Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Mar Pollut Bull. 2015 Dec 15;101(1):69-84. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.11.022. Epub 2015 Nov 12.
Zooplankton samples collected before (1985-86) and after (2013-14) the establishment of Kapar power station (KPS) were examined to test the hypothesis that increased sea surface temperature (SST) and other water quality changes have altered the zooplankton community structure. Elevated SST and reduced pH were detected between before and after impact pairs, with the greatest impact at the station closest to KPS. Present PAHs and heavy metal concentrations are unlikely causal factors. Water parameter changes did not affect diversity but community structure of the zooplankton. Tolerant small crustaceans, salps and larvaceans likely benefited from elevated temperature, reduced pH and shift to a more significant microbial loop exacerbated by eutrophication, while large crustaceans were more vulnerable to such changes. It is predicted that any further rise in SST will remove more large-bodied crustacean zooplankton, the preferred food for fish larvae and other meroplankton, with grave consequences to fishery production.
采集了卡帕（Kapar）发电站建立前后（1985-86 年和 2013-14 年）的浮游动物样本，以检验以下假设，即海水表面温度（SST）升高和其他水质变化是否改变了浮游动物群落结构。在受影响的样本对之间检测到 SST 升高和 pH 值降低，最受影响的是离发电站最近的站点。目前的多环芳烃和重金属浓度不太可能是致病因素。水参数变化并未影响浮游动物的多样性，但影响了其群落结构。温度升高、pH 值降低以及富营养化加剧的微生物环的转变，使耐受力强的小型甲壳动物、樽海鞘和磷虾类受益，而大型甲壳动物则更容易受到此类变化的影响。据预测，海水表面温度的进一步上升将导致更多大型甲壳类浮游动物的消失，这些浮游动物是鱼类幼虫和其他后生动物等浮游动物的主要食物来源，这将对渔业生产产生严重影响。
