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Inventory change (1990s–2010s) in the marine flora of Sanya Bay (Hainan Island, China)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2014

Eduard A. Titlyanov ,
Tamara V. Titlyanova ,
Oksana S. Belous  and
Tatyana L. Kalita
Eduard A. Titlyanov
Affiliation:
A.V. Zhirmunsky Institute of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Palchevskogo 17, Vladivostok 690041, Russian Federation
Tamara V. Titlyanova
Affiliation:
A.V. Zhirmunsky Institute of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Palchevskogo 17, Vladivostok 690041, Russian Federation
Oksana S. Belous*
Affiliation:
G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 100-let Vladivostoku Prospect 159, Vladivostok 690022, Russian Federation Far Eastern Federal University, Oktyabrskaya 25, Vladivostok 690091, Russian Federation
Tatyana L. Kalita
Affiliation:
A.V. Zhirmunsky Institute of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Palchevskogo 17, Vladivostok 690041, Russian Federation
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: O.S. Belous, G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 100-let Vladivostoku Prospect 159, Vladivostok 690022, Russian Federation email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Sanya Bay lies at the southern part of Hainan Island, 18°15′N 109°28′E. The seawater in the bay has been catastrophically polluted during the past two decades with urban sewage from the rapidly developing Sanya City. The marine flora research in Sanya Bay was started at the beginning of the 1930s and the most detailed studies were performed by two German-Chinese expeditions in 1990 (October–December) and in 1992 (March–April). In April, October, November and December 2008–2010 the marine flora of Sanya Bay was studied by the authors at three localities: Luhuitou Peninsula, Xiaodong Hai and Dadong Hai. Marine algae were sampled in the intertidal and upper subtidal zones (to 4–5 m depth). The list of species (including varieties and forms) of the marine algae for Sanya Bay sampled during the period from 2008 to 2010 is compared with those collected at the same localities in 1990/1992. Comparative analysis of the floristic composition of the marine red, brown and green algae (found during different time periods) revealed that considerable changes have taken place between 1990/1992 and 2008–2010 at Sanya Bay. There was an increase in filamentous, tubular and fine blade-like green and red algae (mainly epiphytes with a high surface to volume ratio) and a displacement of upright-growing fleshy, foliose and other large green, brown and red algae with a low surface to volume ratio. It is assumed that the changes reflect mainly increased pollution by urban sewage and mariculture pond wastes and probably by coral bleaching events of 1998.

Keywords

inventoryhistorical changescoastal ecosystemcoral reefsmacroalgaeSanya BayHainan IslandChina
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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 95 , Issue 3 , May 2015 , pp. 461 - 470
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2014 

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