Journal of Zhejiang Agricultural Sciences ›› 2025, Vol. 66 ›› Issue (10): 2478-2486.DOI: 10.16178/j.issn.0528-9017.20250245

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Study on the variation characteristics and key driving factors of zooplankton community in Qianxiahu Reservoir

GUO Aihuan1(), LIAN Qingping1, ZHANG Aiju1, CHEN Wei1, CHEN Huan1, SHENG Pengcheng1, YUAN Julin1,*(), CHEN Guangmei2   

  1. 1. Zhejiang Institute of Freshwater Fisheries, Key Laboratory of Healthy Freshwater Aquaculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Huzhou 313001, Zhejiang
    2. Zhejiang Fenghe Fishery Co., Ltd., Lishui 323000, Zhejiang
  • Received:2025-03-28 Online:2025-10-11 Published:2025-10-21

Abstract:

To study the biological community and variation patterns of zooplankton in Qianxiahu Reservoir, an annual quarterly investigation and monitoring of zooplankton was carried out in Qianxiahu Reservoir from 2022 to 2023, and RDA was used to explore the relationship between the community structure of zooplankton and environmental factors. The results showed that a total of 121 species of zooplankton were collected in Qianxiahu Reservoir, including 22 species of protozoa, 52 species of rotifers, 27 species of cladocerans and 20 species of copepods. There were 26 dominant species with obvious seasonal variations, mainly Bosmina, nauplius and Difflugia tuberspinifera. The average annual density and biomass of zooplankton in Qianxiahu Reservoir were 35.54 ind·L-1 and 0.70 mg·L-1, respectively. The temporal and spatial variations of the density and biomass of zooplankton in different seasons were significant. The temporal variation showed a trend of summer>winter>autumn>spring, and the spatial variation showed a trend of the middle of the reservoir being higher than that of the dam and the upstream. Except for winter, the vertical variation of the biomass of zooplankton in the water within 10.0 m showed a trend of 10.0 m>5.0 m>0.5 m. RDA showed that the physical factors of water that had the strongest influence on the community structure of zooplankton in spring, summer and autumn were water temperature, and in winter were transparency and pH value; the chemical factors of water, ammonia nitrogen, nitrate nitrogen, total phosphorus and chlorophyll contents were the main influencing factors. This study provides data support for the sustainable development of green fisheries in Qianxiahu Reservoir by analyzing the variation patterns of zooplankton in Qianxiahu Reservoir.

Key words: zooplankton, community structure, environmental factors, driving factors

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