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Somogyi B, Li H, Tapolczai K, Kovács AW, G-Tóth L, Horváth H, Krassován K, Fodor-Kardos A, Vörös L. Regime shift in microalgal dynamics: Impact of water level changes on planktonic and benthic algal biomass. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 929:172351. [PMID: 38615783 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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Whole-lake microalgal biomass surveys were carried out in Lake Balaton to investigate the seasonal, spatial, and temporal changes of benthic algae, as well as to identify the drivers of the phytobenthos. Phytobenthos was controlled mainly by light: the highest benthic algal biomass was in the shallow littoral region characterized by large grain size (sand) with good light availability but lower nutrient content in the sediment. During the investigated period, phytoplankton biomass showed a significant decrease in almost the entire lake. At the same time, the biomass of benthic algae increased significantly in the eastern areas, increasing the contribution of total lake microalgae biomass (from 20 % to 27 %). Benthic algal biomass increase can be explained by the better light supply, owing to the artificially maintained high water level which greatly mitigates water mixing. The decrease in planktonic algal biomass could be attributed to increased zooplankton grazing, which is otherwise negatively affected by mixing. As a result of the high water level, the trophic structure of the lake has been rearranged in recent decades with a shift from the planktonic life form to the benthic one while the nutrient supply has largely remained unchanged.
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- Boglárka Somogyi
- HUN-REN, Balaton Limnological Research Institute, Klebelsberg Kuno utca 3, H-8237, Tihany, Hungary; National Laboratory for Water Science and Water Security, HUN-REN, Balaton Limnological Research Institute, Klebelsberg Kuno utca 3, H-8237, Tihany, Hungary.
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- HUN-REN, Balaton Limnological Research Institute, Klebelsberg Kuno utca 3, H-8237, Tihany, Hungary; National Laboratory for Water Science and Water Security, HUN-REN, Balaton Limnological Research Institute, Klebelsberg Kuno utca 3, H-8237, Tihany, Hungary
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- HUN-REN, Balaton Limnological Research Institute, Klebelsberg Kuno utca 3, H-8237, Tihany, Hungary; National Laboratory for Water Science and Water Security, HUN-REN, Balaton Limnological Research Institute, Klebelsberg Kuno utca 3, H-8237, Tihany, Hungary
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- HUN-REN, Balaton Limnological Research Institute, Klebelsberg Kuno utca 3, H-8237, Tihany, Hungary; National Laboratory for Water Science and Water Security, HUN-REN, Balaton Limnological Research Institute, Klebelsberg Kuno utca 3, H-8237, Tihany, Hungary
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- HUN-REN, Balaton Limnological Research Institute, Klebelsberg Kuno utca 3, H-8237, Tihany, Hungary; National Laboratory for Water Science and Water Security, HUN-REN, Balaton Limnological Research Institute, Klebelsberg Kuno utca 3, H-8237, Tihany, Hungary
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- HUN-REN, Balaton Limnological Research Institute, Klebelsberg Kuno utca 3, H-8237, Tihany, Hungary; National Laboratory for Water Science and Water Security, HUN-REN, Balaton Limnological Research Institute, Klebelsberg Kuno utca 3, H-8237, Tihany, Hungary
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- HUN-REN, Balaton Limnological Research Institute, Klebelsberg Kuno utca 3, H-8237, Tihany, Hungary; National Laboratory for Water Science and Water Security, HUN-REN, Balaton Limnological Research Institute, Klebelsberg Kuno utca 3, H-8237, Tihany, Hungary
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- HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Magyar tudósok körútja 2, 1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- HUN-REN, Balaton Limnological Research Institute, Klebelsberg Kuno utca 3, H-8237, Tihany, Hungary; National Laboratory for Water Science and Water Security, HUN-REN, Balaton Limnological Research Institute, Klebelsberg Kuno utca 3, H-8237, Tihany, Hungary
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Nava V, Leoni B, Arienzo MM, Hogan ZS, Gandolfi I, Tatangelo V, Carlson E, Chea S, Soum S, Kozloski R, Chandra S. Plastic pollution affects ecosystem processes including community structure and functional traits in large rivers. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 259:121849. [PMID: 38851112 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2024] [Revised: 05/27/2024] [Accepted: 05/28/2024] [Indexed: 06/10/2024]
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Plastics in aquatic ecosystems rapidly undergo biofouling, giving rise to a new ecosystem on their surface, the 'plastisphere.' Few studies quantify the impact of plastics and their associated community on ecosystem traits from biodiversity and functional traits to metabolic function. It has been suspected that impacts on ecosystems may depend on its state but comparative studies of ecosystem responses are rare in the published literature. We quantified algal biomass, bacterial and algal biodiversity (16S and 18S rRNA), and metabolic traits of the community growing on the surface of different plastic polymers incubated within rivers of the Lower Mekong Basin. The rivers selected have different ecological characteristics but are similar regarding their high degree of plastic pollution. We examined the effects of plastics colonized with biofilms on ecosystem production, community dark respiration, and the epiplastic community's capability to influence nitrogen, phosphorus, organic carbon, and oxygen in water. Finally, we present conceptual models to guide our understanding of plastic pollution within freshwaters. Our findings showed limited microalgal biomass and bacterial dominance, with potential pathogens present. The location significantly influenced community composition, highlighting the role of environmental conditions in shaping community development. When assessing the effects on ecosystem productivity, our experiments showed that biofouled plastics led to a significant drop in oxygen concentration within river water, leading to hypoxic/anoxic conditions with subsequent profound impacts on system metabolism and the capability of influencing biogeochemical cycles. Scaling our findings revealed that plastic pollution may exert a more substantial and ecosystem-altering impact than initially assumed, particularly in areas with poorly managed plastic waste. These results highlighted that the plastisphere functions as a habitat for biologically active organisms which play a pivotal role in essential ecosystem processes. This warrants dedicated attention and investigation, particularly in sensitive ecosystems like the Mekong River, which supports a rich biodiversity and the livelihoods of 65 million people.
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- Veronica Nava
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 1, 20126 Milano MI, Italy
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 1, 20126 Milano MI, Italy.
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- Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Pkwy, Reno, NV 89512, United States
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- Global Water Center and Biology Department, University of Nevada, 1664 N. Virginia, Reno, NV 89557-0314, United States
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 1, 20126 Milano MI, Italy
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 1, 20126 Milano MI, Italy
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- Global Water Center and Biology Department, University of Nevada, 1664 N. Virginia, Reno, NV 89557-0314, United States
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- Institute of Technology of Cambodia, PO Box 86, Russian Conf. Blvd. Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Royal University of Phnom Penh, Russian Federation Blvd (110), Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Pkwy, Reno, NV 89512, United States
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- Global Water Center and Biology Department, University of Nevada, 1664 N. Virginia, Reno, NV 89557-0314, United States.
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Leclerc M, Ponton DE, Bilodeau F, Planas D, Amyot M. Enhanced Bioaccumulation and Transfer of Monomethylmercury through Periphytic Biofilms in Benthic Food Webs of a River Affected by Run-of-River Dams. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:20792-20801. [PMID: 38016692 PMCID: PMC10720379 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c05585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Revised: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/30/2023]
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Run-of-river (ROR) power plants impound limited terrestrial areas compared to traditional hydropower plants with large reservoirs and are assumed to have reduced impacts on mercury cycling. We conducted a study on periphyton and benthic communities from different habitats of the St. Maurice River (Québec, Canada) affected by two ROR power plants and their effect on the bioaccumulation and biomagnification of monomethylmercury (MMHg). Proportion of total mercury as MMHg reached maximum values about 2.9 times higher in flooded sites compared to unflooded sites. Impoundment by ROR would therefore provide favorable environments for the growth of periphyton, which can produce and accumulate MMHg. Periphyton MMHg concentrations significantly explained concentrations in some benthic macroinvertebrates, reflecting a local transfer. Through the analysis of δ13C and δ15N signatures, we found that flooding, creating scattered lenthic habitats, led to modifications in trophic structures by the introduction of new organic matter sources. The computed trophic magnification slopes did not show significant differences in the transfer efficiency of MMHg between sectors, while intercepts of flooded sectors were higher. Increases in MMHg concentrations in flooded areas are likely due to the impoundment, combined with watershed disturbances, and the creation of small habitats favorable to periphyton should be included in future predictive models.
