Spatio-temporal variation of benthic diatom diversity and community structure in a sandy intertidal zone of the Nanji Islands, China

doi:10.17520/biods.2017052

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Abstract:

To know the status and 20 years’ variation of benthic diatom biodiversity and community structure in intertidal sandy sediment in the Nanji Islands National Marine Nature Reserve (NINMNR) of China, we investigated community composition and seasonal variations of marine benthic diatoms between November 2013 and August 2014 in the intertidal zone of the Huokun’ao sandy beach in the NINMNR, and compared this to historic data obtained from intertidal sandy sediments of the Nanji Islands. A total of 120 benthic diatom species belonging to 49 genera were identified. Among these, 17 species were classified as dominant species, including Fallacia litoricola, Diploneis smithii and D. parca. The Shannon diversity index (H?) values of benthic diatoms varied between 2.388 and 3.455. The peak of H? appeared in spring, and the lowest value occurred in fall. Spatially, the highest H? value was present in the middle tidal zone and the lowest was found in the high tide zone. The result of analysis of similarities (ANOSIM) showed there were significant differences in the benthic community between the high, middle and low tidal areas, while no significant differences were observed between the four seasons. The result of BIOENV suggested that salinity was the most important factor regulating the benthic diatom community. The present study and historic data indicate that the community structure of benthic diatoms in the sandy sediments of Nanji Islands changed markedly over the past few decades. Compared with data obtained from three surveys conducted between 1981 and 1993, the number of diatom orders has decreased from 16 to 14, while the number of families has increased from 24 to 31, and the number of genera and species has significantly increased from 29 to 49 and from 55 to 120, respectively. The increase of diatom taxa is likely due to the enhanced intensity of taxonomic study. Nonetheless, the average taxonomic distinctness index (Δ⁺) values decreased from 79.79 to71.41. Strikingly, large attached diatoms recorded in the past have been replaced by small attached forms as well as epipelons. This could be the result of intense human activities and the long-term effects of over-discharged organic matter.

Key words: marine benthic diatoms, biodiversity, community structure, dominant species, Nanji Islands

Yuhang Li, Wandong Chen, Houcai Cai, Zhongmin Sun, Kuidong Xu. Spatio-temporal variation of benthic diatom diversity and community structure in a sandy intertidal zone of the Nanji Islands, China[J]. Biodiv Sci, 2017, 25(9): 981-989.

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物种 Species	优势度 Dominant index (Y)
海岸曲解藻 Fallacia litoricola	0.1942
史氏双壁藻 Diploneis smithii	0.1780
稀疏双壁藻 Diploneis parca	0.1585
似叶状舟形藻 Navicula phylleptosoma	0.0718
匙形菱形藻 Nitzschia spathulata	0.0550
钳状曲解藻 Fallacia forcipata	0.0522
沙生舟形藻 Navicula arenaria	0.0520
琴状福氏藻 Fogedia lyra	0.0509
矩形羽纹藻Pinnularia rectangulata	0.0447
方格舟形藻 Navicula cancellata	0.0397
线性蹄状藻 Hippodonta linearis	0.0274
格氏双眉藻 Amphora graeffeana	0.0273
直菱板藻加拉变种 Hantzschia virgata var. kariana	0.0264
海岸曲解藻长圆变种 Diploneis litoralis var. clathrata	0.0254
新西兰美壁藻 Diploneis novaeseelandiae	0.0243
蹄状藻一种 Hippodonta sp.	0.0234
海洋菱板藻 Hantzschia marina	0.0223

物种 Species	优势度 Dominant index (Y)
海岸曲解藻 Fallacia litoricola	0.1942
史氏双壁藻 Diploneis smithii	0.1780
稀疏双壁藻 Diploneis parca	0.1585
似叶状舟形藻 Navicula phylleptosoma	0.0718
匙形菱形藻 Nitzschia spathulata	0.0550
钳状曲解藻 Fallacia forcipata	0.0522
沙生舟形藻 Navicula arenaria	0.0520
琴状福氏藻 Fogedia lyra	0.0509
矩形羽纹藻Pinnularia rectangulata	0.0447
方格舟形藻 Navicula cancellata	0.0397
线性蹄状藻 Hippodonta linearis	0.0274
格氏双眉藻 Amphora graeffeana	0.0273
直菱板藻加拉变种 Hantzschia virgata var. kariana	0.0264
海岸曲解藻长圆变种 Diploneis litoralis var. clathrata	0.0254
新西兰美壁藻 Diploneis novaeseelandiae	0.0243
蹄状藻一种 Hippodonta sp.	0.0234
海洋菱板藻 Hantzschia marina	0.0223

