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Driving factors of phytoplankton trace metal concentrations and distribution along anthropogenically-impacted estuaries of southern Taiwan by Frank Paolo Jay B. Albarico; Chiu-Wen Chen; Yee Cheng Lim; Ming-Huang Wang; Yuliv Chuang; Cheng-Di Dong is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.

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Phytoplankton are key marine components in global primary productivity and ocean biogeochemistry. However, anthropogenic activities impact phytoplankton through toxic metal dispersion—threatening the food web with increased metal bioaccumulation. This study assessed the phytoplankton trace metal concentrations, distribution, and relationship with community structure. Environmental parameters (temperature, salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen, biological oxygen demand, suspended solids, chlorophyll-a, ammonium, nitrate, nitrite, phosphate, silicate, total phosphorus) and phytoplankton were collected in southern Taiwan; from five transects (estuaries; T1–T5), composed of estuarine (Es) and offshore (Os) sites. This study respectively used size and density fractionation to accurately measure phytoplankton trace metals. Results showed that anthropogenically-impacted rivers and marine outfall discharges drive community structure and phytoplankton trace metal distribution. Among sites, T3–T5 Es differed in its environmental characteristics. Significant differences on environmental characteristics and trace metals in phytoplankton were found between transects—indicating higher anthropogenic imp

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Author

Frank Paolo Jay B. Albarico; Chiu-Wen Chen; Yee Cheng Lim; Ming-Huang Wang; Yuliv Chuang; Cheng-Di Dong

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2022

Language

EN

Field

Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)