402. [PMID: 35286360 PMCID: PMC8920236 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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We present the longest available dataset (by 15 years) of estuarine zooplankton abundance worldwide. Zooplankton have been monitored throughout the upper San Francisco Estuary from 1972 –present due to its status as a central hub of California water delivery and home to commercially important and endangered fishes. We integrated data from five monitoring programs, including over 300 locations, three size-classes of zooplankton targeted with different gears, over 80,000 samples, and over two billion sampled organisms. Over the duration of this dataset, species invasions have driven community turnover, periodic droughts have occurred, and important fishes have declined, likely due in part to reduced food supply from zooplankton. Data from the individual surveys have been used in prior studies on issues related to species invasions, flows, fish diets and population dynamics, zooplankton population dynamics, and community ecology. Our integrated dataset offers unparalleled spatio-temporal scope to address these and other fundamental ecological questions.
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Qu P, Pang M, Qu F, Li Z, Xiao M, Zhang Z. Natural distinction of carbon and nitrogen isotopic niches in common fish species across marine biotopes in the Yellow River estuary. Ecol Evol 2021; 11:11077-11089. [PMID: 34429904 PMCID: PMC8366839 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Revised: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Stable isotope analysis is a universally recognized and efficient method of indicating trophic relationships that is widely applied in research. However, variation in stable isotope ratios may lead to inaccuracies due to the effects of complex environmental conditions. This research compared the carbon and nitrogen isotopic niches of fish communities between diverse biotopes around the Yellow River estuary and adjacent sea areas, with the aim of revealing distinctions in stable isotopic niche metrics, trophic positions, and feeding preferences. Our analysis of the food source contribution indicated that allochthonous sources were considered major energy sources in estuarine areas directly affected by Yellow River-diluted water, while autochthonous benthic and pelagic producers dominated carbon input into the food web in Laizhou Bay and the open water. A significant variation in the fish δ15N characteristic was found within estuarine adjacent regions, so, together with the results from previous studies, we deemed the local high concentration of dissolved inorganic nitrogen as the original trigger of the abnormal δ15N characteristic in fishes via a transport process along food chains. These results provide a new perspective on the natural distinction of carbon and nitrogen isotopic niches. The detailed data reported here enhance our understanding of variations in fish communities in estuarine ecosystems.
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- Pei Qu
- Observation and Research Station of Bohai Eco‐CorridorFirst Institute of OceanographyMinistry of Natural Resources of the People's Republic of ChinaQingdao CityChina
- Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao)Qingdao CityChina
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- Observation and Research Station of Bohai Eco‐CorridorFirst Institute of OceanographyMinistry of Natural Resources of the People's Republic of ChinaQingdao CityChina
- Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao)Qingdao CityChina
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- Observation and Research Station of Bohai Eco‐CorridorFirst Institute of OceanographyMinistry of Natural Resources of the People's Republic of ChinaQingdao CityChina
- Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao)Qingdao CityChina
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- China National Environmental Monitoring CentreBeijing CityChina
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- Qingdao University of Science & TechnologyQingdao CityChina
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- Observation and Research Station of Bohai Eco‐CorridorFirst Institute of OceanographyMinistry of Natural Resources of the People's Republic of ChinaQingdao CityChina
- Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao)Qingdao CityChina
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Dexter E, Katz SL, Bollens SM, Rollwagen-Bollens G, Hampton SE. Modeling the trophic impacts of invasive zooplankton in a highly invaded river. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0243002. [PMID: 33259538 PMCID: PMC7707467 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The lower Columbia River (Washington and Oregon, USA) has been heavily invaded by a large number of planktonic organisms including the invasive copepod Pseudodiaptomus forbesi and the planktonic juveniles of the invasive clam, Corbicula fluminea. In order to assess the ecological impacts of these highly abundant invaders, we developed a multivariate auto-regressive (MAR) model of food web dynamics based upon a 12-year time-series of plankton community and environmental data from the Columbia River. Our model results indicate that plankton communities in the lower Columbia River are strongly impacted by the copepod P. forbesi at multiple trophic levels. We observed different ecological effects across different life stages of P. forbesi, with nauplii negatively impacting ciliates and autotrophs, and copepodite stages negatively impacting Daphnia and cyclopoid copepods. Although juvenile C. fluminea were highly abundant in the summer and autumn of each year, our best fit MAR model did not show significant C. fluminea impacts. Our results illustrate the strong ecological impact that some zooplankton invaders may cause within rivers and estuarine systems, and highlight the need for further research on the feeding ecology of the planktonic life-stage of C. fluminea. Overall, our study demonstrates the manner in which long-term, high resolution data sets can be used to better understand the ecological impacts of invasive species among complex and highly dynamic communities.
