The establishment, development and application of classification approach of freshwater phytoplankton based on the functional group: a review

Appropriate schemes for classification of freshwater phytoplankton are prerequisites and important tools for revealing phytoplanktonic succession and studying freshwater ecosystems. An alternative approach, functional group of freshwater phytoplankton, has been proposed and developed due to the defi...

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Published inYing yong sheng tai xue bao Vol. 25; no. 6; p. 1833
Main Authors Yang, Wen, Zhu, Jin-Yong, Lu, Kai-Hong, Wan, Li, Mao, Xiao-Hua
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
Published China 01.06.2014
Subjects
Classification - methods
Ecosystem
Fresh Water
Phytoplankton - classification
Water Quality
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Summary:Appropriate schemes for classification of freshwater phytoplankton are prerequisites and important tools for revealing phytoplanktonic succession and studying freshwater ecosystems. An alternative approach, functional group of freshwater phytoplankton, has been proposed and developed due to the deficiencies of Linnaean and molecular identification in ecological applications. The functional group of phytoplankton is a classification scheme based on autoecology. In this study, the theoretical basis and classification criterion of functional group (FG), morpho-functional group (MFG) and morphology-based functional group (MBFG) were summarized, as well as their merits and demerits. FG was considered as the optimal classification approach for the aquatic ecology research and aquatic environment evaluation. The application status of FG was introduced, with the evaluation standards and problems of two approaches to assess water quality on the basis of FG, index methods of Q and QR, being briefly discussed.
ISSN:1001-9332