Unprecedented phytoplankton blooms in autumn/winter in the southern Bohai Sea (China) due to high Yellow River discharge: Implications of extreme rainfall events

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第一作者： Ding, Xiaokun

作者： Ding, Xiaokun;Qin, Xiaohan;Jiang, Tao;Li, Xiangyang;Xie, Yixuan;Wei, Yuqiu;Cui, Zhengguo;Wang, Aobo;Guo, Xinyu;Xu, Xiaotao;Liu, Chenglei

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关键词： Phytoplankton; Abnormal blooms; Yellow River; Bohai Sea

期刊名称：JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT （ 影响因子：8.7； 五年影响因子：8.4 ）

ISSN： 0301-4797

年卷期： 2024 年 351 卷

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： The occurrence of abnormal phytoplankton blooms is one of the significant changes in coastal ecosystems due to climate change. However, the underlying mechanism of such blooms remains poorly understood due to the complexity of the system. In this study, the data from numerous observations was used to elucidate the un-precedented phytoplankton blooms in the autumn and winter of 2021 in Laizhou Bay, a typical aquaculture bay in the southern Bohai Sea of China. The abundance of phytoplankton cells increased by more than tenfold in the southern waters compared to that in the same period from 2019 to 2020. The phytoplankton bloom was first observed in winter in the Bohai Sea, with the cell abundance in the southern bay exceeding 108 cells L-1 in December 2021. The diversity and evenness of phytoplankton communities decreased in the southern area. Cerataulina pelagica was the dominant algae, comprising 69 % of the total phytoplankton in October and 99 % in December. In autumn 2021, the largest flood of the Yellow River in recent decades occurred. This was attributed to extreme rainfall events within the river basin. The input of substantial riverine nutrients played a significant role in promoting phytoplankton blooms. Correlation analysis indicated the important cumulative impact of the Yellow River on phytoplankton blooms rather than a direct short-term effect. Numerical modeling results indicated that exceptionally high Yellow River discharge in autumn could significantly affect the entire bay from autumn to the following spring. This study may contribute to understanding the abnormal phytoplankton blooms in coastal waters and provide valuable insights for environmental management in river basins and coastal waters.

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