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- Maxime Leclerc
- GRIL,
GEOTOP, Département de Sciences Biologiques, Université de Montréal, 1375 Thérèse-Lavoie-Roux Ave., Montréal, Québec H2V 0B3, Canada
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- GRIL,
GEOTOP, Département de Sciences Biologiques, Université de Montréal, 1375 Thérèse-Lavoie-Roux Ave., Montréal, Québec H2V 0B3, Canada
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- Hydro-Québec,
Direction Environnement, 800 De Maisonneuve Est Blvd., Montréal, Québec H2Z 1A4, Canada
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- GRIL,
GEOTOP, Département de Sciences Biologiques, Université du Québec à Montréal, 141 Président-Kennedy Ave., Montréal, Québec H2X 1Y4, Canada
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- GRIL,
GEOTOP, Département de Sciences Biologiques, Université de Montréal, 1375 Thérèse-Lavoie-Roux Ave., Montréal, Québec H2V 0B3, Canada
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Lengyel E, Stenger-Kovács C, Boros G, Al-Imari TJK, Novák Z, Bernát G. Anticipated impacts of climate change on the structure and function of phytobenthos in freshwater lakes. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 238:117283. [PMID: 37783333 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Revised: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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Climate change threatens surface waters worldwide, especially shallow lakes where one of the expected consequences is a sharp increase in their water temperatures. Phytobenthos is an essential, but still less studied component of aquatic ecosystems, and it would be important to learn more about how global warming will affect this community in shallow lakes. In this research, the effects of different climate change scenarios (SSP2-4.5 and SSP5-8.5, as intermediate and high emission scenarios) on the structure and function of the entire phytobenthos community using species- and trait-based approaches were experimentally investigated in an outdoor mesocosm system. Our results show that the forecasted 3 °C increase in temperature will already exert significant impacts on the benthic algal community by (1) altering its species and (2) trait composition (smaller cell size, lower abundance of colonial and higher of filamentous forms); (3) decreasing Shannon diversity; and (4) enhancing the variability of the community. Higher increase in the temperature (+5 °C) will imply more drastic alterations in freshwater phytobenthos by (1) inducing very high variability in species composition and compositional changes even in phylum level (towards higher abundance of Cyanobacteria and Chlorophyta at the expense of Bacillariophyta); (2) continuing shift in trait composition (benefits for smaller cell volume, filamentous life-forms, non-motile and weakly attached taxa); (3) further reducing the functional diversity; (4) increasing biofilm thickness (1.4 μm/°C) and (5) decreasing maximum quantum yield of photosystem II. In conclusion, already the intermediate emission scenario will predictably induce high risk in biodiversity issues, the high emission scenario will imply drastic impacts on the benthic algae endangering even the function of the ecosystem.
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- Edina Lengyel
- Limnology Research Group, Center for Natural Science, University of Pannonia, Egyetem utca 10, H-8200, Veszprém, Hungary; HUN-REN-PE Limnoecology Research Group, Egyetem utca 10, H-8200, Veszprém, Hungary.
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- Limnology Research Group, Center for Natural Science, University of Pannonia, Egyetem utca 10, H-8200, Veszprém, Hungary; HUN-REN-PE Limnoecology Research Group, Egyetem utca 10, H-8200, Veszprém, Hungary.
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- HUN-REN Balaton Limnological Research Institute, Klebelsberg Kuno utca 3, H-8237, Tihany, Hungary.
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- Limnology Research Group, Center for Natural Science, University of Pannonia, Egyetem utca 10, H-8200, Veszprém, Hungary.
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- HUN-REN Balaton Limnological Research Institute, Klebelsberg Kuno utca 3, H-8237, Tihany, Hungary.
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- HUN-REN Balaton Limnological Research Institute, Klebelsberg Kuno utca 3, H-8237, Tihany, Hungary.
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Leclerc M, Wauthy M, Planas D, Amyot M. How do metals interact with periphytic biofilms? THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 876:162838. [PMID: 36924968 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2022] [Revised: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Extracellular matrix of periphyton has complex structural and chemical composition regulating metal transfer within biofilms with consequences for metal transfer to aquatic food webs. We investigated which metal species were retained in the loosely (LB) and the tightly bound (TB) fractions of the periphyton matrix from three pristine lakes at different growth stages. We measured the fluorescent dissolved organic matter (FDOM) composition with parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC) and the co-occurrence of essential and non-essential metals with FDOM in the two matrix fractions. The LB and TB fractions of periphyton had distinct fluorescence composition from the water column. The PARAFAC model identified five components, including two (C2 and C4) appearing to be of periphytic origin. The humic-like C2 was almost exclusive to periphyton and the tryptophan-like C4, associated to biofilm phototrophy, represented up to 47.0 ± 7.3 % of total fluorescence in the LB fraction. Most metals had significant positive relationships with four FDOM components in the LB fraction while C2 was the only component in the TB fraction to show such significant relationships. Components in the LB fraction seemed to act as scavengers for metals, preventing them from reaching the cellular fraction, while C2 from the TB fraction was likely promoting the bioavailability of essential metals for microorganisms inside periphyton. This study highlights the contrasting roles of the extracellular matrix on metal mobility beyond the usually proposed protection mechanisms. We suggest an experimental model for the study of metal regulation processes of the periphytic extracellular polymeric substances with a focus on the components produced by microorganisms within periphyton and their distribution in the different matrix fractions.
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- Maxime Leclerc
- GRIL, Département de Sciences Biologiques, Université de Montréal, 1375 Thérèse-Lavoie-Roux Ave., Montréal, QC H2V 0B3, Canada; GRIL, GEOTOP, Département de Sciences Biologiques, Université du Québec à Montréal, 141 Président-Kennedy Ave., Montréal, QC H2X 1Y4, Canada
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- GRIL, Département de Sciences Biologiques, Université de Montréal, 1375 Thérèse-Lavoie-Roux Ave., Montréal, QC H2V 0B3, Canada
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- GRIL, GEOTOP, Département de Sciences Biologiques, Université du Québec à Montréal, 141 Président-Kennedy Ave., Montréal, QC H2X 1Y4, Canada
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- GRIL, Département de Sciences Biologiques, Université de Montréal, 1375 Thérèse-Lavoie-Roux Ave., Montréal, QC H2V 0B3, Canada.
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Mohammed WJ, MacDonald LA, Thomas KE, McDonald I, Turner KW, Wolfe BB, Hall RI. Ecosystem responses of shallow thermokarst lakes to climate-driven hydrological change: Insights from long-term monitoring of periphytic diatom community composition at Old Crow Flats (Yukon, Canada). Sci Prog 2023; 106:368504231181452. [PMID: 37321662 PMCID: PMC10358572 DOI: 10.1177/00368504231181452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Shallow waterbodies are abundant in Arctic and subarctic landscapes where they provide productive wildlife habitat and hold cultural and socioeconomic importance for Indigenous communities. Their vulnerability to climate-driven hydrological and limnological changes enhances a need for long-term monitoring data capable of tracking aquatic ecosystem responses. Here, we evaluate biological and inferred physicochemical responses associated with a rise in rainfall-generated runoff and increasingly positive lake water balances in Old Crow Flats (OCF), a 5600 km2 thermokarst landscape in northern Yukon. This is achieved by analyzing periphytic diatom community composition in biofilms accrued on artificial-substrate samplers at 14 lakes collected mostly annually during 2008-2019 CE. Results reveal that diatom communities at 10 of the 14 lakes converged toward a composition typical of lakes with rainfall-dominated input waters. These include six of nine lakes that were not initially dominated by rainfall input. The shifts in diatom community composition infer rise of lake-water pH and ionic content, and they reveal that northern shallow lake ecosystems are responsive to climate-driven increases in rainfall. Based on data generated during the 12 -year-long monitoring period, we conclude that lakes located centrally within OCF are most vulnerable to rapid climate-driven hydroecological change due to flat terrain, larger lake surface area, and sparse terrestrial vegetation, which provide less resistance to lake expansion, shoreline erosion, and sudden drainage. This information assists the local Indigenous community and natural resource stewardship agencies to anticipate changes to traditional food sources and inform adaptation options.
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- Wathiq J Mohammed
- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Geography and Tourism Studies, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Legionella pneumophila and Free-Living Nematodes: Environmental Co-Occurrence and Trophic Link. Microorganisms 2023; 11:microorganisms11030738. [PMID: 36985310 PMCID: PMC10056204 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11030738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2023] Open
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Free-living nematodes harbor and disseminate various soil-borne bacterial pathogens. Whether they function as vectors or environmental reservoirs for the aquatic L. pneumophila, the causative agent of Legionnaires’ disease, is unknown. A survey screening of biofilms of natural (swimming lakes) and technical (cooling towers) water habitats in Germany revealed that nematodes can act as potential reservoirs, vectors or grazers of L. pneumophila in cooling towers. Consequently, the nematode species Plectus similis and L. pneumophila were isolated from the same cooling tower biofilm and taken into a monoxenic culture. Using pharyngeal pumping assays, potential feeding relationships between P. similis and different L. pneumophila strains and mutants were examined and compared with Plectus sp., a species isolated from a L. pneumophila-positive thermal source biofilm. The assays showed that bacterial suspensions and supernatants of the L. pneumophila cooling tower isolate KV02 decreased pumping rate and feeding activity in nematodes. However, assays investigating the hypothesized negative impact of Legionella’s major secretory protein ProA on pumping rate revealed opposite effects on nematodes, which points to a species-specific response to ProA. To extend the food chain by a further trophic level, Acanthamoebae castellanii infected with L. pneumphila KV02 were offered to nematodes. The pumping rates of P. similis increased when fed with L. pneumophila-infected A. castellanii, while Plectus sp. pumping rates were similar when fed either infected or non-infected A. castellanii. This study revealed that cooling towers are the main water bodies where L. pneumophila and free-living nematodes coexist and is the first step in elucidating the trophic links between coexisting taxa from that habitat. Investigating the Legionella–nematode–amoebae interactions underlined the importance of amoebae as reservoirs and transmission vehicles of the pathogen for nematode predators.
