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Relationships Between Annual and Perennial Seagrass (Ruppia sinensis) Populations and Their Sediment Geochemical Characteristics in the Yellow River Delta

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FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
卷 12, 期 -, 页码 -

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FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.634199

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submerged aquatic vegetation; Ruppia; population traits; sediment geochemical characteristics; sediment carbon cycling; sediment nutrients

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  1. National Key R&D Program of China [2019YFD0900704, 2019YFD0901301]
  2. National Science & Technology Basic Work Program [2015FY110600]
  3. Key Research Project of Frontier Sciences of CAS [QYZDB-SSW-DQC041-1]
  4. Taishan Scholars Program (Distinguished Taishan Scholars)

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This study investigated the differences in biomass, seed bank, and sediment nutrient composition between annual and perennial populations of Ruppia sinensis in the Yellow River Delta. Results showed that the annual population had higher biomass and seed bank and higher nitrogen levels in sediment compared to the perennial population. The annual population also exhibited greater resilience after habitat desiccation.
Annual and perennial populations commonly occur for the same submerged aquatic angiosperm species, yet relationships between population types and sediment characteristics are poorly understood. In the current study two Ruppia sinensis habitats with annual and perennial populations were surveyed in the Yellow River Delta (YRD). Biomass and seasonal seed bank size were used to evaluate population status and potential recruitment capacity. Sediment geochemical parameters including moisture, sulfide, Chl a, carbohydrate, OM, TOC, TN, and TP were measured to compare sediment nutrient composition and variability. The results revealed a higher biomass and larger seed bank in the annual R. sinensis population compared with the perennial population. The P levels in sediments between the two R. sinensis populations were similar; while the N level in the sediment of the annual population was significantly higher than the perennial population, which might support the recruitment of vegetative shoots when a large amount of seeds germinated during wet periods. The annual population exhibited greater resilience after habitat desiccation, with the population recovering rapidly once water appeared. The results of this study add to the knowledge of R. sinensis populations and their sediment geochemical characteristics, and can be used as a reference for Ruppia population conservation and management.

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