DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS OF PLANKTONIC CILIATES IN THE NORTHERN SOUTH CHINA SEA IN WINTER AND SUMMER, 2009
DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS OF PLANKTONIC CILIATES IN THE NORTHERN SOUTH CHINA SEA IN WINTER AND SUMMER, 2009
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2014
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Yu Yin
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Yu Yin
We investigated the abundance and biomass of planktonic ciliates in the northern South China Sea in winter and summer, 2009. The average abundance of ciliates in the winter and summer were(486±484) and(809±1008) ind/L, respectively. The average biomass of ciliates in winter and summer were(2.84±3.26) and(1.96±3.80) μg C/L, respectively. The depth-weighted average ciliate abundance and biomass decreased from coastal areas to off-shore areas in both seasons, and were higher along Transects S1 than Transect S2. Ciliates tended to accumulate in the sub-surface layers in winter. Ciliate abundance and biomass were usually higher in the surface or middle layers in summer, although sometimes ciliates were located near the bottom layers in the off-shore stations. Tintinnids were rarely detected in winter, while 22 tintinnid species of 14 genera were identified in summer. Tintinnids occupied 1.7% and 22.6% of the total ciliate abundance in winter and summer, respectively.