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de Oliveira Carneiro R, Ferragut C. Simulating oligotrophication in a eutrophic shallow lake to assess the effect of periphyton bioreactor on phytoplankton and epipelon. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:26545-26558. [PMID: 36367647 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-23999-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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We evaluated the effects of a periphyton bioreactor on phytoplankton by experimentally simulating oligotrophication in a shallow eutrophic system. The experiment had two 50% diluted treatments with and without a periphyton bioreactor. Sampling was performed on days 6, 9, 12, 15, and 20 of the experimental period. The periphyton bioreactor accumulated biomass (chlorophyll-a, AFDM) and TP during the experimental period. Despite the biomass and TP loss due to periphyton detachment from the substrate after community reaching the algal biomass peak, the gains exceeded the losses, and the net rate was positive for all attributes in the bioreactor. Based on the average, our findings suggest that periphyton bioreactors negatively affected the phytoplankton total biovolume. Cyanobacteria were the most abundant phytoplankton group. However, the periphyton bioreactor caused the biomass loss of the Raphidiopsis raciborskii in phytoplankton. Our results suggest that bioreactor influenced the phytoplankton structure, reducing cyanobacterial biomass, especially Raphidiopsis raciborskii. However, the bioreactor did not reflect a significant increase in the epipelon biomass during the experimental period. We conclude that the periphyton bioreactor has the potential to assist in the maintenance of restored shallow lakes and reservoirs, especially in controlling phytoplankton growth.
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- Ruan de Oliveira Carneiro
- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Biodiversidade Vegetal E Meio Ambiente, Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais, Av. Miguel Stéfano, 3687, Água Funda, São Paulo, SP, CEP 04301-902, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Biodiversidade Vegetal E Meio Ambiente, Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais, Av. Miguel Stéfano, 3687, Água Funda, São Paulo, SP, CEP 04301-902, Brazil.
- Núcleo de Conservação da Biodiversidade, Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais, Av. Miguel Stéfano, 3687, Água Funda, São Paulo, SP, CEP 04301-902, Brazil.
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Zhao Y, Zhang Y, Guo J, Wang J, Li Y. Shifts in periphyton research themes over the past three decades. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:5281-5295. [PMID: 36402877 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-24251-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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It has been well documented that periphyton communities play a key role in primary productivity, nutrient cycling, and food web interactions. However, a worldwide overview of research on the key themes, current situation, and major trends within the field is lacking. In this study, we applied the machine learning technique (latent Dirichlet allocation, LDA) to analyze the abstracts of 6690 publications related to periphyton from 1991 to 2020 based on the Web of Science database. The relative frequency of classical and basic research on periphyton related to colonization, biomass, growth rate, and habitats has been clearly decreasing. The increasing trends of research on periphyton are embodied in the periphyton function in freshwater ecosystems (e.g., application as ecological indicators, function in the removal of nutrients, and application in paleolimnology), the research at macroscales (e.g., spatial-temporal variation, and functional and taxonomic diversity), and the anthropogenic themes (e.g., climate warming, response to multiple stressors, and land use type). The keyword and title analysis showed that the periphyton studies are concentrated mainly on diatom aspects, especially with respect to streams relative to lakes. The thematic space based on non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) showed that the classical themes such as growth rate, colonization, and environmental factors (e.g., multiple stressors and climate warming) were most linked to other research themes. We proposed that future trends in the periphyton should focus on the function of periphyton in lakes and their response to multiple environmental pressures with the increasingly extensive eutrophication in lakes and the increasingly significant change in the climate.
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- Yihan Zhao
- Institute for Ecological Research and Pollution Control of Plateau Lakes, School of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650500, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi, 435002, China
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- Institute for Ecological Research and Pollution Control of Plateau Lakes, School of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affair, College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Institute for Ecological Research and Pollution Control of Plateau Lakes, School of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650500, China.
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Gastropod Assemblages Associated with Habitat Heterogeneity and Hydrological Shifts in Two Shallow Waterbodies. WATER 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/w14152290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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We aimed to determine the effects of water level and habitat heterogeneity on gastropod fauna in the littoral zone, and the differentiation of functional feeding guilds (FFG) of gastropods. Two periods were analyzed: 2012 (low water level, LWL) and 2013 (high water level, HWL) in the littoral zone of two shallow waterbodies (Sutla backwater, NW Croatia). Waterbody S1, covered with Ceratophyllum demersum, was sampled in the macrophyte stands, and the littoral benthal area, while waterbody S2, without macrophytes, was sampled only in the littoral benthal area. It was observed discovered that among the macrophyte stands in S1, gastropods were significantly more abundant during LWL. The same trend was observed in the littoral benthal area of S2. In contrast, gastropod abundance was higher in the littoral benthal area of S1 during HWL. Comparing gastropods in the two waterbodies, the abundance in S1 was ten times higher than in S2. The most abundant species was Gyraulus parvus, which accounted for 51–92% of the gastropods observed among the macrophytes of S1 and 86% in the adjacent benthic zone. Among the FFG groups, grazers (particularly those feeding on gymnamoebae and rotifers) had the largest proportion, followed by shredders feeding on small pieces of macrophytes. In our research, we indicate the important role of microhabitat diversity and submerged macrophytes as a rich food source for gastropods and safe shelter from predators.
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Lv T, Fan S, Wang H, Li D, Wang Q, Lei X, Liu C, Yu D. Invasion of water hyacinth and water lettuce inhibits the abundance of epiphytic algae. DIVERS DISTRIB 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/ddi.13527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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- Tian Lv
- The National Field Station of Freshwater Ecosystem of Liangzi Lake College of Life Science Wuhan University Wuhan China
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- The National Field Station of Freshwater Ecosystem of Liangzi Lake College of Life Science Wuhan University Wuhan China
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- The National Field Station of Freshwater Ecosystem of Liangzi Lake College of Life Science Wuhan University Wuhan China
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- The National Field Station of Freshwater Ecosystem of Liangzi Lake College of Life Science Wuhan University Wuhan China
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- The National Field Station of Freshwater Ecosystem of Liangzi Lake College of Life Science Wuhan University Wuhan China
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- The National Field Station of Freshwater Ecosystem of Liangzi Lake College of Life Science Wuhan University Wuhan China
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- The National Field Station of Freshwater Ecosystem of Liangzi Lake College of Life Science Wuhan University Wuhan China
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- The National Field Station of Freshwater Ecosystem of Liangzi Lake College of Life Science Wuhan University Wuhan China
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Hao B, Wu H, Chou Q, Xu K, Cai Y. Algal migration and nutrient enrichment contribute to patterns in phytoplankton versus epiphyton communities. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 795:148747. [PMID: 34243006 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Revised: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Algal dominance between phytoplankton and epiphyton plays an essential role in predicting shallow lake shifts between clear-water and turbid-water states. However, compared to resources competition, studies on algal life-form shifts between phytoplankton and epiphyton have traditionally received less interest, as few studies have focused on algal communities in both habitats concurrently. We conducted a 4 × 3 factorial design microcosm experiment to explore the mutual feedback relationship between phytoplankton and epiphyton. The initial algal life-form (epiphytic algae and phytoplanktonic algae alone or together) and nutrients enrichment (ambient, enrichment with N and P alone or together) were manipulated. After 28 days of incubation, the results suggested that the nutrient effects on the phytoplankton and epiphyton communities differed among the three different initial algal life-forms. A significant competitive advantage of phytoplankton was found even in treatments containing only epiphytic algae as the initial algal community. The contribution of nutrient enrichment to phytoplankton abundance (13%) was similar to that of epiphyton abundance (11%). In the mutual influence between two algal communities, epiphyton was likely to be a beneficiary as the phytoplankton community contributed 15% of the variance in epiphyton abundance. In addition, significant algal life-form shifts between phytoplankton and epiphyton only occurred in treatments containing one algal life-form, but not in treatments containing both algal life-forms at the beginning of the experiment. Our results emphasized the competitive advantage of phytoplankton in utilizing nutrient resources in the water column of shallow lakes. Moreover, we demonstrated that algal life-form shift was an adaptive behavior closely correlated with environmental variation. These results will provide broader insights to explore algal succession between phytoplankton and epiphyton in shallow lakes. To better understand the mutual influence mechanism between two algal life-forms under different nutrient conditions, research on multiple short time-scales based on algal migration is needed in the future.
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- Beibei Hao
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Quality Improvement and Ecological Restoration for Watersheds, Institute of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511458, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Quality Improvement and Ecological Restoration for Watersheds, Institute of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511458, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Quality Improvement and Ecological Restoration for Watersheds, Institute of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511458, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Quality Improvement and Ecological Restoration for Watersheds, Institute of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511458, China.
