scholarly journals Linking bacterioplankton community structures to environmental state variables and phytoplankton assemblages in two South Carolina salt marsh estuaries

2006 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 129-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
W Johnson ◽  
AJ Lewitus ◽  
M Fletcher
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
Salt Marsh ◽  
State Variables ◽  
Community Structures ◽  
Phytoplankton Assemblages ◽  
Bacterioplankton Community

Management of Existing Salt-Marsh Impoundments in South Carolina for Shrimp Aquaculture and its Implications

1988 ◽  
pp. 327-338
Author(s):  
Jack M. Whetstone ◽  
Eugene J. Olmi ◽  
Paul A. Sandifer ◽  
Alvin D. Stokes
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
Salt Marsh ◽  
Shrimp Aquaculture

Age of Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) Leptocephali Recruiting to Salt Marsh Pools in a South Carolina Estuary

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew E. Kimball ◽  
Marvin M. Mace ◽  
Danielle L. Juzwick ◽  
Austen Zugelter ◽  
Jonathan M. Shenker
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
Salt Marsh ◽  
Megalops Atlanticus ◽  
Marsh Pools

scholarly journals Contrasting Patterns of Phytoplankton Community Pigment Composition in Two Salt Marsh Estuaries in Southeastern United States

2003 ◽  
Vol 69 (7) ◽  
pp. 4129-4143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter A. Noble ◽  
Raphael G. Tymowski ◽  
Madilyn Fletcher ◽  
James T. Morris ◽  
Alan J. Lewitus
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
Salt Marsh ◽  
Phytoplankton Community ◽  
Nutrient Loading ◽  
Phytoplankton Bloom ◽  
Diversity Index ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Tidal Mixing ◽  
North Inlet ◽  
Pigment Composition

ABSTRACT Phytoplankton community pigment composition and water quality were measured seasonally along salinity gradients in two minimally urbanized salt marsh estuaries in South Carolina in order to examine their spatial and temporal distributions. The North Inlet estuary has a relatively small watershed with minimal fresh water input, while the Ashepoo, Combahee, and Edisto (ACE) Basin is characterized by a relatively greater influence of riverine drainage. Sampling stations were located in regions of the estuaries experiencing frequent diurnal tidal mixing and had similar salinity and temperature regimens. Phytoplankton community pigment composition was assessed by using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and multivariate statistical analyses. Shannon diversity index, principal-component, and cluster analyses revealed that phytoplankton community pigments in both estuaries were seasonally variable, with similar diversities but different compositions. The temporal pigment patterns indicated that there was a relatively weak correlation between the pigments in ACE Basin and the relative persistence of photopigment groups in North Inlet. The differences were presumably a consequence of the unpredictability and relatively greater influence of river discharge in the ACE Basin, in contrast to the greater environmental predictability of the more tidally influenced North Inlet. Furthermore, the timing, magnitude, and pigment composition of the annual phytoplankton bloom were different in the two estuaries. The bloom properties in North Inlet reflected the predominance of autochthonous ecological control (e.g., regenerated nutrients, grazing), and those in ACE Basin suggested that there was greater influence of allochthonous environmental factors (e.g., nutrient loading, changes in turbidity). These interestuarine differences in phytoplankton community structure and control provide insight into the organization of phytoplankton in estuaries.

The bly creek ecosystem study: Phosphorus transport within a euhaline salt marsh basin, North Inlet, South Carolina

1990 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard F. Dame ◽  
Thomas G. Wolaver ◽  
Thomas M. Williams ◽  
John D. Spurrier ◽  
Anne B. Miller
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
Salt Marsh ◽  
North Inlet ◽  
Phosphorus Transport
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