Two cruises were conducted to study the composition and seasonal variation of tintinnids （Protozoa： Ciliata） in Shantou coast water dudng spring and fall. Remarkable seasonal variations in environmental parameters,...Two cruises were conducted to study the composition and seasonal variation of tintinnids （Protozoa： Ciliata） in Shantou coast water dudng spring and fall. Remarkable seasonal variations in environmental parameters, and tintinnids composition were observed. Tintinnids samples were enumerated and identified from 5 stations. 14 species belonging to 7 genuses of tintinnids were identified, and the dominate species was Leprotintinnus simple in these season. High tintinnids diversity and low abundance occurred in the fall, and on the contrary, low tintinnids diversity and high abundance occurred in the spring. No significant correlation occurred between tintinnids abundance and nutrients. Tintinnids abundance showed negative relationship with salinity （r2=0.63, P 〈 0.05）, maybe this was due to the cold raised water carried sum nutrients rise to the surface water in the fall, rich nutrients and high phytoplankton biomass decrease the importance of tintinnids in the energy flow of aquatic food web.展开更多
基金support of this study was provided by the National Science Committee through Grants NSC U0633007,40576052
文摘Two cruises were conducted to study the composition and seasonal variation of tintinnids （Protozoa： Ciliata） in Shantou coast water dudng spring and fall. Remarkable seasonal variations in environmental parameters, and tintinnids composition were observed. Tintinnids samples were enumerated and identified from 5 stations. 14 species belonging to 7 genuses of tintinnids were identified, and the dominate species was Leprotintinnus simple in these season. High tintinnids diversity and low abundance occurred in the fall, and on the contrary, low tintinnids diversity and high abundance occurred in the spring. No significant correlation occurred between tintinnids abundance and nutrients. Tintinnids abundance showed negative relationship with salinity （r2=0.63, P 〈 0.05）, maybe this was due to the cold raised water carried sum nutrients rise to the surface water in the fall, rich nutrients and high phytoplankton biomass decrease the importance of tintinnids in the energy flow of aquatic food web.