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Sentenac H, Loyau A, Leflaive J, Schmeller DS. The significance of biofilms to human, animal, plant and ecosystem health. Funct Ecol 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Hugo Sentenac
- Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement UMR 5245 Université de Toulouse CNRS INPT UPS Castanet‐Tolosan Cedex France
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- Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement UMR 5245 Université de Toulouse CNRS INPT UPS Castanet‐Tolosan Cedex France
- Department of Experimental Limnology Leibniz‐Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) Stechlin Germany
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- Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement UMR 5245 Université de Toulouse CNRS INPT UPS Castanet‐Tolosan Cedex France
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- Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement UMR 5245 Université de Toulouse CNRS INPT UPS Castanet‐Tolosan Cedex France
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Konopáčová E, Nedoma J, Čapková K, Čapek P, Znachor P, Pouzar M, Říha M, Řeháková K. Low Specific Phosphorus Uptake Affinity of Epilithon in Three Oligo- to Mesotrophic Post-mining Lakes. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:735498. [PMID: 34690974 PMCID: PMC8527014 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.735498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Epilithon contributes to phosphorus (P) cycling in lakes, but its P uptake traits have been rarely studied. We measured the chemical composition of epilithon and its inorganic P uptake kinetics using isotope 33P in three deep oligo- to mesotrophic post-mining lakes in April, July, and October 2019. Over the sampling period, epilithon biomass doubled, while the P content in biomass dropped to 60% of the April values, and the seasonal changes in P content expressed per epilithon area were only marginal and statistically not significant. High epilithic C:P molar ratios (677 on average) suggested strong P deficiency in all investigated lakes. Regarding the kinetic parameters of phosphorus uptake, maximum uptake velocity (Vmax, seasonal range 1.9–129 mg P g OM–1 h–1) decreased by an order of magnitude from April to October, while half-saturation constant (KS, seasonal range 3.9–135 mg P L–1) did not show any consistent temporal trend. Values of epilithic specific P uptake affinity (SPUAE, seasonal range 0.08–3.1 L g OM–1 h–1) decreased from spring to autumn and were two to four orders of magnitude lower than the corresponding values for seston (SPUAsest), which showed an opposite trend. Considering our results, we suggest a possible mechanism underlying a stable coexistence of planktonic and epilithic microorganisms, with plankton prospering mostly in summer and autumn and epilithon in winter and spring season. Additionally, a phenomenon of reversible abiotic P adsorption on epilithon was observed.
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- Eliška Konopáčová
- Institute of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Pardubice, Pardubice, Czechia.,Institute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, České Budějovice, Czechia
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, České Budějovice, Czechia
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, České Budějovice, Czechia
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- Faculty of Sciences, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czechia
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, České Budějovice, Czechia.,Faculty of Sciences, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czechia
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- Institute of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Pardubice, Pardubice, Czechia.,Center of Materials and Nanotechnologies, University of Pardubice, Pardubice, Czechia
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, České Budějovice, Czechia
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, České Budějovice, Czechia
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Puche E, Jordán F, Rodrigo MA, Rojo C. Non‐trophic key players in aquatic ecosystems: a mesocosm experiment. OIKOS 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/oik.07476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Eric Puche
- Cavanilles Inst. of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, Univ. of Valencia Spain
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- Balaton Limnological Inst., Centre for Ecological Research, Tihany, Hungary, and Evolutionary Systems Research Group, Centre for Ecological Research Tihany Hungary
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- Cavanilles Inst. of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, Univ. of Valencia Spain
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- Cavanilles Inst. of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, Univ. of Valencia Spain
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Haddadchi A, Kuczynski A, Hoyle JT, Kilroy C, Booker DJ, Hicks M. Periphyton removal flows determined by sediment entrainment thresholds. Ecol Modell 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2020.109263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Gubelit YI, Grossart HP. New Methods, New Concepts: What Can Be Applied to Freshwater Periphyton? Front Microbiol 2020; 11:1275. [PMID: 32670226 PMCID: PMC7328189 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Microbial interactions play an essential role in aquatic ecosystems and are of the great interest for both marine and freshwater ecologists. Recent development of new technologies and methods allowed to reveal many functional mechanisms and create new concepts. Yet, many fundamental aspects of microbial interactions have been almost exclusively studied for marine pelagic and benthic ecosystems. These studies resulted in a formulation of the Black Queen Hypothesis, a development of the phycosphere concept for pelagic communities, and a realization of microbial communication as a key mechanism for microbial interactions. In freshwater ecosystems, especially for periphyton communities, studies focus mainly on physiology, biodiversity, biological indication, and assessment, but the many aspects of microbial interactions are neglected to a large extent. Since periphyton plays a great role for aquatic nutrient cycling, provides the basis for water purification, and can be regarded as a hotspot of microbial biodiversity, we highlight that more in-depth studies on microbial interactions in periphyton are needed to improve our understanding on functioning of freshwater ecosystems. In this paper we first present an overview on recent concepts (e.g., the "Black Queen Hypothesis") derived from state-of-the-art OMICS methods including metagenomics, metatranscriptomics, and metabolomics. We then point to the avenues how these methods can be applied for future studies on biodiversity and the ecological role of freshwater periphyton, a yet largely neglected component of many freshwater ecosystems.
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- Yulia I. Gubelit
- Laboratory of Freshwater Hydrobiology, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Science, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Institute for Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
- Department of Experimental Limnology, Leibniz-Institute for Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Stechlin, Germany
- Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (BBIB), Berlin, Germany
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Hao B, Wu H, Zhen W, Jo H, Cai Y, Jeppesen E, Li W. Warming Effects on Periphyton Community and Abundance in Different Seasons Are Influenced by Nutrient State and Plant Type: A Shallow Lake Mesocosm Study. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:404. [PMID: 32328079 PMCID: PMC7161416 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Periphyton plays an important role in lake ecosystems processes, especially at low and intermediate nutrient levels where periphyton contribution to primary production can be similar to or exceed that of phytoplankton. Knowledge of how periphyton responds to key drivers such as climate change and nutrient enrichment is, therefore, crucial. We conducted a series of mesocosm experiments over four seasons to elucidate the responses of periphyton communities to nutrient (low and high, TN-0.33 mg L-1 TP-7.1 μg L-1 and TN-2.40 mg L-1 TP-165 μg L-1, respectively), temperature (ambient, IPCC A2 scenario and A2 + 50%) and plant type (two submerged macrophytes with different morphological structural complexity: Potamogeton crispus and Elodea canadensis, and their corresponding plastic imitations with similar size and structure). We found a noticeable seasonality in the abundance and composition of periphyton. In spring and summer, periphyton abundances were significantly higher in the turbid-high-nutrient state than in the clear-low-nutrient state, and in summer they were notably higher at ambient temperature than in climate scenario A2 and A2 + 50%. In contrast, periphyton abundances in autumn and winter were not influenced by nutrient and temperature, but they were notably higher on plants with a more complex morphological structure than simple ones. The genus composition of periphyton was significantly affected by nutrient-temperature interactions in all seasons and by plant type in winter. Moreover, periphyton functional composition exhibited noticeable seasonal change and responded strongly to nutrient enrichment and temperature rise in spring, summer, and autumn. Our results suggest that the effect of warming on periphyton abundance and composition in the different seasons varied with nutrient state and host plant type in these mesocosms, and similar results may likely be found under field conditions.
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- Beibei Hao
- Institute of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Quality Improvement and Ecological Restoration for Watersheds, Institute of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Institute of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Quality Improvement and Ecological Restoration for Watersheds, Institute of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Wuhan Planning & Design Co., Ltd., Wuhan, China
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- Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Fisheries Science Institute, Chonnam National University, Yeosu, South Korea
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- Institute of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Quality Improvement and Ecological Restoration for Watersheds, Institute of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Sino-Danish Centre for Education and Research, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Limnology Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences and Centre for Ecosystem Research and Implementation, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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Boyero L, López-Rojo N, Bosch J, Alonso A, Correa-Araneda F, Pérez J. Microplastics impair amphibian survival, body condition and function. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 244:125500. [PMID: 31809926 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Revised: 11/24/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Microplastics (MPs) are contaminants of increasing concern; they are abundant, ubiquitous and persistent over time, representing potential risks for organisms and ecosystems. However, such risks are still virtually unknown for amphibians, despite the particular attention that these organisms often receive because of their global decline. We examined the effects of MPs (fluorescent, 10-μm polystyrene microspheres) at different concentrations (from 0 to 103 particles mL-1) on tadpoles of the common midwife toad, Alytes obstetricans, using a microcosm experiment. We assessed MP effects on tadpole feeding, growth and body condition, as well as their ingestion and egestion of MPs (estimated through fluorescence). Additionally, we explored whether MPs became attached to periphyton (the main food source for these tadpoles, thus potentially representing a major way of MP ingestion), and the effect of MPs on periphyton growth (which may translate into altered freshwater ecosystem functioning). Our results showed significant effects on all the examined variables, and caused tadpole mortality at the highest concentration; also, fluorescence indicated the presence of MPs in tadpoles, tadpole faeces and periphyton. This suggests that MPs can be an important source of stress for amphibians in addition to other pollutants, climate change, habitat loss or chytrid infections, and that amphibians can be a major transfer path for MPs from freshwater to terrestrial ecosystems.
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- Luz Boyero
- Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940, Leioa, Spain; IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain.
