Not only population densities of phytoplankton but also its community structure can be influenced by nitrite concentration.To investigate this effect,the growth and competition of Microcystis aeruginosa and Scendesmus quadricauda under different nitrite concentrations are studied by using batch cultures,and the competition relation is analyzed by the competition parameters.The results indicate that there is competition between M.aeruginosa and S.quadricauda in present experiment conditions,and S.quadricauda is dominant in competition.Meanwhile,the increase of nitrite concentration can strengthen S.quadricauda dominance,because under high nitrite concentration (20 mg/L,30 mg/L),M.aeruginosa is more damaged and the allelopathy between M.aeruginosa and S.quadricauda is intenser.