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The mechanism of the algal bloom formation and disappearance driven by hydrodynamic processes in the Pengxi River of the Three Gorges Reservoir
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Liang-hong LONG1, 2, Yu-bo HUANG1, Wen-hai GUAN2, Xiao-kang XIN3, Jian LI3, Yu-bo HUANG2, Dao-bin JI1, *, Hui XU4, **
China Environmental Science | 2025, 45(6) : 3245 - 3255
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China Environmental Science | 2025, 45(6): 3245-3255
Environmental Ecology
The mechanism of the algal bloom formation and disappearance driven by hydrodynamic processes in the Pengxi River of the Three Gorges Reservoir
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Liang-hong LONG1, 2, Yu-bo HUANG1, Wen-hai GUAN2, Xiao-kang XIN3, Jian LI3, Yu-bo HUANG2, Dao-bin JI1, *, Hui XU4, **
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  • 1.Hubei Provincial Field Scientific Observation and Research Station of Three Gorges Reservoir Ecosystem, Yichang 443002, China
  • 2.Yangtze River Basin Operation Management Center, China Three Gorges, Co. Ltd., Yichang 443133, China
  • 3.Yangtze River Water Resources Protection Scientific Research Institute, Wuhan 430051, China
  • 4.Architectural Engineering Institute, Hubei Three Gorges Polytechnic, Yichang 443002, China
Published: 2025-06-20
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Taking the Pengxi River, a typical tributary bay of the Three Gorges Reservoir, as an example, continuous monitoring of the water flow, water quality, and algal bloom in the bay during the drawdown period in 2023 was carried out. The hydrodynamics, thermal stratification, and water quality evolution patterns of the tributary bay were analyzed, and the occurrence, disappearance, and influencing factors of algal blooms were revealed. The results show that during the observation period, the chlorophyll a of phytoplankton in the Pengxi River bay was positively correlated with water temperature (r=0.43, P<0.05) and euphotic layer depth (r=0.38, P<0.05), and negatively correlated with upstream inflow (r=-0.53), flow velocity (r=-0.54), and mixed layer depth Zmix (r =-0.37). However, nutrients were not the limiting factors for the occurrence and disappearance of algal blooms. When the water temperature was suitable and the thermal stratification was stable, algal blooms began to occur. A gradual water level drawdown (<0.2m/day) fails to notably enhance flow velocity or break thermal stratification in the bay, resulting in minimal suppression of algal blooms in tributary bays. During the drawdown period, rainfall and upstream inflow could significantly affect the hydrodynamic processes and nutrient levels in the bay, which were the key factors determining the occurrence and disappearance of algal blooms in Gaoyang Lake. Increasing the discharge flow from Hanfeng Lake (>80m3/s)could effectively control algal blooms in the Pengxi River bay.

algal blooms  /  hydrodynamics  /  thermal stratification  /  drainage period  /  Three Gorges Reservoir
Liang-hong LONG, Yu-bo HUANG, Wen-hai GUAN, Xiao-kang XIN, Jian LI, Yu-bo HUANG, Dao-bin JI, Hui XU. The mechanism of the algal bloom formation and disappearance driven by hydrodynamic processes in the Pengxi River of the Three Gorges Reservoir[J]. China Environmental Science, 2025 , 45 (6) : 3245 -3255 .
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  • Receive Date:2024-11-03
  • Online Date:2026-02-27
  • Published:2025-06-20
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  • Received:2024-11-03
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    1.Hubei Provincial Field Scientific Observation and Research Station of Three Gorges Reservoir Ecosystem, Yichang 443002, China
    2.Yangtze River Basin Operation Management Center, China Three Gorges, Co. Ltd., Yichang 443133, China
    3.Yangtze River Water Resources Protection Scientific Research Institute, Wuhan 430051, China
    4.Architectural Engineering Institute, Hubei Three Gorges Polytechnic, Yichang 443002, China
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