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- Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940, Leioa, Spain
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- Research Unit of Biodiversity (CSIC, UO, PA), Oviedo University - Campus Mieres, Spain; Centro de Investigación, Seguimiento y Evaluación, Parque Nacional de la Sierra de Guadarrama, Rascafría, Spain; Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales-CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940, Leioa, Spain
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- Unidad de Cambio Climático y Medio Ambiente, Instituto de Estudios del Hábitat, Facultad de Arquitectura y Construcción, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Temuco, Chile
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- Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940, Leioa, Spain
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Effects of Invasive Watermilfoil on Primary Production in Littoral Zones of North-Temperate Lakes. DIVERSITY 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/d12020082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Species invasions are changing aquatic ecosystems worldwide. Submerged aquatic macrophytes control lake ecosystem processes through their direct and indirect interactions with other primary producers, but how these interactions may be altered by macrophyte species invasions in temperate lakes is poorly understood. We addressed whether invasive watermilfoil (IWM) altered standing crops and gross primary production (GPP) of other littoral primary producers (macrophytes, phytoplankton, attached algae, and periphyton) in littoral zones of six Michigan lakes through a paired-plot comparison study of sites with IWM (standardized abundance 7–56%) compared to those with little or no IWM (standardized abundance 0–2%). We found that primary producer standing crops and the GPP of epiphytes, phytoplankton, and benthic periphyton were variable among lakes and not significantly different between paired study plots. Macrophyte standing crops predicted rates of benthic periphyton GPP, and standing crops of all other primary producers across all study plots. Overall, our results suggest that the effects of IWM on other primary producers in littoral zones may be lake-specific, and are likely dependent on the density of IWM, or whether it is functionally similar to other native species that it replaces or co-exists with. Moreover, in lakes where IWM is established but does not dominate macrophyte assemblages, the effects on littoral zone productivity may be minimal. Instead, overall macrophyte biomass is the primary factor controlling the rates of production and biomass of the other littoral zone primary producers, as has long been understood and observed in lake ecosystems.
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Silica Storage, Fluxes, and Nutrient Stoichiometry in Different Benthic Primary Producer Communities in the Littoral Zone of a Deep Subalpine Lake (Lake Iseo, Italy). WATER 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/w11102140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Benthic vegetation at the land-water interface is recognized as a filter for silica fluxes, which represents an important but under-investigated subject. This paper aims to analyze stocks and fluxes of biogenic (BSi) and dissolved (DSi) silica in relation to nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) in the littoral zone of a deep lake. Specifically, we evaluated how different primary producers can influence BSi retention and DSi release. The study was performed from April to October in 2017, in three different benthic communities: submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) and microphytobenthos (MPB), both occurring in soft bottom sediments, and epilithic macro- and microalgae (EA) on rocky substrates. The main result was that SAV and MPB were a DSi source and a N and P sink with the DSi efflux from SAV nearly three times as much as in MPB patches. These findings corroborate the hypothesis that SAV mediates the DSi transport from pore water to the water column. Conversely, EA communities were a DSi sink and a N and P source. Overall, these results highlight the fact that the littoral zone of lakes plays a key role in regulating aquatic Si cycling, which is likely to depend on the health status of SAV communities.
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Sarret G, Guédron S, Acha D, Bureau S, Arnaud-Godet F, Tisserand D, Goni-Urriza M, Gassie C, Duwig C, Proux O, Aucour AM. Extreme Arsenic Bioaccumulation Factor Variability in Lake Titicaca, Bolivia. Sci Rep 2019; 9:10626. [PMID: 31337829 PMCID: PMC6650431 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-47183-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2018] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Latin America, like other areas in the world, is faced with the problem of high arsenic (As) background in surface and groundwater, with impacts on human health. We studied As biogeochemical cycling by periphyton in Lake Titicaca and the mine-impacted Lake Uru Uru. As concentration was measured in water, sediment, totora plants (Schoenoplectus californicus) and periphyton growing on stems, and As speciation was determined by X-ray absorption spectroscopy in bulk and EDTA-extracted periphyton. Dissolved arsenic was between 5.0 and 15 μg L−1 in Lake Titicaca and reached 78.5 μg L−1 in Lake Uru Uru. As accumulation in periphyton was highly variable. We report the highest As bioaccumulation factors ever measured (BAFsperiphyton up to 245,000) in one zone of Lake Titicaca, with As present as As(V) and monomethyl-As (MMA(V)). Non-accumulating periphyton found in the other sites presented BAFsperiphyton between 1281 and 11,962, with As present as As(III), As(V) and arsenosugars. DNA analysis evidenced several taxa possibly related to this phenomenon. Further screening of bacterial and algal isolates would be necessary to identify the organism(s) responsible for As hyperaccumulation. Impacts on the ecosystem and human health appear limited, but such organisms or consortia would be of great interest for the treatment of As contaminated water.
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- Géraldine Sarret
- ISTerre (Institut des Sciences de la Terre), Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, IFFSTAR, Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc, 38000, Grenoble, France.
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- ISTerre (Institut des Sciences de la Terre), Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, IFFSTAR, Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- Instituto de Ecología, Unidad de Calidad Ambiental (UCA), Carrera de Biología, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Campus Universitario de Cota Cota, casilla La Paz, 10077, Bolivia
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- ISTerre (Institut des Sciences de la Terre), Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, IFFSTAR, Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- Université Lyon 1, ENS de Lyon, CNRS, UMR 5276 LGL-TPE, F-69622, Villeurbanne, France
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- ISTerre (Institut des Sciences de la Terre), Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, IFFSTAR, Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- Environmental Microbiology, CNRS/ UNIV PAU & PAYS ADOUR/E2S UPPA, Institut des sciences analytiques et de physicochimie pour l'environnement et les matériaux, IPREM, UMR5254, Pau, France
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- Environmental Microbiology, CNRS/ UNIV PAU & PAYS ADOUR/E2S UPPA, Institut des sciences analytiques et de physicochimie pour l'environnement et les matériaux, IPREM, UMR5254, Pau, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, IGE, Grenoble, F-38 000, France
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- OSUG (Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Grenoble), Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, 38041, Grenoble, France
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- Université Lyon 1, ENS de Lyon, CNRS, UMR 5276 LGL-TPE, F-69622, Villeurbanne, France
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Capture and Release of Phosphorus by Periphyton in Closed Water Systems Influenced by Illumination and Temperature. WATER 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/w11051021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Periphyton is known to play an important role in the self-purification of aquatic ecosystems. However, little attention has been paid to the understanding of P distribution and its partitioning influenced by the physical parameters when periphyton is separated from the sediment. In this work, the effect of periphyton on the capture and release of phosphorus in closed water systems was studied and the influence of illumination and temperature conditions were investigated. Results showed that phosphorus was transferred from water to periphyton during the experiment at 15 °C, but periphyton turned from a sink to a source of phosphorus in a few days at 25 and 35 °C. Phosphorus capture in periphyton was more enhanced when illuminated at 70 than 20 μmol photons m−2 s−1 at 25 and 35 °C, but not at 15 °C. At the end of the experiment, cyanobacteria became more abundant at 25 and 35 °C and phosphorus fractionation showed that labile-P was predominant in periphyton. The release of the captured phosphorus could be related to the disaggregation of periphyton following the depletion of nutrients. Therefore, periphyton act as a temporary storage of phosphorus following nutrient input in closed water systems and the capture and release of phosphorus is strongly influenced by the environmental conditions.
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Novais MH, Penha AM, Morales EA, Potes M, Salgado R, Morais M. Vertical distribution of benthic diatoms in a large reservoir (Alqueva, Southern Portugal) during thermal stratification. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 659:1242-1255. [PMID: 31096337 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2018] [Revised: 12/15/2018] [Accepted: 12/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Freshwater diatom communities are known to respond to a wide range of environmental factors, however, the depth gradient is usually neglected and few studies are available, especially in large reservoirs. During the ALqueva hydro-meteorological EXperiment (ALEX) field campaign, diatom communities were studied in the margins and in three platforms (from the surface to the bottom of the reservoir) located in the limnetic zone of the Alqueva reservoir, one of the largest artificial lakes in western Europe. A detailed meteorological and physico-chemical characterization of the reservoir was carried out from June to September in Summer 2014, when the reservoir was stratified, to relate these variables with diatom assemblages. Despite the large dimensions of the reservoir, no differences in the water physico-chemical characteristics and diatom descriptors were detected among platforms. Small changes in diatom assemblages, ecological guilds, taxa richness and Shannon diversity index were observed between sampling campaigns. Nevertheless, differences in diatoms were detected along a depth gradient, both in terms of diatom assemblages and ecological guilds. Taxa richness, Shannon diversity index, Pielou's evenness and Specific Pollution sensitivity Index (SPI) also differed with depth, with the lowest values of all indices detected at surface samples, increasing with depth, reaching the highest values at 20 m for taxa richness, Shannon diversity and Pielou's evenness indices.
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- Maria Helena Novais
- Institute of Earth Sciences - ICT, University of Évora, Rua Romão Ramalho n°. 59, 7000-671 Évora, Portugal; Water Laboratory, University of Évora, P.I.T.E. Rua da Barba Rala No. 1, 7005-345 Évora, Portugal.