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- Eric Dexter
- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- School of the Environment, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States of America
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- School of the Environment, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States of America
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- School of the Environment, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States of America
- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States of America
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- School of the Environment, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States of America
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Downing AL, Jackson C, Plunkett C, Ackerman Lockhart J, Schlater SM, Leibold MA. Temporal stability vs. community matrix measures of stability and the role of weak interactions. Ecol Lett 2020; 23:1468-1478. [DOI: 10.1111/ele.13538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Revised: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Amy L. Downing
- Department of Zoology Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware OH USA
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- Mathematics and Computer Science Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware OH USA
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- Department of Mathematics University of Utah Salt Lake City UT USA
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Advances and challenges in modelling the impacts of invasive alien species on aquatic ecosystems. Biol Invasions 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-019-02160-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Characterizing macroinvertebrate community composition and abundance in freshwater tidal wetlands of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0215421. [PMID: 31689295 PMCID: PMC6830810 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Accepted: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Restored tidal wetlands may provide important food web support for at-risk fish species in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Delta) of California, including Delta Smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus) and Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Since many tidal wetland restoration projects are planned or have recently been constructed in the Delta, understanding the diversity and variability of wetland invertebrates that are fish prey items is of increasing importance. During this study, two different invertebrate sampling techniques were tested (leaf packs and sweep nets) in four habitat types within three different wetland areas to evaluate which sampling technique provided the most reliable metric of invertebrate abundance and community composition. Sweep nets provided a better measure of fish food availability than leaf packs and were better able to differentiate between habitat types. Generalized linear models showed submerged and floating vegetation had higher abundance and taxa richness than channel habitats or emergent vegetation. Permutational multivariate analysis of variance showed significantly different communities of invertebrates in different habitat types and in different wetlands, and point-biserial correlation coefficients found a greater number of mobile taxa associated with sweep nets. There were more taxa associated with vegetated habitats than channel habitats, and one area had more taxa associated with it than the other two areas. These results suggest that restoration sites that contain multiple habitat types may enhance fish invertebrate prey diversity and resilience. However, the effect of habitat diversity must be monitored as restoration sites develop to assess actual benefits to at-risk fish species.
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Simonis JL, Merz JE. Prey availability, environmental constraints, and aggregation dictate population distribution of an imperiled fish. Ecosphere 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.2634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of California 100 Shaffer Road Santa Cruz California 95060 USA
- Cramer Fish Sciences 3300 Industrial Boulevard, Suite 100 West Sacramento California 95691 USA
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Ma A, Bohan DA, Canard E, Derocles SA, Gray C, Lu X, Macfadyen S, Romero GQ, Kratina P. A Replicated Network Approach to ‘Big Data’ in Ecology. ADV ECOL RES 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.aecr.2018.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Kratina P, Winder M. Biotic invasions can alter nutritional composition of zooplankton communities. OIKOS 2015. [DOI: 10.1111/oik.02240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Pavel Kratina
- John Muir Inst. of the Environment, Watershed Science Center, Univ. of California; Davis CA 95616 USA
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- John Muir Inst. of the Environment, Watershed Science Center, Univ. of California; Davis CA 95616 USA
- Dept of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences; Stockholm Univ.; SE-106 91 Stockholm Sweden
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Mac Nally R, Albano C, Fleishman E. A scrutiny of the evidence for pressure-induced state shifts in estuarine and nearshore ecosystems. AUSTRAL ECOL 2014. [DOI: 10.1111/aec.12162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Ralph Mac Nally
- Institute for Applied Ecology; The University of Canberra; Bruce ACT 2617 Australia
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- John Muir Institute of the Environment; University of California; Davis California USA
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- John Muir Institute of the Environment; University of California; Davis California USA
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