Journal of Shanghai University(Natural Science Edition) ›› 2021, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (1): 97-105.doi: 10.12066/j.issn.1007-2861.2085

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Community structure and diversity phytoplankton in the Wujiang River Basin reservoir

YUE Yihong1, FU Zhiwei1, CHEN Xueping1, YANG Ming1(), WANG Baoli2, WANG Fushun1   

  1. 1. School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
    2. Institute of Surface-Earth System Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • Received:2018-07-09 Online:2021-02-28 Published:2020-01-10
  • Contact: YANG Ming E-mail:mingyang@shu.edu.cn

Abstract:

Phytoplankton plays a crucial role in river ecosystems. To characterise the structure of phytoplankton communities in cascade reservoirs of the Wujiang River Basin, filter samples were collected at 0, 10, and 45 m depth, and two previously reported degenerate primers were applied to amplify the 23S rRNA gene fragment and construct the library for high-throughput sequencing. An efficient identification method was developed through comparison of species coverage between two degenerate primers, and primary information was obtained on the phytoplankton community diversity. This study provides a powerful tool for potential studies on the ecological effect of damming on phytoplankton communities in riverine ecosystems.

Key words: Wujiang River Basin, phytoplankton, degenerate primer, high-throughput sequencing

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