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- Institute of Earth Sciences - ICT, University of Évora, Rua Romão Ramalho n°. 59, 7000-671 Évora, Portugal; Water Laboratory, University of Évora, P.I.T.E. Rua da Barba Rala No. 1, 7005-345 Évora, Portugal
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- Institute of Earth Sciences - ICT, University of Évora, Rua Romão Ramalho n°. 59, 7000-671 Évora, Portugal; Water Laboratory, University of Évora, P.I.T.E. Rua da Barba Rala No. 1, 7005-345 Évora, Portugal
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- Institute of Earth Sciences - ICT, University of Évora, Rua Romão Ramalho n°. 59, 7000-671 Évora, Portugal
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- Institute of Earth Sciences - ICT, University of Évora, Rua Romão Ramalho n°. 59, 7000-671 Évora, Portugal; Department of Physics, ECT, University of Évora, Rua Romão Ramalho n° 59, 7000-671 Évora, Portugal
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- Institute of Earth Sciences - ICT, University of Évora, Rua Romão Ramalho n°. 59, 7000-671 Évora, Portugal; Water Laboratory, University of Évora, P.I.T.E. Rua da Barba Rala No. 1, 7005-345 Évora, Portugal
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Lv T, He Q, Hong Y, Liu C, Yu D. Effects of Water Quality Adjusted by Submerged Macrophytes on the Richness of the Epiphytic Algal Community. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 9:1980. [PMID: 30687372 PMCID: PMC6334159 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2018] [Accepted: 12/20/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Submerged macrophytes and epiphytic algae play significant roles in the functioning of aquatic ecosystems. Submerged macrophytes can influence the epiphytic algal community by directly or indirectly modifying environmental conditions (nutrients, light, etc.). From December to June of the following year, we investigated the dynamics of the dominant winter species Potamogeton crispus, its epiphytic algae, and water quality parameters in the shallow Liangzi Lake in China. The richness of epiphytic algae had a trend similar to that of P. crispus coverage, which increased in the first four months and then decreased in the following three months. The structural equation model (SEM) showed that P. crispus affected the richness of epiphytic algae by reducing nutrient concentrations (reduction in total organic carbon, total nitrogen and chemical oxygen demand) and enhancing water transparency (reduction in turbidity and total suspend solids) to enhance the richness of epiphytic algae. The results indicated that high amounts of submerged macrophyte cover can increase the richness of the epiphytic algal community by changing water quality.
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- *Correspondence: Chunhua Liu, Dan Yu,
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Khadra M, Planas D, Girard C, Amyot M. Age matters: Submersion period shapes community composition of lake biofilms under glyphosate stress. Facets (Ott) 2018. [DOI: 10.1139/facets-2018-0019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The phosphonate herbicide glyphosate, which is the active ingredient in the commercial formulation Roundup®, is currently the most globally used herbicide. In aquatic ecosystems, periphytic biofilms, or periphyton, are at the base of food webs and are often the first communities to be in direct contact with runoff. Microcosm experiments were conducted to assess the effects of a pulse exposure of glyphosate on community composition and chlorophyll a concentrations of lake biofilms at different colonization stages (2 months, 1 year, and 20 years). This is the first study that uses such contrasting submersion periods. Biofilms were exposed to either environmental levels of pure analytical grade glyphosate (6 μg/L, 65 μg/L, and 600 μg/L) or to corresponding phosphorus concentrations. Community composition was determined by deep sequencing of the 18S and 16S rRNA genes to target eukaryotes and cyanobacteria, respectively. The results showed that submersion period was the only significant contributor to community structure. However, at the taxon level, the potentially toxic genus Anabaena was found to increase in relative abundance. We also observed that glyphosate releases phosphorus into the surrounding water, but not in a bioavailable form. The results of this study indicate that environmental concentrations of glyphosate do not seem to impact the community composition or metabolism of lake biofilms under pulse event conditions.
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- Melissa Khadra
- Groupe interuniversitaire en limnologie et en environnement aquatique (GRIL), Département de sciences biologiques, Université de Montréal, Pavillon Marie-Victorin, 90 Vincent d’Indy, Montréal, QC H2V 2S9, Canada
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- Groupe interuniversitaire en limnologie et en environnement aquatique (GRIL), Département de sciences biologiques, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC H3C 3P8, Canada
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- Sentinelle Nord, Département de biochimie, de microbiologie et de bio-informatique, Université Laval, 1030 avenue de la Médecine, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Groupe interuniversitaire en limnologie et en environnement aquatique (GRIL), Département de sciences biologiques, Université de Montréal, Pavillon Marie-Victorin, 90 Vincent d’Indy, Montréal, QC H2V 2S9, Canada
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Zhao Y, Xiong X, Wu C, Xia Y, Li J, Wu Y. Influence of light and temperature on the development and denitrification potential of periphytic biofilms. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 613-614:1430-1437. [PMID: 28668307 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.06.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2017] [Revised: 06/13/2017] [Accepted: 06/14/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Periphytic biofilms are microbial aggregates commonly present in submerged aquatic environments and play a significant role in nutrient cycling. In recent years, utilization of natural periphytic biofilms in wastewater treatment and water restoration attracts growing research interests. Light and temperature are two important environmental factors known to affect the development of periphytic biofilms and can be manipulated for the regulation of the biofilm properties. In this work, effects of light and temperature on the development and function (denitrification potential) of periphytic biofilms were investigated using a microcosm experiment. Results showed that thicker periphytic biofilms with higher Chlorophyll a, extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), and total phosphorus contents were developed under higher temperature. Whereas, biomass accumulation was more rapid for periphytic biofilms under higher irradiance. The denitrification potential rate was negatively associated with irradiance, which can be linked to the influence of irradiance on biofilm structure and microbial composition. A relatively lower irradiance is recommended when using periphytic biofilms in nitrogen removal from wastewater.
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- Yanhui Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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Iacarella JC, Barrow JL, Giani A, Beisner BE, Gregory‐Eaves I. Shifts in algal dominance in freshwater experimental ponds across differing levels of macrophytes and nutrients. Ecosphere 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.2086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- Josephine C. Iacarella
- Department of Biology McGill University 1205 Docteur Penfield Avenue Montreal Quebec H3A 1B1 Canada
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- Department of Biology McGill University 1205 Docteur Penfield Avenue Montreal Quebec H3A 1B1 Canada
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- Department of Botany Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 6627 Av. Pres. Antônio Carlos Belo Horizonte 31270‐901 Brazil
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- Department of Biology University of Quebec at Montreal 405 Rue Sainte‐Catherine E. Montreal Quebec H2L 2C4 Canada
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- Department of Biology McGill University 1205 Docteur Penfield Avenue Montreal Quebec H3A 1B1 Canada
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Lindemann SR, Mobberley JM, Cole JK, Markillie LM, Taylor RC, Huang E, Chrisler WB, Wiley HS, Lipton MS, Nelson WC, Fredrickson JK, Romine MF. Predicting Species-Resolved Macronutrient Acquisition during Succession in a Model Phototrophic Biofilm Using an Integrated 'Omics Approach. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:1020. [PMID: 28659875 PMCID: PMC5468372 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 214] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2017] [Accepted: 05/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The principles governing acquisition and interspecies exchange of nutrients in microbial communities and how those exchanges impact community productivity are poorly understood. Here, we examine energy and macronutrient acquisition in unicyanobacterial consortia for which species-resolved genome information exists for all members, allowing us to use multi-omic approaches to predict species' abilities to acquire resources and examine expression of resource-acquisition genes during succession. Metabolic reconstruction indicated that a majority of heterotrophic community members lacked the genes required to directly acquire the inorganic nutrients provided in culture medium, suggesting high metabolic interdependency. The sole primary producer in consortium UCC-O, cyanobacterium Phormidium sp. OSCR, displayed declining expression of energy harvest, carbon fixation, and nitrate and sulfate reduction proteins but sharply increasing phosphate transporter expression over 28 days. Most heterotrophic members likewise exhibited signs of phosphorus starvation during succession. Though similar in their responses to phosphorus limitation, heterotrophs displayed species-specific expression of nitrogen acquisition genes. These results suggest niche partitioning around nitrogen sources may structure the community when organisms directly compete for limited phosphate. Such niche complementarity around nitrogen sources may increase community diversity and productivity in phosphate-limited phototrophic communities.
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- Stephen R Lindemann
- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, RichlandWA, United States.,Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West LafayetteIN, United States.,Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West LafayetteIN, United States
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, RichlandWA, United States
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, RichlandWA, United States
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- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West LafayetteIN, United States
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, RichlandWA, United States
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, RichlandWA, United States
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, RichlandWA, United States
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, RichlandWA, United States
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, RichlandWA, United States
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, RichlandWA, United States
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, RichlandWA, United States
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, RichlandWA, United States
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Vlaičević B, Vidakovič J, Čerba D. The colonization and succession patterns of the periphytic ciliate community in a temperate floodplain lake. Biologia (Bratisl) 2017. [DOI: 10.1515/biolog-2017-0028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Jones DK, Mattes BM, Hintz WD, Schuler MS, Stoler AB, Lind LA, Cooper RO, Relyea RA. Investigation of road salts and biotic stressors on freshwater wetland communities. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2017; 221:159-167. [PMID: 27939632 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.11.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2016] [Revised: 09/12/2016] [Accepted: 11/21/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The application of road deicing salts has led to the salinization of freshwater ecosystems in northern regions worldwide. Increased chloride concentrations in lakes, streams, ponds, and wetlands may negatively affect freshwater biota, potentially threatening ecosystem services. In an effort to reduce the effects of road salt, operators have increased the use of salt alternatives, yet we lack an understanding of how these deicers affect aquatic communities. We examined the direct and indirect effects of the most commonly used road salt (NaCl) and a proprietary salt mixture (NaCl, KCl, MgCl2), at three environmentally relevant concentrations (150, 470, and 780 mg Cl-/L) on freshwater wetland communities in combination with one of three biotic stressors (control, predator cues, and competitors). The communities contained periphyton, phytoplankton, zooplankton, and two tadpole species (American toads, Anaxyrus americanus; wood frogs, Lithobates sylvaticus). Overall, we found the two road salts did not interact with the natural stressors. Both salts decreased pH and reduced zooplankton abundance. The strong decrease in zooplankton abundance in the highest NaCl concentration caused a trophic cascade that resulted in increased phytoplankton abundance. The highest NaCl concentration also reduced toad activity. For the biotic stressors, predatory stress decreased whereas competitive stress increased the activity of both tadpole species. Wood frog survival, time to metamorphosis, and mass at metamorphosis all decreased under competitive stress whereas toad time to metamorphosis increased and mass at metamorphosis decreased. Road salts and biotic stressors can both affect freshwater communities, but their effects are not interactive.
