Research progress of benthic diatoms on sandy beach
The research progress of benthic diatoms on sandy beach at home and abroad was reviewed in this paper.As the main flora of sandy beach,benthic diatoms adapted to the changeable sandy environment through a series of mechanisms.In the sediments of the intertidal zone,benthic diatoms were an important part of primary productivity and beach food webs.Sediment,temperature,salinity,light,nutrients and biological factors all affected the growth and community distribution of benthic diatoms.In recent years,there had been studies on the distribution characteristics of benthic diatom communities in the intertidal zone of China,but generally speaking,there were relatively few studies on benthic diatoms in sandy environment,and further investigation is needed to improve the study of diatom ecology in China.