Vertical Distribution of Diverse Phytoplankton Communities in the Central Pacific
Vertical Distribution of Diverse Phytoplankton Communities in the Central Pacific
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中太平洋浮游植物多样性群落的垂直分布
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-4684-3518-4_6
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发表时间:
1979
影响因子:
6.4
通讯作者:
S. El
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作者:
G. Fryxell;S. Taguchi;S. El
Southeast of Hawaii in the central Pacific, phytoplankton samples were taken on three transects. An average of over 20,500 cells/liter, including flagellates, was found for all depths counted, with diatoms, dinoflagellates, and coccolithophorids together accounting (in about equal numbers) for half that number. Coccolithophorids were dominant at some depths. The profile of cell numbers with depth showed a subsurface maximum with decreasing numbers at greater depths. The empty cell counts followed the same profile, with counts that were almost an order of magnitude smaller, probably indicating much recycling within the euphotic zone. Diversity indices revealed the complexity of the phytoplankton communities on these transects, and the Shannon Weaver index (H′) summed over all depths for each station appeared to approach an asymptote in most cases. Transect C (northeast of the other sites) showed a deeper mixed layer and greater diversity.