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- Devin K Jones
- Department of Biological Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
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Zadorozhna H, Semeniuk N, Shcherbak V. Interaction between Phytoplankton and Epiphytic Algae in the Kaniv Water Reservoir (Ukraine). INTERNATIONAL LETTERS OF NATURAL SCIENCES 2017. [DOI: 10.56431/p-1u8fs7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The paper considers the patterns of interaction between algae relating to different ecological groups (phytoplankton and epiphytic algae) in the upper section of the Kaniv Water Reservoir (Ukraine). Phytoplankton and epiphytic algae have been shown to form the dynamic system, wherein phytoplankton makes an impact upon the epiphytic algal community structure, and, on the contrary, epiphytic algae in certain periods of the year can influence the phytoplankton structure. Several species were simultaneously present in both communities, and this was caused by: their habitat versatility, algae sedimentation from plankton to higher aquatic plant surface and transition of typically epiphytic species to plankton owing to hydrodynamic processes. The “phase opposition” was observed between phytoplankton and epiphytic algae: the maximal biomass of phytoplankton was recorded in summer, while that of epiphytic algae – in autumn. Such “phase opposition” is explained by different temperature optimums of dominant species and divisions in these communities, and also by shading of epiphytic algae by phytoplankton in case of intensive growth of the latter.
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Effects of Exposed Artificial Substrate on the Competition between Phytoplankton and Benthic Algae: Implications for Shallow Lake Restoration. WATER 2017. [DOI: 10.3390/w9010024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Zadorozhna H, Semeniuk N, Shcherbak V. Interaction between Phytoplankton and Epiphytic Algae in the Kaniv Water Reservoir (Ukraine). INTERNATIONAL LETTERS OF NATURAL SCIENCES 2017. [DOI: 10.18052/www.scipress.com/ilns.61.56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The paper considers the patterns of interaction between algae relating to different ecological groups (phytoplankton and epiphytic algae) in the upper section of the Kaniv Water Reservoir (Ukraine). Phytoplankton and epiphytic algae have been shown to form the dynamic system, wherein phytoplankton makes an impact upon the epiphytic algal community structure, and, on the contrary, epiphytic algae in certain periods of the year can influence the phytoplankton structure. Several species were simultaneously present in both communities, and this was caused by: their habitat versatility, algae sedimentation from plankton to higher aquatic plant surface and transition of typically epiphytic species to plankton owing to hydrodynamic processes. The “phase opposition” was observed between phytoplankton and epiphytic algae: the maximal biomass of phytoplankton was recorded in summer, while that of epiphytic algae – in autumn. Such “phase opposition” is explained by different temperature optimums of dominant species and divisions in these communities, and also by shading of epiphytic algae by phytoplankton in case of intensive growth of the latter.
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Cordeiro RS, Barbosa JEL, Lima GQ, Barbosa LG. Periphytic algae dynamics in lentic ecosystems in the Brazilian semiarid. BRAZ J BIOL 2016; 77:495-505. [PMID: 27849255 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.16815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2015] [Accepted: 03/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The hydrological periods drive the structure and organization of aquatic communities in semiarid regions. We hypothesize that a decrease of the precipitation during the dry period will favor the development of the periphytic algal community, leading to higher richness and density in this period. To test this hypothesis, we investigated the changes in the periphytic algal community structure in three shallow and eutrophic ecosystems of the Brazilian semiarid. The sampling was performed between 2007 and 2010 at two-mensal intervals. The sampling of periphytic algal was performed in aquatic macrophytes and rocks. The abiotic variables were analyzed simultaneously. Dominance in diatoms, cyanobacteria and chlorophytes, respectively, was observed in two periods. In the dry period, waters were alkaline and had high concentrations of nitrate and total phosphorus associated with the highest densities of Bacillariophyceae. In the rainy period the water was warmer, oxygenated and high concentrations of ammonia and soluble reactive phosphorus with diatoms remained dominant but with reduced density, while cyanobacteria and chlorophytes increased. Overall, periphytic algal community composition no responded to changes in the hydrological periods. However, the hydrological periods altered the dynamics of periphytic algal community, supported by the alternation of the most representative classes (diatoms and cyanobacteria) between the hydrologic periods. Our data suggest that the morphometric and chemical and physical characteristics of lentic aquatic ecosystems studied were more important in the dynamics of periphytic algal community than the hydrological periods and types of substrates.
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- R S Cordeiro
- Laboratório de Ecologia Aquática, Departamento de Biologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas - CCBS, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba - UEPB, Campus I, Av. das Baraúnas, 151, Bloco Três Marias, CEP 58428-500, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia Aquática, Departamento de Biologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas - CCBS, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba - UEPB, Campus I, Av. das Baraúnas, 151, Bloco Três Marias, CEP 58428-500, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia Aquática, Departamento de Biologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas - CCBS, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba - UEPB, Campus I, Av. das Baraúnas, 151, Bloco Três Marias, CEP 58428-500, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Limnologia, Centro de Ciências Agrárias - CCA, Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB, Campus II, Rodovia PB-079, CEP 58397-000, Areia, PB, Brazil
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Díaz-Valenzuela J, Barva-Alvarez R, Merlo-Galiazzi A, Zambrano L. Macrophytes and metaphyton as habitats for insects in temporary and permanent tropical aquatic ecosystems. NEOTROPICAL BIODIVERSITY 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/23766808.2016.1248709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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- Julio Díaz-Valenzuela
- Departamento de Zoología, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Zoología, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Zoología, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Zoología, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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Tuulaikhuu BA, Romaní AM, Guasch H. Arsenic toxicity effects on microbial communities and nutrient cycling in indoor experimental channels mimicking a fluvial system. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2015; 166:72-82. [PMID: 26240952 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2015.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2015] [Revised: 06/18/2015] [Accepted: 07/08/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The toxicity of chemicals in the environment is influenced by many factors, such as the adsorption to mineral particles, active biological surfaces, biotransformation and/or nutrient concentration. In the present study, a simplified fluvial system including fish, periphyton and sediment was used to investigate the fate and effects of environmentally realistic concentration of arsenic (As) on biofilm growth and nutrient cycling. Total dissolved arsenic concentration decreased exponentially from 120μg/L to 28.0±1.5μg/L during the experiment (60 days), mostly sinking to the sediment and a smaller percentage accumulated in the periphytic biofilm. Most P and N, which was provided by fish, was also retained in the epipsammic biofilm (growing on sediment grains). We conclude that exposure to this concentration of arsenic under oligotrophic conditions is changing the quality and quantity of the base of the aquatic food chain and its respective contribution to nutrient cycling, and normal functioning of the ecosystem. The effects include lowering the total biomass of biofilm and its potential ability to use organic P (i.e., phosphatase activity), inhibiting algal growth, especially that of diatoms, decreasing nitrogen content, and making the epipsammic biofilm more heterotrophic, thus reducing its ability to oxygenate the aquatic environment.
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- Baigal-Amar Tuulaikhuu
- Institute of Aquatic Ecology, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Girona, Spain.
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- Institute of Aquatic Ecology, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Girona, Spain
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- Institute of Aquatic Ecology, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Girona, Spain.
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Prosser RS, Brain RA, Malia Andrus J, Hosmer AJ, Solomon KR, Hanson ML. Assessing temporal and spatial variation in sensitivity of communities of periphyton sampled from agroecosystem to, and ability to recover from, atrazine exposure. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2015; 118:204-216. [PMID: 25957082 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2015.04.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2015] [Revised: 04/21/2015] [Accepted: 04/28/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Lotic systems in agriculturally intensive watersheds can experience short-term pulsed exposures of pesticides as a result of runoff associated with rainfall events following field applications. Of special interest are herbicides that could potentially impair communities of primary producers, such as those associated with periphyton. Therefore, this study examined agroecosystem-derived lotic periphyton to assess (1) variation in community sensitivity to, and ability to recover from, acute (48h) exposure to the photosystem II (PSII)-inhibiting herbicide atrazine across sites and time, and (2) attempt to determine the variables (e.g., community structure, hydrology, water quality measures) that were predictive for observed differences in sensitivity and recovery. Periphyton were sampled from six streams in the Midwestern U.S. on four different dates in 2012 (April to August). Field-derived periphyton were exposed in the laboratory to concentrations of atrazine ranging from 10 to 320μg/L for 48h, followed by untreated media for evaluation of recovery for 48h. Effective quantum yield of PSII was measured after 24h and 48h exposure and 24h and 48h after replacement of media. Inhibition of PSII EC50 values ranged from 53 to >320µg/L. The majority of periphyton samples (16 out of 22) exposed to atrazine up to 320µg/L recovered completely by 48h after replacement of media. Percent inhibition of effective quantum yield of PSII in periphyton (6 of 22 samples) exposed to 320µg/L atrazine that were significantly lower than controls after 48h ranged from 2% to 24%. No distinct spatial or temporal trends in sensitivity and recovery potential were observed over the course of the study. Conditional inference forest analysis and variation partitioning were used to investigate potential associations between periphyton sensitivity to and ability to recover from exposure to atrazine. Although certain environmental variables (i.e., proximity of high flow/velocity events and dissolved solutes) were significantly associated with sensitivity to atrazine, recovery was not significantly associated with any variables, which is predicted by the rapid reversible binding at PSII. Consistent and rapid recovery of effective quantum yield of PSII across sites and sampling dates indicates that acute exposure to atrazine is unlikely to adversely affect function of these communities in their current state in intensive agroecosystems.
