The response of surface sedimental diatoms to the environment and its potential significance in the Taiwan Strait, western Pacific

Min Chen; Xuan Liu; Shuqin Tao; Aijun Wang; Yanting Lin; Zhaohe Luo; Ya Xu; Jiayu Li; Qing Huang

doi:10.1007/s13131-024-2431-7

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Min Chen, Xuan Liu, Shuqin Tao, Aijun Wang, Yanting Lin, Zhaohe Luo, Ya Xu, Jiayu Li, Qing Huang. The response of surface sedimental diatoms to the environment and its potential significance in the Taiwan Strait, western Pacific[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2024, 43(11): 99-117. doi: 10.1007/s13131-024-2431-7

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Min Chen, Xuan Liu, Shuqin Tao, Aijun Wang, Yanting Lin, Zhaohe Luo, Ya Xu, Jiayu Li, Qing Huang. The response of surface sedimental diatoms to the environment and its potential significance in the Taiwan Strait, western Pacific[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2024, 43(11): 99-117. doi: 10.1007/s13131-024-2431-7

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Min Chen, Xuan Liu, Shuqin Tao, Aijun Wang, Yanting Lin, Zhaohe Luo, Ya Xu, Jiayu Li, Qing Huang. The response of surface sedimental diatoms to the environment and its potential significance in the Taiwan Strait, western Pacific[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2024, 43(11): 99-117. doi: 10.1007/s13131-024-2431-7

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The response of surface sedimental diatoms to the environment and its potential significance in the Taiwan Strait, western Pacific

doi: 10.1007/s13131-024-2431-7

Min Chen^{1, 2, 3
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Xuan Liu^{1, 2},
Shuqin Tao^{2, 3
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Aijun Wang^{2, 3},
Yanting Lin^{1, 2},
Zhaohe Luo²,
Ya Xu²,
Jiayu Li^{2, 4},
Qing Huang^{2, 5}

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College of Marine Sciences, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
2.
Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
3.
Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Physical and Geological Processes, Xiamen 361005, China
4.
College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361000, China
5.
School of Advanced Manufacturing, Fuzhou University, Jinjiang 362200, China

Funds: The Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province of China under contract No. 2023J011378; the National Key Research and Development Program of China under contract No. 2019YFE0124700; the Special Fund for Basic Scientific Research Foundation of the Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, China under contract Nos 2019018 and 2020017.

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Corresponding author: Min Chen (chenmin@tio.org.cn); Shuqin Tao (taoshuqin@tio.org.cn); taoshuqin@tio.org.cn
Received Date: 2024-02-28
Accepted Date: 2024-05-06

Available Online: 2024-11-20

Publish Date: 2024-11-25

Abstract

Abstract

As the most important component of marine siliceous organisms, diatoms are vital primary producers of the ocean that are often used as indicators of paleoenvironmental change. To understand the response of sedimental diatoms to regional environmental changes and the factors affecting the distribution of sedimental diatoms in the Taiwan Strait, this study quantified and classified the diatoms found in surface sediments collected during four surveys from 2019 to 2020. Overall, 118 diatom taxa and 44 genera were identified with total diatom abundance of 8–27 353 valves/g. Four diatom assemblages representing different environments were identified. Among them, assemblage Ⅰ represented a coastal environment, assemblage Ⅱ comprised warm water species of a coastal environment, Assemblage Ⅲ represented a coastal environment affected markedly by exorheism, Assemblage Ⅳ represented a group with lowest diatom abundance. Seasonal variation in total diatom abundance was controlled by seven environmental factors: depth, sea surface salinity, mean grain size, silicate, nitrite, nitrate, and phosphate. Spatiotemporal variation in each of the diatom assemblages was substantial and strongly affected by various currents, upwelling, and low-salinity water. Specifically, it was found that the succession of diatom assemblages reflects change in the range of influence of local warm currents.
- diatoms,
- surface sediments,
- current changes,
- Taiwan Strait

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