Inhomogeneity detection in phytoplankton time series using multivariate analyses

• Autorzy: Muñiz Oihane , Rodríguez José Germán , Revilla Marta , Laza-Martínez Aitor , Seoane Sergio , Franco Javier

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DOI

10.1016/j.oceano.2020.01.004

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Phytoplankton communities have long been used as water quality indicators within environmental policies. This has fostered the development of national and international phytoplankton monitoring programs, but these networks are subject to sources of uncertainty due to laboratory issues. Nevertheless, studies regarding the interference associated with these aspects are not well-documented. Hence, a long time series (2003-2015) from the Basque continental shelf (southeastern Bay of Biscay) was analyzed to evaluate the uncertainty given by laboratory strategies when studying phytoplankton variability. Variability in phytoplankton communities was explained not only by environmental conditions but also by changes in fixatives (glutaraldehyde and acidic Lugol's solution) and laboratory staff. Based on Bray-Curtis distances, phytoplankton assemblages were found to be significantly dissimilar according to the effect of changes in the specialist handling the sample and the employed fixative. The pair-wise permutational multivariate analysis of variance (PERMANOVA) showed significant differences between the two fixatives utilized and also between the three taxonomists involved. Thus, laboratory-related effects should be considered in the study of phytoplankton time series.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

phytoplankton assemblages; fixative; variability; uncertainty; taxonomist; long-term series

• Wydawca: Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Oceanology ; Elsevier
• Czasopismo: Oceanologia
• Rocznik: 2020
• Tom: No. 62 (3)
• Strony: 243--254
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 55 poz., mapa, rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Muñiz Oihane

• AZTI, Marine Research Division, Pasaia, Spain

autor

Rodríguez José Germán

• AZTI, Marine Research Division, Pasaia, Spain

autor

Revilla Marta

• AZTI, Marine Research Division, Pasaia, Spain

autor

Laza-Martínez Aitor

• Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Leioa Spain
• Technology and Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PiE-UPV/EHU), 48620 Plentzia, Spain

autor

Seoane Sergio

• Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Leioa Spain
• Technology and Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PiE-UPV/EHU), 48620 Plentzia, Spain

autor

Franco Javier

• AZTI, Marine Research Division, Pasaia, Spain

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