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| A unique meadow of the marine angiosperm Zostera japonica, covering a large area in the turbid intertidal Yellow River Delta, China | |
Zhang, Xiaomei1,2,3 ; Lin, Haiying4; Song, Xiaoyue1,2,3; Xu, Shaochun1,2,3; Yue, Shidong1,2,3; Gu, Ruiting1,2,3; Xu, Shuai1,2,3; Zhu, Shuyu5; Zhao, Yajie5; Zhang, Shuyan5; Han, Guangxuan6; Wang, Andong5; Sun, Tao4; Zhou, Yi1,2,7
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| 2019-10-10 | |
| Source Publication | SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
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| ISSN | 0048-9697 |
| Volume | 686Pages:118-130 |
| Corresponding Author | Zhou, Yi(yizhou@qdio.ac.cn) |
| Abstract | Marine submerged aquatic angiosperms (seagrasses) are declining globally. The species Zostera japonica Asch. & Graebn. is endangered in its native range in Asia, but has been successfully introduced to North America. A large area (1031.8 ha) of Z japonica meadow has recently been discovered in the intertidal zone of Yellow River Delta, China. This seagrass occurs along both sides of the river mouth, forming dense meadows in turbid water conditions. Seasonal investigations over two years were conducted to examine the distribution, biomass, seed reproduction, seed bank, and population recruitment of the seagrass meadows at three sites in the intertidal zone. The meadows generally showed relatively high coverage, biomass, reproductive effort, and seed production in August. The seed bank was found to be large and contributed to population recruitment. There were significant inter-annual variations overall, and at individual sites. These variations are likely due to winter temperatures, which determine the abundance of overwintering shoots and seedling success. Differences in microtopography may also play a role in producing variations in seedling success between sites. Microsatellite analysis revealed a high genetic exchange between the two sides of the river mouth. The results indicate that the seagrass bed in the Yellow River Delta shallow waters is in good condition, which can be attributed to its location within a national nature reserve. Establishment of protected areas might act as an effective way to mitigate the anthropogenic disturbance, conserve the seagrass meadows, and then enhance critical ecosystem functions. (C) 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
| Keyword | Seagrass Marine submerged aquatic angiosperms Zostera japonica Population recruitment Turbid Intertidal Yellow River Delta |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.320 |
| Indexed By | SCI |
| Language | 英语 |
| Funding Project | National Science & Technology Basic Work Program[2015FY110600] ; Key Research and Development Program of Shandong Province[2017GHY15111] ; NSFC-Shandong Joint Fund for Marine Science Research Centers[U1606404] ; CPSF-CAS Joint Foundation for Excellent Postdoctoral Fellows[2016LH0032] ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation[2016M600562] ; Key Research Project of Frontier Sciences of CAS[QYZDB-SSW-DQC041-1] ; Science and Technology Service Network Initiative of CAS[KFJ-STS-ZDTP-023] ; Creative Team Project of the Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology[LMEES-CTSP-2018-1] ; Taishan Scholars Program (Distinguished Taishan Scholars) |
| WOS Research Area | Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
| WOS Subject | Environmental Sciences |
| WOS ID | WOS:000479029700011 |
| Publisher | ELSEVIER |
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| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | http://ir.qdio.ac.cn/handle/337002/162379 |
| Collection | 海洋生态与环境科学重点实验室 |
| Corresponding Author | Zhou, Yi |
| Affiliation | 1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Oceanol, CAS Key Lab Marine Ecol & Environm Sci, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, Peoples R China 2.Qingdao Natl Lab Marine Sci & Technol, Lab Marine Ecol & Environm Sci, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, Peoples R China 3.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China 4.Beijing Normal Univ, State Key Lab Water Environm Simulat, Sch Environm, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China 5.Yellow River Delta Natl Nat Reserve Management Bu, Dongying 257200, Peoples R China 6.Chinese Acad Sci, Key Lab Coastal Zone Environm Proc & Ecol Remedia, Yantai Inst Coastal Zone Res, Yantai 264003, Shandong, Peoples R China 7.Chinese Acad Sci, Ctr Ocean Mega Sci, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, Peoples R China |
| First Author Affilication | Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Corresponding Author Affilication | Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Zhang, Xiaomei,Lin, Haiying,Song, Xiaoyue,et al. A unique meadow of the marine angiosperm Zostera japonica, covering a large area in the turbid intertidal Yellow River Delta, China[J]. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT,2019,686:118-130. |
| APA | Zhang, Xiaomei.,Lin, Haiying.,Song, Xiaoyue.,Xu, Shaochun.,Yue, Shidong.,...&Zhou, Yi.(2019).A unique meadow of the marine angiosperm Zostera japonica, covering a large area in the turbid intertidal Yellow River Delta, China.SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT,686,118-130. |
| MLA | Zhang, Xiaomei,et al."A unique meadow of the marine angiosperm Zostera japonica, covering a large area in the turbid intertidal Yellow River Delta, China".SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 686(2019):118-130. |
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