Small time scale plankton structure variations at the entrance of a tropical eutrophic bay (Guanabara Bay, Brazil)
The dynamics of the plankton compartments at the entrance of Guanabara Bay (SE Brazil) were assessed during a short-term temporal survey to estimate their trophic correlations. Size-fractioned phytoplankton (picoplankton: < 2µm, nanoplankton: 2-20µm and microplankton: > 20µm) biomass and photo...
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doaj-92052817744845da8b74b06f8f159a932020-11-24T22:40:42ZengUniversidade de São PauloBrazilian Journal of Oceanography 1679-87591982-436X2012-12-01604405414Small time scale plankton structure variations at the entrance of a tropical eutrophic bay (Guanabara Bay, Brazil)Mariana GuentherIsabel LimaGlenda MugrabeDenise Rivera TenenbaumEliane Gonzalez-RodriguezJean Louis ValentinThe dynamics of the plankton compartments at the entrance of Guanabara Bay (SE Brazil) were assessed during a short-term temporal survey to estimate their trophic correlations. Size-fractioned phytoplankton (picoplankton: < 2µm, nanoplankton: 2-20µm and microplankton: > 20µm) biomass and photosynthetic efficiency, composition and abundance of the auto-and heterotrophic nano-and microplankton, and mesozooplankton were evaluated at a fixed station for 3 consecutive days at 3-h intervals, in the surface and bottom (20m) layers. The variability of almost all plankton compartments in the surface layer was directly dependent on temperature, indicating the great influence of the circulation at the entrance of the bay on plankton structure. In the surface layer, the mesozooplankton seems to be sustained by both autotrophic nano-and picoplankton, this last being channeled through the microzooplankton. Near the bottom, both auto-and heterotrophic microplankton are probably supporting the mesozooplankton biomass. Our findings thus suggest that the entrance of Guanabara bay presents a multivorous food web, i.e., a combination of both grazing and microbial trophic pathways.<br>A dinâmica dos vários compartimentos do plâncton foi avaliada durante uma série de curta duração na entrada da baía de Guanabara (SE do Brasil), com o objetivo de estimar suas correlações tróficas. A biomassa e eficiência fotossíntética das três frações do fitoplâncton (picoplâncton: < 2µm, nanoplâncton: 2-20µm e microplâncton: > 20µm), juntamente com a composição e abundância do nano-e microplâncton auto-e heterótrofos e do mesozooplâncton, foram determinadas em uma estação fixa durante 3 dias consecutivos, a intervalos de 3h, nas camadas de superfície e de fundo (20m). A variabilidade de quase todos os compartimentos do plâncton na superfície foi diretamente relacionada à temperatura, indicando forte influência da circulação da entrada da baía na estrutura planctônica. Na camada superficial, o mesozooplâncton parece ser alimentado pelo nano-e picoplâncton autótrofos, esse último sendo sustentado pelo microzooplâncton. Próximo ao fundo, o microplâncton auto-e heterótrofo estão possivelmente sustentando a biomassa mesozooplanctônica. Nossos resultados sugerem, portanto, que na entrada da baía de Guanabara esteja estabelecida uma rede trófica multívora, i.e., uma combinação entre as cadeias microbiana e de pastagem.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-87592012000400001FitoplânctonMicrozooplânctonMesozooplânctonRede trófica de pastagemRede trófica microbianaFluxos de carbonoPhytoplanktonMicrozooplanktonMesozooplanktonGrazing food webMicrobial food webCarbon fluxes |
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Mariana Guenther Isabel Lima Glenda Mugrabe Denise Rivera Tenenbaum Eliane Gonzalez-Rodriguez Jean Louis Valentin Small time scale plankton structure variations at the entrance of a tropical eutrophic bay (Guanabara Bay, Brazil) Brazilian Journal of Oceanography Fitoplâncton Microzooplâncton Mesozooplâncton Rede trófica de pastagem Rede trófica microbiana Fluxos de carbono Phytoplankton Microzooplankton Mesozooplankton Grazing food web Microbial food web Carbon fluxes |
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Mariana Guenther Isabel Lima Glenda Mugrabe Denise Rivera Tenenbaum Eliane Gonzalez-Rodriguez Jean Louis Valentin |
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Mariana Guenther |
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Small time scale plankton structure variations at the entrance of a tropical eutrophic bay (Guanabara Bay, Brazil) |
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Small time scale plankton structure variations at the entrance of a tropical eutrophic bay (Guanabara Bay, Brazil) |
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Small time scale plankton structure variations at the entrance of a tropical eutrophic bay (Guanabara Bay, Brazil) |
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Small time scale plankton structure variations at the entrance of a tropical eutrophic bay (Guanabara Bay, Brazil) |
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Small time scale plankton structure variations at the entrance of a tropical eutrophic bay (Guanabara Bay, Brazil) |
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small time scale plankton structure variations at the entrance of a tropical eutrophic bay (guanabara bay, brazil) |
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Universidade de São Paulo |
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Brazilian Journal of Oceanography |
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1679-8759 1982-436X |
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2012-12-01 |
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The dynamics of the plankton compartments at the entrance of Guanabara Bay (SE Brazil) were assessed during a short-term temporal survey to estimate their trophic correlations. Size-fractioned phytoplankton (picoplankton: < 2µm, nanoplankton: 2-20µm and microplankton: > 20µm) biomass and photosynthetic efficiency, composition and abundance of the auto-and heterotrophic nano-and microplankton, and mesozooplankton were evaluated at a fixed station for 3 consecutive days at 3-h intervals, in the surface and bottom (20m) layers. The variability of almost all plankton compartments in the surface layer was directly dependent on temperature, indicating the great influence of the circulation at the entrance of the bay on plankton structure. In the surface layer, the mesozooplankton seems to be sustained by both autotrophic nano-and picoplankton, this last being channeled through the microzooplankton. Near the bottom, both auto-and heterotrophic microplankton are probably supporting the mesozooplankton biomass. Our findings thus suggest that the entrance of Guanabara bay presents a multivorous food web, i.e., a combination of both grazing and microbial trophic pathways.<br>A dinâmica dos vários compartimentos do plâncton foi avaliada durante uma série de curta duração na entrada da baía de Guanabara (SE do Brasil), com o objetivo de estimar suas correlações tróficas. A biomassa e eficiência fotossíntética das três frações do fitoplâncton (picoplâncton: < 2µm, nanoplâncton: 2-20µm e microplâncton: > 20µm), juntamente com a composição e abundância do nano-e microplâncton auto-e heterótrofos e do mesozooplâncton, foram determinadas em uma estação fixa durante 3 dias consecutivos, a intervalos de 3h, nas camadas de superfície e de fundo (20m). A variabilidade de quase todos os compartimentos do plâncton na superfície foi diretamente relacionada à temperatura, indicando forte influência da circulação da entrada da baía na estrutura planctônica. Na camada superficial, o mesozooplâncton parece ser alimentado pelo nano-e picoplâncton autótrofos, esse último sendo sustentado pelo microzooplâncton. Próximo ao fundo, o microplâncton auto-e heterótrofo estão possivelmente sustentando a biomassa mesozooplanctônica. Nossos resultados sugerem, portanto, que na entrada da baía de Guanabara esteja estabelecida uma rede trófica multívora, i.e., uma combinação entre as cadeias microbiana e de pastagem. |
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Fitoplâncton Microzooplâncton Mesozooplâncton Rede trófica de pastagem Rede trófica microbiana Fluxos de carbono Phytoplankton Microzooplankton Mesozooplankton Grazing food web Microbial food web Carbon fluxes |
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