Response of the Phytoplankton Sinking Rate to Community Structure and Environmental Factors in the Eastern Indian Ocean
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Study Area and Sampling Stations
2.2. Sampling and Analysis
2.3. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Hydrographic Conditions
3.2. Phytoplankton Community Structure
3.3. Sinking Rates
3.4. Correlation of Sinking Rates with Biological and Environmental Parameters
4. Discussion
4.1. Coupling of Phytoplankton Sinking Rates with Environmental Factors and Biological
4.2. Characteristics of Phytoplankton Sinking Rate in the Eastern Indian Ocean
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Species | fi | pi | Y |
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Trichodesmium thiebautii | 91.26 | 0.312 | 0.28556 |
Prorocentrum compressum | 0.58 | 0.693 | 0.00402 |
Synedra spp. | 0.53 | 0.741 | 0.00393 |
Dictyocha fibula | 0.49 | 0.483 | 0.00237 |
Nitzschia spp. | 0.29 | 0.714 | 0.00209 |
Prorocentrum leniculatum | 0.38 | 0.456 | 0.00172 |
Coscinodiscus subtilis | 0.17 | 0.599 | 0.00100 |
Thalassiothrix longissima | 0.26 | 0.299 | 0.00079 |
Pyrocystis noctiluca | 0.30 | 0.252 | 0.00076 |
Oxytoxum spp. | 0.13 | 0.442 | 0.00059 |
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Wang, X.; Sun, J.; Wei, Y.; Wu, X. Response of the Phytoplankton Sinking Rate to Community Structure and Environmental Factors in the Eastern Indian Ocean. Plants 2022, 11, 1534. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11121534
Wang X, Sun J, Wei Y, Wu X. Response of the Phytoplankton Sinking Rate to Community Structure and Environmental Factors in the Eastern Indian Ocean. Plants. 2022; 11(12):1534. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11121534
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Xingzhou, Jun Sun, Yuqiu Wei, and Xi Wu. 2022. "Response of the Phytoplankton Sinking Rate to Community Structure and Environmental Factors in the Eastern Indian Ocean" Plants 11, no. 12: 1534. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11121534