Size-selective microzooplankton grazing on the phytoplankton in the Curonian Lagoon (SE Baltic Sea)

• Autorzy: Grinienė E. , Šulčius S. , Kuosa H.

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DOI

10.1016/j.oceano.2016.05.002

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Dilution experiments were performed to estimate phytoplankton growth and microzooplankton grazing rates at two sites: freshwater (Nida) and brackish water (Smiltyne) in the Curonian Lagoon (SE Baltic Sea). Using the size-fractionation approach and dilution experiments, we found that the microzooplankton community was able to remove up to 78% of nanophytoplankton (2–20 μm) standing stock and 130% of the total daily primary production in the brackish waters of the lagoon, and up to 83% of standing stock and 76% of the primary production of picophytoplankton (0.2–2 μm) in the freshwater part. The observed differences were attributed to the changes in ciliate community size and trophic structure, with larger nano-filterers (30–60 μm) dominating the brackish water assemblages and pico-nano filterers (<20 μm and 20–30 μm) prevailing in the freshwater part of the lagoon.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

ciliates; nanophytoplankton; picophytoplankton; dilution experiments; phytoplankton pigments; predator–prey interactions

• Wydawca: Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Oceanology ; Elsevier
• Czasopismo: Oceanologia
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: No. 58 (4)
• Strony: 292--301
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 53 poz., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Grinienė E.

• Open Access Centre for Marine Research, Klaipėda University, Klaipėda, Lithuania
• Marine Science and Technology Centre, Klaipėda University, Klaipėda, Lithuania

autor

Šulčius S.

• Laboratory of Algology and Microbial Ecology, Nature Research Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania

autor

Kuosa H.

• Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), Marine Research Centre, Helsinki, Finland

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