Phytoplankton communities determine the spatio-temporal heterogeneity of alkaline phosphatase activity: evidence from a tributary of the Three Gorges Reservoir

Abstract In order to reveal the role of phytoplankton in the spatio-temporal distribution of alkaline phosphatase activity (APA), monthly investigations were conducted in the Xiaojiang River, a tributary of the Three Gorges Reservoir in China. Different APA fractions, environmental parameters, and p...

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Main Authors: Yijun Yuan, Yonghong Bi, Zhengyu Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-16740-4