Biomass and physiological responses of green algae and diatoms to nutrient availability differ between the presence and absence of macrophytes

• Published in: Ecological indicators Vol. 129; p. 107987
• Main Authors: Hao, Beibei, Wu, Haoping, You, Jiaqi, Xing, Wei, Cai, Yanpeng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2021; Elsevier
• Subjects: biomass; Chlorophyll a; electrical conductivity; Fv/Fm; macrophytes; nutrient availability; Nutrient gradient; Photosynthesis; physiological state; Phytoplankton; salinity; structural equation modeling; Submerged macrophytes; Nutrient gradient; Phytoplankton; Photosynthesis; Fv/Fm; Submerged macrophytes; Chlorophyll a

[Display omitted] •Both phytoplankton Chl-a and Fv/Fm respond significantly to nutrient*macrophytes.•Macrophytes influence the response mechanism of phytoplankton to nutrient.•Responding mechanism differed between diatoms and green algae.•Combined use of physiological status and biomass provide grea...