Abundance and distribution of Ulva microscopic propagules associated with a green tide in the southern coast of the Yellow Sea

• Published in: Harmful algae Vol. 39; pp. 357 - 364
• Main Authors: Yuanzi, Huo, Liang, Hua, Hailong, Wu, Jianheng, Zhang, Jianjun, Cui, Xiwen, Huang, Kefeng, Yu, Honghua, Shi, Peimin, He, Dewen, Ding
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier B.V 01.10.2014; Elsevier
• Subjects: Algae; algal blooms; Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Autoecology; Biological and medical sciences; biomass; coastal water; Coastal waters; coasts; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; geographical distribution; Green tides; nutrient content; Nutrients; Plant cytology, morphology, systematics, chorology and evolution; Plants and fungi; salinity; Sea water ecosystems; Synecology; Thallophyta; turbidity; Ulva; Ulva microscopic propagules; Ulva prolifera; Xanthophyceae; Yellow Sea; West Pacific; Yellow Sea; Pacific Ocean; INW, Huanghai Sea; Ulva microscopic propagules; Nutrients; Coastal waters; Green tides; Ulva prolifera; Yellow Sea; Algae; Propagule; Ulva; Coastal zone; Marine environment; Chlorophyta; Ulvophyceae; Bloom; Nutrient; Coastal water; Harmful alga

•Large biomass of Ulva propagules existed widely during the blooming process.•The quantity of Ulva propagules decreased sharply after the bloom disappearing.•Ulva propagules were significantly correlated with salinity, turbidity and nutrients. The presence of Ulva microscopic propagules may play an...