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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (8): 156-164.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2022-0345

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Analysis of Plankton Community Structure Characteristics of Lotus Root-Crayfish Culture Model in Different Areas of Northern Jiangsu

LIAO Heting1(), ZHENG Yao1,2, WANG Ning1, AN Shuwei3, Gu Lingling3, CHEN Jiazhang1,2()   

  1. 1 Wuxi Fisheries College, Nanjing Agricultural University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214128
    2 Key Laboratory of Integrated Rice-Fish Farming Ecology of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs / Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214081
    3 Fisheries Technology Extension Station in Wujiang District of Suzhou City, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215200
  • Received:2022-05-06 Revised:2022-10-25 Online:2023-03-15 Published:2023-03-14

Abstract:

Lotus root-crayfish culture is an ecological farming model that combines lotus root planting and crayfish culture. However, crayfish is an omnivorous aquatic animal. Due to the existence of pond crayfish and the uncertainty of the breeding environment, it is difficult to accurately determine the feeding amount. In order to improve the breeding strategy of lotus root-crayfish culture and provide a theoretical basis for the breeding parameters, this paper studied the community structure characteristics of plankton in different areas of northern Jiangsu. Through the analysis of physical and chemical indexes of water and the species and quantity of plankton of lotus root -crayfish culture model in 6 areas, including Xinghua in Taizhou, Baoying in Yangzhou, Jinhu in Huai'an, Yandu in Yancheng, Suining in Xuzhou and Zhongyang in Suqian, we used the diversity index method to carry out the biological evaluation of the aquaculture water environment. A total of 29 species of phytoplankton belonging to 26 genera were identified in Baoying of Yangzhou. The average density and biomass were 1.6×106 ind./L and 1.21 mg/L, respectively. The density of Chlorophyta was the highest. The Shannon-Wiener diversity index, Simpson dominance index and Pielou evenness index of phytoplankton in Baoying were higher than those of the other 5 areas; its community structure and biodiversity of plankton were complex, and the water environment was more stable. There were certain differences in the community structure of plankton in lotus root-crayfish culture ponds in the 6 areas of northern Jiangsu, and the water environment of the ponds in Baoying of Yangzhou was relatively good.

Key words: lotus root-crayfish culture, plankton, community structure, diversity index, water quality evaluation