title: Impacts of algal blooms removal by chitosan-modified soils on zooplankton community in Taihu Lake, China.
abstract: It is important to assess the effect on zooplankton when perform the environmental protection or restoration technology, especially removing algal blooms, because algae were the major primary producer in algal lakes. The influence on zooplankton community after half a year of algal blooms removed by chitosan-modified soils in Taihu Lake was assessed and the rationality of carrying out the process semiannually was evaluated in the present study. Morphological composition and genetic diversity of zooplankton community were investigated by microscope checkup and polymerase chain reaction-denatured gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE). A total of 44 zooplankton taxa (23 protozoa, 17 rotifers, 3 copepoda and 1 cladocera) were detected by microscope checkup, and a total of 91 bands (28 bands amplified by primers F1427-GC and R1616, 63 bands amplified by primers Fung-GC and NS1) were detected by PCR-DGGE. The results of cluster analysis or detrended correspondence analysis indicated that there was no considerable difference in morphological composition of zooplankton and DGGE profiles between experimental and control sites, and DGGE profiles could represent the biologic diversity. The study showed that zooplankton community could recover original condition after half year of algal blooms removed by chitosan-modified soils and it was acceptable to apply this process semiannually. In addition, the results revealed that PCR-DGGE could be applied to investigate the impacts of the environmental protection or restoration engineering on zooplankton community diversity.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Conservation of Aquatic Organisms, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China. nijiajia2005@126.com
authors.forename: Jiajia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ni
authors.forename: Yuhe
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Weisong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Qingyun
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xuemei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D048271:Chitosan / Q000737:chemistry*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005068:Eutrophication; D005618:Fresh Water; D012987:Soil / Q000737:chemistry*; D015048:Zooplankton / Q000254:growth & development*
chemical_list: D012987:Soil; D048271:Chitosan