Dinoflagellates encystment with emphasis on blooms in Boughrara Lagoon (South-Western Mediterranean): Combined effects of trace metal concentration and environmental context

Autor: Mabrouka Mahfoudi, Marc Pagano, Olfa Ben Abdallah, Fatma Abdmouleh Keskes, Yosra Khammeri, Asma Hamza, Moufida Abdennadher, Najla Ayadi, Sana Ben Ismail, Malika Bel Hassen, Lamia Dammak Walha, Abdelfattah Atoui
Přispěvatelé: Institut méditerranéen d'océanologie (MIO), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Toulon (UTLN), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Toulon (UTLN)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, Elsevier, 2020, 237, pp.106648. ⟨10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106648⟩
Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2020, 237, pp.106648. ⟨10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106648⟩
ISSN: 0272-7714
1096-0015
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106648
Popis: Resting cysts (RCs), vegetative cell abundance, sediment characteristics, nutrient and trace metal concentrations were investigated in fifteen stations at Boughrara Lagoon during October and November 2016. Twelve morphotypes of RC were recorded. The sampling sites showed a similar cyst assemblage trend but differed in total cyst abundance. The cysts of heterotrophic dinoflagellates dominated over the cysts of autotrophic dinoflagellates throughout the study area and were correlated to the abundance of Bacillariophyceae explained by a likely trophic relationship. The abundance of cysts was positively correlated to phosphorus concentrations measured in the sediment. As well, cysts of Polykrikos kofoidii and Scrippsiella trochoidea were significantly correlated to nitrogen concentrations in water column. The trace metal concentrations did not show any effect on cyst abundances in most cases, except for Cr on mixotrophic dinoflagellates, suggesting that metal contamination is not determinant in the encystment of dinoflagellates. Autotrophic dinoflagellates cyst abundance was dependent on sediment characteristics with the highest densities being recorded in muddy sediments. The hydrodynamics of the lagoon, characterized by a weak water circulation and a low water renewal in the South-Western zone, was considered among the environmental factors most affecting RC distribution. The dominance of potentially toxic species cysts highlights the necessity of monitoring these forms suspected to constitute the precursor of toxic blooms in this area.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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