Spatial and temporal distribution of chlorophyll a concentration and eutrophication evaluation in the middle reaches of Huaihe River
HE Licong，WANG Dongwei，ZHANG Minying，ZHOU Yanfeng*
1.Wuxi Fisheries College，Nanjing Agricultural University，Wuxi 214081，China；2.Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fisheries and Germplasm Resources Utilization，Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs，Freshwater Fisheries Research Center，Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences，Wuxi 214081，China
Abstract: In order to explore the spatial and temporal distribution characteristics and influencing factors of chlorophyll a (Chl-a) concentration and eutrophication in the middle reaches (from mouth of the Honghe River to the exit of Hongze Lake) of the Huaihe River, water quality was investigated in 28 sampling sections in the middle reaches of the Huaihe River in June 2019, September 2019 and February 2020, and the relationship between the spatial and temporal distribution of Chl-a and environmental factors were analyzed by principal component analysis and multiple linear stepwise regression analysis. The results showed that there was obvious spatial and temporal distribution characteristics of concentration of Chl-a in the middle reaches of the Huaihe River, with the annual mean value of (20.12±7.25)μg/L, with the variation range from 2.97 μg/L to 80.61 μg/L. The descending order of the spatial variation was expressed as Linhuaigang Sluice >from Linhuaigang Sluice to Bengbu Sluice >under Bengbu Sluice. Principal component analysis showed that Chl-a concentrations on Linhuaigang Sluice were positively correlated with transparency and dissolved oxygen level (P<0.05), but negatively correlated with nitrous nitrogen (P<0.05), and Chl-a concentrations from Linhuaigang Sluice to Bengbu sluice were significantly positively correlated with dissolved oxygen concentration and pH value (P<0.05), and Chl-a concentrations under Bengbu Sluice were positively correlated with permanganate index and total phosphorus (P<0.05). The multiple linear stepwise regression analysis revealed that pH, total phosphorus and total nitrogen were the main environmental factors affecting the concentration of Chl-a in the middle reaches of Huaihe River, pH being the passive factor for the change in Chl-a concentrations. There were obvious differences in the correlation between total nitrogen and concentration in different hydrological periods, and total phosphorus concentration was the limiting nutritional factors of phytoplankton in the middle reaches of Huaihe River. The water in the middle reaches of the Huaihe River was dominated by mild eutrophication, and the temporal and spatial variation characteristics of the comprehensive trophic status index (TLI) were similar to the changes in Chl-a concentration. The Linhuaigang Sluice and the confluence of the main stream of the Huaihe River with the Yinghe River and the Wuhe River were the main mutation points of water quality change. It was found that the total nitrogen concentration mainly exceeded the standard in the middle reaches of Huaihe River, and the changes in the hydrological situation of the river caused by dams, tributary inflows and non-point source pollution were the main influencing factors causing the change in the TLI.
何利聪, 王东伟, 张敏莹, 周彦锋. 淮河中游叶绿素a的时空分布特征及富营养化评价[J]. 大连海洋大学学报, 2024, 39(1): 114-123.
HE Licong, WANG Dongwei, ZHANG Minying, ZHOU Yanfeng. Spatial and temporal distribution of chlorophyll a concentration and eutrophication evaluation in the middle reaches of Huaihe River. Journal of Dalian Ocean University, 2024, 39(1): 114-123.
2024, Vol. 39 
