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Variability of ultraplankton composition and distribution in an oligotrophic coastal ecosystem of the NW Mediterranean Sea derived from a two-year survey at the single cell level.

ABSTRACT: Ultraplankton [heterotrophic prokaryotes and ultraphytoplankton (<10 ?m)] were monitored weekly over two years (2009 & 2010) in a coastal area of the NW Mediterranean Sea. Six clusters were differentiated by flow cytometry on the basis of their optical properties, two heterotrophic prokaryote (HP) subgroups labelled LNA and HNA (low and high nucleic acid content respectively), Prochlorococcus, Synechococcus, autotrophic picoeukaryotes and nanoeukaryotes. HP represented an important component of the microbial assemblage over the survey with relatively small abundance variation through seasons. The carbon biomass ratio HP/ultraphytoplankton averaged 0.45, however this ratio exceeded 1 during spring. Ultraphytoplankton biomass made about 50% of the total autotrophic carbon estimates but this contribution increased up to 97% and 67% during the 2009 and 2010 spring periods respectively. Within ultraphytoplankton, nanoeukaryote represent the most important ultraphytoplankton group in terms of autotrophic carbon biomass (up to 70%). Picoeukaryote maximum abundance occurred in winter. Synechococcus was the most abundant population (maximum 1.2 x 10 5 cells cm-3) particularly in spring where it represented up to 54% of ultraphytoplankton carbon biomass. The warmer winter-spring temperatures and the lengthening of the stratification period created a favorable situation for the earlier appearance of Synechococcus and its persistence throughout summer, paralleling Prochlorococcus development. Prochlorococcus was dominant over summer and autumn with concentrations up to 1.0 × 10 5 cells cm-3. While the abundance of Synechococcus throughout survey was of the same order as that reported in western Mediterranean Sea, Prochlorococcus was more abundant and similar to the more typical oligotrophic and warm waters. The abundance variation of the ultraplankton components through the survey was relatable to variations in the hydrological and nutrient conditions.

SUBMITTER: Pedrotti ML

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5739496 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Variability of ultraplankton composition and distribution in an oligotrophic coastal ecosystem of the NW Mediterranean Sea derived from a two-year survey at the single cell level.

Pedrotti Maria Luiza ML Mousseau Laure L Marro Sophie S Passafiume Ornella O Gossaert Marjorie M Labat Jean-Philippe JP

PloS one 20171221 12

Ultraplankton [heterotrophic prokaryotes and ultraphytoplankton (<10 μm)] were monitored weekly over two years (2009 & 2010) in a coastal area of the NW Mediterranean Sea. Six clusters were differentiated by flow cytometry on the basis of their optical properties, two heterotrophic prokaryote (HP) subgroups labelled LNA and HNA (low and high nucleic acid content respectively), Prochlorococcus, Synechococcus, autotrophic picoeukaryotes and nanoeukaryotes. HP represented an important component of ...[more]

PMID: 29267395

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Variability of ultraplankton composition and distribution in an oligotrophic coastal ecosystem of the NW Mediterranean Sea derived from a two-year survey at the single cell level.

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Variability of ultraplankton composition and distribution in an oligotrophic coastal ecosystem of the NW Mediterranean Sea derived from a two-year survey at the single cell level.

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