	春季 Spring			夏季 Summer			秋季 Autumn			冬季 Winter
	H	M	L	H	M	L	H	M	L	H	M	L
J°	0.7861	0.8761	0.7394	0.7785	0.8053	0.8284	0.6955	0.8034	0.8681	0.8644	0.8301	0.8108
H'	2.817	3.445	2.629	2.648	2.525	2.991	2.388	2.648	2.722	2.968	2.902	2.702
1-λ	0.9112	0.9549	0.8511	0.8766	0.8856	0.9304	0.839	0.8974	0.9103	0.9302	0.9199	0.9041

	春季 Spring			夏季 Summer			秋季 Autumn			冬季 Winter
	H	M	L	H	M	L	H	M	L	H	M	L
J°	0.7861	0.8761	0.7394	0.7785	0.8053	0.8284	0.6955	0.8034	0.8681	0.8644	0.8301	0.8108
H'	2.817	3.445	2.629	2.648	2.525	2.991	2.388	2.648	2.722	2.968	2.902	2.702
1-λ	0.9112	0.9549	0.8511	0.8766	0.8856	0.9304	0.839	0.8974	0.9103	0.9302	0.9199	0.9041

属 Genus	1981-1993^*	2013-2014^#	属 Genus	1981-1993^*	2013-2014^#
曲壳藻属 Achnanthes	+	+	蹄状藻属 Hippodonta		+
长曲壳藻属 Achnanthidium		+	泥生藻属 Luticola		+
辐裥藻属 Actinoptychus	+		胸隔藻属 Mastogloia	+
双眉藻属 Amphora	+	+	直链藻属 Melosira	+	+
蛛网藻属 Arachnoidiscus	+		栖沙藻属 Moreneis		+
沟盘藻属 Aulacodiscus	+		舟形藻属 Navicula	+	+
棍形藻属 Bacillaria		+	菱形藻属 Nitzschia	+	+
中鼓藻属 Bellerochea		+	齿状藻属 Odontella	+	+
伯克力藻属 Berkeleya	+	+	书形藻属 Parlibellus		+
盒形藻属 Biddulphia	+		石舟藻属 Petroneis	+	+
对纹藻属 Biremis		+	羽纹藻属 Pinnularia		+
美壁藻属 Caloneis		+	斜脊藻属 Plagiotropis		+
脊弯藻属 Carinasigma		+	平面藻属 Planothidium		+
链形藻属 Catenula		+	斜纹藻属 Pleurosigma	+	+
梯舟藻属 Climaconeis		+	柄链藻属 Podosira		+
卵形藻属 Cocconeis		+	普氏藻属 Proschkinia		+
圆筛藻属 Coscinodiscus	+	+	沙网藻属 Psammodictyon		+
筒柱藻属 Cylindrotheca	+		杆线藻属 Rhabdonema	+
桥弯藻属 Cymbella	+		洛氏藻属 Roperia		+
迪氏藻属 Dickieia		+	半舟藻属 Seminavis		+
双壁藻属 Diploneis	+	+	骨条藻属 Skeletonema		+
唐氏藻属 Donkina		+	辐节藻属 Stauroneis	+	+
内茧藻属 Entomoneis	+	+	班盘藻属 Sticotodiscus	+
曲解藻属 Fallacia	+	+	条纹藻属 Striatella	+
福氏藻属 Fogedia		+	双菱藻属 Surirella		+
斑条藻属 Grammatophora	+	+	针杆藻属 Synedra	+
布纹藻属 Gyrosigma	+	+	平片藻属 Tabularia		+
海生双眉藻属 Halamphora		+	海链藻属 Thalassiosira		+
菱板藻属 Hantzschia	+	+	粗纹藻属 Trachyneis	+	+
海氏藻属 Haslea		+	盘杆藻属 Tryblionella		+