Size fraction of phytoplankton and the contribution of natural plankton to the carbon source of Zhikong scallop <i>Chlamys farreri</i> in mariculture ecosystem of the Sanggou Bay

JIANG Zengjie; DU Meirong; FANG Jinghui; GAO Yaping; LI Jiaqi; ZHAO Li; FANG Jianguang

doi:10.1007/s13131-017-0970-x

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JIANG Zengjie, DU Meirong, FANG Jinghui, GAO Yaping, LI Jiaqi, ZHAO Li, FANG Jianguang. Size fraction of phytoplankton and the contribution of natural plankton to the carbon source of Zhikong scallop Chlamys farreri in mariculture ecosystem of the Sanggou Bay[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2017, 36(10): 97-105. doi: 10.1007/s13131-017-0970-x

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JIANG Zengjie, DU Meirong, FANG Jinghui, GAO Yaping, LI Jiaqi, ZHAO Li, FANG Jianguang. Size fraction of phytoplankton and the contribution of natural plankton to the carbon source of Zhikong scallop Chlamys farreri in mariculture ecosystem of the Sanggou Bay[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2017, 36(10): 97-105. doi: 10.1007/s13131-017-0970-x

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JIANG Zengjie, DU Meirong, FANG Jinghui, GAO Yaping, LI Jiaqi, ZHAO Li, FANG Jianguang. Size fraction of phytoplankton and the contribution of natural plankton to the carbon source of Zhikong scallop Chlamys farreri in mariculture ecosystem of the Sanggou Bay[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2017, 36(10): 97-105. doi: 10.1007/s13131-017-0970-x

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Size fraction of phytoplankton and the contribution of natural plankton to the carbon source of Zhikong scallop Chlamys farreri in mariculture ecosystem of the Sanggou Bay

doi: 10.1007/s13131-017-0970-x

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Key Laboratory of Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries of Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China;Function Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266071, China
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Key Laboratory of Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries of Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China

Received Date: 2016-03-31

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The biomass and size fraction of phytoplankton in terms of chlorophyll a (Chl a) was measured during four cruises conducted in April, July, October 2013 and January 2014 in mariculture area, the Sanggou Bay, China. Results show that total Chl a levels in the surface seawater of the Sanggou Bay generally range from 0.10 to 20.46 μg/L, with an average value of 2.13 μg/L. Nano-phytoplankton was the most important size-fraction and accounted for about 65.1% of total Chl a. In order to evaluate the importance of the "protozoan trophic link" for energy transfer from the microbial loop to filter-feeding feeders, Zhikong scallop Chlamys farreri was then offered a natural planktonic community as potential prey. Results show that scallops obtained carbon source from natural plankton with the rate of 11 033.05 μg/(g·d). Protists (nanoflagellates and ciliates) were the dominant source of carbon retained by scallop (48.78%). The microbial loop provided 58.45% of the carbon source for farmed scallops. These results indicate that the microbial loop represent a valuable trophic resource in mariculture system of the Sanggou Bay.
- phytoplankton,
- picoplankton,
- protist,
- microbial food web,
- Chlamys farreri

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