Characteristics of zooplankton community and its influencing factors in the Tieshan Bay, Beibu Gulf of the South China Sea

ZHAO Jingjing; PANG Bijian; CHEN Ying; YU Shuo; XU Xingyong; LAN Wenlu

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ZHAO Jingjing，PANG Bijian，CHEN Ying, et al. Characteristics of zooplankton community and its influencing factors in the Tieshan Bay, Beibu Gulf of the South China Sea[J]. Haiyang Xuebao，2025, 47(x)：1–16

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Characteristics of zooplankton community and its influencing factors in the Tieshan Bay, Beibu Gulf of the South China Sea

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Marine Environmental of Monitoring Center of Guangxi, Beibu Gulf Marine Ecological Environment Field Observation and Research Station of Guangxi, Beihai, 536000
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Guangxi Key Laboratory of Beibu Gulf Marine esources, Environment and Sustainable Development, Fourth Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resource, Beihai, Guangxi 536000

Received Date: 2024-12-19
Rev Recd Date: 2025-02-25

Available Online: 2025-04-28

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To explore the characteristics and changes of zooplankton community structure in Tieshan Bay area of the Beibu Gulf, the abundance, biomass, species composition, dominant species and their relationship with environmental factors were analyzed based on the investigation conducted during April 2018 (spring), July 2018 (summer), October 2018 (autumn) and July 2022 (summer). A total of 162 species (classes) of zooplankton were identified. In 2018, the abundance and biomass of zooplankton were higher in summer (274.58 ± 221.15 ind./m³, 152.09 ± 142.97 mg/m³), higher than in autumn (215.72 ± 114.81 ind./m³, 87.65 ± 46.70 mg/m³), and higher than in spring (193.75 ± 185.81 ind./m³, 60.95 ± 47.96 mg/m³). There were 15 dominant species. The dominant species had obvious seasonal variation. In spring, the dominant species were offshore species such as Muggiaea atlantica and Dolioletta gegenbauri. Pleurobrachia globosa was dominant species only in summer. Nearshore warm-water species such as Acartia pacifica and Temora turbinata dominated in autumn. Compared with the summer of 2018, the temperature and chlorophyll a concentration in the summer of 2022 increased, which increased the proportion of jellyfish in the zooplankton community structure. The seasonal and interannual differences of zooplankton community structure in Tieshan Bay were mainly affected by temperature, salinity and Chla concentration. The study also shows that the community structure of zooplankton tends to be miniaturized and the community stability is poor.
- zooplankton,
- community structure,
- environmental factors,
- seasonal variation,
- Tieshan Bay

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