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Area of Science:

  • Ecological modeling
  • Aquatic ecology
  • Biogeochemistry

Background:

  • Seasonal variations in biogeochemical processes cause nutrient variability, affecting phytoplankton productivity and assemblage structure in coastal systems.
  • Human activities like reservoir construction alter seasonal nutrient supply patterns, potentially switching the limiting nutrient for phytoplankton growth.
  • The influence of these altered nutrient supply modes on phytoplankton assemblages remains largely unknown.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore how nutrient loading switching modes affect phytoplankton assemblage characteristics using a multispecies, multi-nutrient model.
  • To investigate the interactive effects of complementarity level and noise in resource supply on phytoplankton dynamics.
  • To understand the impact of watershed development on phytoplankton productivity and assemblage structure.

Main Methods:

  • Employed a multispecies, multi-nutrient model based on the Monod relationship and Liebig's Law of the Minimum.
  • Simulated phytoplankton assemblages self-organizing from species-rich pools over a 15-year period.
  • Explored interactive effects of complementarity and resource supply noise on simulated phytoplankton communities.

Main Results:

  • The impact of shifting from sudden to gradual resource supply depended on complementarity levels.
  • Phytoplankton species richness and relative overyielding increased with lowest complementarity.
  • Phytoplankton biomass increased significantly with highest complementarity, driven by species clustering and niche compression.

Conclusions:

  • Watershed development's impact on phytoplankton is contingent on species complementarity and nutrient supply patterns.
  • Understanding trait-based complementarity is crucial for predicting phytoplankton responses to altered nutrient regimes.
  • Model findings highlight the need to consider ecological interactions when assessing human impacts on aquatic ecosystems.