The use of dinoflagellate cysts to separate human-induced from natural variability in the trophic state of the Po River discharge plume over the last two centuries.
The use of dinoflagellate cysts to separate human-induced from natural variability in the trophic state of the Po River discharge plume over the last two centuries.
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使用甲藻包囊来区分过去两个世纪以来波河排放羽流的营养状态中人为引起的变化和自然变化。
DOI:
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.10.012
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发表时间:
2012
影响因子:
5.8
通讯作者:
G. Versteegh
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作者:
K. Zonneveld;Liang Chen;Rehab Elshanawany;H. Fischer;Mirja Hoins;M. I. Ibrahim;D. Pittauerová;G. Versteegh
To obtain insight into the natural and/or human-induced changes in the trophic state of the distal portion of the Po River discharge plume over the last two centuries, high temporal resolution dinoflagellate cyst records were established at three sites. Cyst production rates appear to reflect the natural variability in the river’s discharge, whereas cyst associations reflect the trophic state of the upper waters, which in turn can be related to agricultural development. The increased abundances of Lingulodinium machaerophorum and Stelladinium stellatum found as early as 1890 and 1920 correspond to the beginning of the industrial revolution in Italy and the first chemical production and dispersion of ammonia throughout Europe. After 1955, the increased abundances of these species and of Polykrikos schwartzii, Brigantedinium spp. and Pentapharsodinium dalei correspond to agriculturally induced alterations of the hypertrophic conditions. A slight improvement in water quality can be observed from 1987 onward.