@article{fdi:010071766, title = {{I}mpact of anthropogenic activities on water quality and plankton communities in the {D}ay {R}iver ({R}ed {R}iver {D}elta, {V}ietnam)}, author = {{H}oang {T}hi {T}hu {H}oang and {T}hi {T}huy {D}uong and {K}ien {T}rung {N}guyen and {Q}uynh {T}hi {P}huong {L}e and {M}inh {T}hi {N}guyet {L}uu and {D}uc {A}nh {T}rinh and {A}ng {H}ung {L}e and {C}uong {T}u {H}o and {K}im {D}inh {D}ang and {N}{\'e}mery, {J}. and {O}range, {D}idier and {K}lein, {J}udith}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{P}lanktons are a major component of food web structure in aquatic ecosystems. {T}heir distribution and community structure are driven by the combination and interactions between physical, chemical, and biological factors within the environment. {I}n the present study, water quality and the community structure of phytoplankton and zooplankton were monthly investigated from {J}anuary to {D}ecember 2015 at 11 sampling sites along the gradient course of the {D}ay {R}iver ({R}ed {R}iver {D}elta, northern {V}ietnam). {T}he study demonstrated that the {D}ay {R}iver was eutrophic with the average values of total phosphorus concentration 0.17 mg/{L}, total nitrogen concentration 1.98 mg/{L}, and {C}hl a 54 μg/{L}. {M}icroscopic plankton analysis showed that phytoplankton comprised 87 species belonging to seven groups in which {C}hlorophyceae, {B}acillariophyceae, and {C}yanobacteria accounted for the most important constituents of the river’s phytoplankton assemblage. {A} total 53 zooplankton species belonging to three main groups including {C}opepoda, {C}ladocera, and {R}otatoria were identified. {P}lankton biomass values were greatest in rainy season (3002.10-3 cell/{L} for phytoplankton and 12.573 individuals/m3 for zooplankton). {U}sing principal correspondence and {P}earson correlation analyses, it was found that the {D}ay {R}iver was divided into three main site groups based on water quality and characteristics of plankton community. {T}emperature and nutrients (total phosphorus and total nitrogen) are key factors regulating plankton abundance and distribution in the {D}ay {R}iver.}, keywords = {{QUALITE} {DE} {L}'{EAU} ; {HYDROBIOLOGIE} ; {FONCTIONNEMENT} {DE} {L}'{ECOSYSTEME} ; {PLANCTON} ; {ZOOPLANCTON} ; {PHYTOPLANCTON} ; {FACTEUR} {ANTHROPIQUE} ; {TEMPERATURE} ; {NUTRIMENT} ; {PHOSPHORE} ; {AZOTE} ; {METHODOLOGIE} ; {ECHANTILLON} ; {ANALYSE} {DE} {DONNEES} ; {TRAITEMENT} {DE} {DONNEES} ; {COURS} {D}'{EAU} ; {VIET} {NAM} ; {DAY} {COURS} {D}'{EAU} ; {FLEUVE} {ROUGE} {DELTA}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{E}nvironmental {M}onitoring and {A}ssessment}, volume = {190}, numero = {}, pages = {art. no 67 [18 ]}, ISSN = {0167-6369}, year = {2018}, DOI = {10.1007/s10661-017-6435-z}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010071766}, }