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- Ryan S Prosser
- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Environment and Geography, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Ivanova EA, Anishchenko OV, Glushchenko LA, Gaevsky NA, Kolmakov VI. Contribution of different groups of autotrophs to the primary production of the mountain Lake Oiskoe. CONTEMP PROBL ECOL+ 2014. [DOI: 10.1134/s1995425514040040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Cellamare M, Morin S, Coste M, Haury J. Ecological assessment of French Atlantic lakes based on phytoplankton, phytobenthos and macrophytes. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2012; 184:4685-708. [PMID: 21881899 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-011-2295-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2011] [Accepted: 08/15/2011] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Biological elements, including phytoplankton, phytobenthos, macrophytes, benthic invertebrates and fish, are employed by the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) 2000/60/EC as ecological indicators for the assessment of surface waters. The use of primary producers (phytoplankton, phytobenthos and macrophytes) for water quality assessment has a long history, and several methods have been developed worldwide. In this study, we used these three communities to assess the ecological status of five natural lakes located in the Aquitaine region (southwest France). Several biological indices used in lakes from other European countries or in French rivers were employed and compared among the three communities. Each primary producer provided complementary information about the ecological status of the lakes, including the invasiveness of exotic taxa. Regardless of the producer community used, the response to the environment, as reflected by the indices (adequate for each community), was similar: Lakes Cazaux, Lacanau and Hourtin showed the best ecological status and Parentis and Soustons the worst. Phytoplankton diagnosis reflected and integrated unambiguously the water quality of the lakes, as demonstrated by the strong relationships between the phytoplankton index and the trophic status criteria. This community appeared as the best indicator, especially when macrophytes were absent. The methods applied here represent a potential tool for the assessment of the ecological status in the context of WFD, but they need to be refined. We propose modifications for phytobenthos index initially tailored for running waters for adequate use in lentic ecosystems. Indices for the three primary producers should be modified to incorporate exotic species which may provide information on potential biodiversity losses.
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- Maria Cellamare
- Cemagref, UR REBX, 50 avenue de Verdun, 33612, Cestas Cedex, France
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Mass flux calculations show strong allochthonous support of freshwater zooplankton production is unlikely. PLoS One 2012; 7:e39508. [PMID: 22761808 PMCID: PMC3383696 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2012] [Accepted: 05/09/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Many studies have concluded terrestrial carbon inputs contribute 20–70% of the carbon supporting zooplankton and fish production in lakes. Conversely, it is also known that terrestrial carbon inputs are of very low nutritional quality and phytoplankton are strongly preferentially utilized by zooplankton. Because of its low quality, substantial terrestrial support of zooplankton production in lakes is only conceivable when terrigenous organic matter inputs are much larger than algal production. We conducted a quantitative analysis of terrestrial carbon mass influx and algal primary production estimates for oligo/mesotrophic lakes (i.e., TP≤20 µg L−1). In keeping with the principle of mass conservation, only the flux of terrestrial carbon retained within lakes can be utilized by zooplankton. Our field data compilation showed the median (inter-quartile range) terrestrial particulate organic carbon (t-POC), available dissolved organic carbon (t-DOC) inputs, and in-lake bacterial and algal production were 11 (8–17), 34 (11–78), 74 (37–165), and 253 (115–546) mg C m−2 d−1, respectively. Despite the widespread view that terrestrial inputs dominate the carbon flux of many lakes, our analysis indicates algal production is a factor 4–7 greater than the available flux of allochthonous basal resources in low productivity lakes. Lakes with high loading of t-DOC also have high hydraulic flushing rates. Because t-DOC is processed, i.e., mineralized or lost to the sediments, in lakes at ≈0.1% d−1, in systems with the highest t-DOC inputs (i.e., 1000 mg m−2 d−1) a median of 98% of the t-DOC flux is advected and therefore is not available to support zooplankton production. Further, advection is the primary fate of t-DOC in lakes with hydraulic retention times <3 years. When taking into account the availability and quality of terrestrial and autochthonous fluxes, this analysis indicates ≈95–99% of aquatic herbivore production is supported by in-lake primary production.
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Genkai-Kato M, Vadeboncoeur Y, Liboriussen L, Jeppesen E. Benthic–planktonic coupling, regime shifts, and whole-lake primary production in shallow lakes. Ecology 2012; 93:619-31. [DOI: 10.1890/10-2126.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Wood SA, Kuhajek JM, de Winton M, Phillips NR. Species composition and cyanotoxin production in periphyton mats from three lakes of varying trophic status. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2011; 79:312-26. [PMID: 22092304 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2011.01217.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2011] [Revised: 08/29/2011] [Accepted: 09/26/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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In lakes, benthic micro-algae and cyanobacteria (periphyton) can contribute significantly to total primary productivity and provide important food sources for benthic invertebrates. Despite recognition of their importance, few studies have explored the diversity of the algal and cyanobacterial composition of periphyton mats in temperate lakes. In this study, we sampled periphyton from three New Zealand lakes: Tikitapu (oligotrophic), Ōkāreka (mesotrophic) and Rotoiti (eutrophic). Statistical analysis of morphological data showed a clear delineation in community structure among lakes and highlighted the importance of cyanobacteria. Automated rRNA intergenic spacer analysis (ARISA) and 16S rRNA gene clone libraries were used to investigate cyanobacterial diversity. Despite the close geographic proximity of the lakes, cyanobacterial species differed markedly. The 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis identified eight cyanobacterial OTUs. A comparison with other known cyanobacterial sequences in GenBank showed relatively low similarities (91-97%). Cyanotoxin analysis identified nodularin in all mats from Lake Tikitapu. ndaF gene sequences from these samples had very low (≤ 89%) homology to sequences in other known nodularin producers. To our knowledge, this is the first detection of nodularin in a freshwater environment in the absence of Nodularia. Six cyanobacteria species were isolated from Lake Tikitapu mats. None were found to produce nodularin. Five of the species shared low (< 97%) 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities with other cultured cyanobacteria.
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Spatial and Temporal Variability in the Ecosystem Metabolism of a High-elevation Lake: Integrating Benthic and Pelagic Habitats. Ecosystems 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s10021-011-9471-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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De Oliveria DE, Ferragut C, De Campos Bicudo D. Relationships between environmental factors, periphyton biomass and nutrient content in Garças Reservoir, a hypereutrophic tropical reservoir in southeastern Brazil. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1770.2010.00428.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Vera MS, Lagomarsino L, Sylvester M, Pérez GL, Rodríguez P, Mugni H, Sinistro R, Ferraro M, Bonetto C, Zagarese H, Pizarro H. New evidences of Roundup (glyphosate formulation) impact on the periphyton community and the water quality of freshwater ecosystems. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2010; 19:710-21. [PMID: 20091117 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-009-0446-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/18/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Argentina is the second largest world producer of soybeans (after the USA) and along with the increase in planted surface and production in the country, glyphosate consumption has grown in the same way. We investigated the effects of Roundup (glyphosate formulation) on the periphyton colonization. The experiment was carried out over 42 days in ten outdoor mesocosms of different typology: "clear" waters with aquatic macrophytes and/or metaphyton and "turbid" waters with great occurrence of phytoplankton or suspended inorganic matter. The herbicide was added at 8 mg L(-1) of the active ingredient (glyphosate) in five mesocosms while five were left as controls (without Roundup addition). The estimate of the dissipation rate (k) of glyphosate showed a half-life value of 4.2 days. Total phosphorus significantly increased in treated mesocosms due to Roundup degradation what favored eutrophication process. Roundup produced a clear delay in periphytic colonization in treated mesocosms and values of the periphytic mass variables (dry weight, ash-free dry weight and chlorophyll a) were always higher in control mesocosms. Despite the mortality of algae, mainly diatoms, cyanobacteria was favored in treated mesocosms. It was observed that glyphosate produced a long term shift in the typology of mesocosms, "clear" turning to "turbid", which is consistent with the regional trend in shallow lakes in the Pampa plain of Argentina. Based on our findings it is clear that agricultural practices that involve the use of herbicides such as Roundup affect non-target organisms and the water quality, modifying the structure and functionality of freshwater ecosystems.
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- María S Vera
- Laboratorio de Limnología, Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Pab. II, C1428EHA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Spatial Analysis of Production by Macrophytes, Phytoplankton and Epiphyton in a Large River System under Different Water-Level Conditions. Ecosystems 2007. [DOI: 10.1007/s10021-007-9021-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Peters L, Wetzel MA, Traunspurger W, Rothhaupt KO. Epilithic communities in a lake littoral zone: the role of water-column transport and habitat development for dispersal and colonization of meiofauna. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1899/0887-3593(2007)26[232:eciall]2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Kaining CHEN, Xianmin BAG, Longxin SHI, Weimin CHEN, Cejie LAN, Hai XU, Hongyun HU. Ecological restoration engineering in Lake Wuli, Lake Taihu:a large enclosure experiment. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.18307/2006.0207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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