Biomonitoring of coastal pollution status using protozoan communities with a modified PFU method |
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| Authors: | Xu Kuidong Choi Joong Ki Yang Eun Jin Lee Kyu Chul Lei Yanli |
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| Institution: | Regional Research Center for Coastal Environments of Yellow Sea, Inha University, Inchon, South Korea. |
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| Abstract: | Structural and functional parameters of protozoan communities were assessed as indicators of water quality in Korean coastal waters in the summer of 2000. A modified polyurethane foam unit (PFU) method, named the bottled PFU (BPFU) system, was used in order to carry out the bioassessment. Both parameters suggested that biomonitoring using the BPFU system was more effective than the conventional PFU method in offshore areas. The species number collected by the BPFU system generally decreased as pollution intensity increased at three main stations and was greater than that collected using the PFU method (paired t-test, t = 4.83, p < 0.0001). The Margalef diversity index coincided well with the water conditions. The diversity index values calculated from the BPFU system were also significantly higher than those from the PFU method (paired t-test, t = 5.37, p < 0.0001). Furthermore, the functional parameters, i.e. S(eq),G and T90%, correlated with the pollution status and could thus clearly discriminate the different classes of water quality. |
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| Keywords: | Marine Biomonitoring Pollution Protozoa Artificial substrate Modification |
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