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Impact of the Słupia River waters on microbial communities in the port of Ustka and adjacent Baltic Sea waters

Rychert K., Wielgat-Rychert M., Lemańczyk Ł.

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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2018

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Vol. 47, No. 4

429--438

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The distribution of bacterial and ciliate abundance, ciliate community composition and other parameters were studied during summer along a transect from the mouth of the Słupia River to offshore waters (southern Baltic Sea). Bacteria were examined under an epifluorescence microscope and ciliates were observed under an inverted microscope. Two water masses were identified along the transect. Less saline waters in the river mouth and in the surface layer in the port of Ustka were characterized by high bacterial abundance (5.51–6.16 × 106 ml-1) and low ciliate abundance (0.34–0.90 cells ml-1). More saline waters in the near-bottom zone in the port of Ustka and in the surface layer outside the port contained smaller numbers of bacteria (0.99–2.14 × 106 ml-1) and larger numbers of ciliates (2.65–5.40 cells ml-1). The differences were statistically significant. The separation of the two water masses indicated that the Słupia River exerted a minor impact on the marine waters. The ciliate community composition changed along the transect studied. The main statistically significant difference observed was the low contribution of oligotrichs and choreotrichs to ciliate biomass (3–4%) in less saline waters and their dominance (45–80% of ciliate biomass) in more saline waters.

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Primary productivity in the Gulf of Riga (Baltic Sea) in relation to phytoplankton species and nutrient variability

Purina I., Labucis A., Barda I., Jurgensone I., Aigars J.

Oceanologia

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2018

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No. 60 (4)

544--552

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The seasonal patterns of primary production, phytoplankton biomass, chlorophyll a, and nutrients were investigated in the central part of the Gulf of Riga (Baltic Sea) during 2011 and 2012. Annual primary productivity in the gulf was in the range of 353.4–376.2 gC m−2. Maximum carbon fixation rates occurred during the phytoplankton spring bloom from April to May when the winter nutrient pool was rapidly exhausted, suggesting the use of regenerated nutrients already in spring. The new production calculated on the draw-down of nitrates amounted to 51.80% of spring net community production. The production rates during summer were considerably lower owing to the availability of only regenerated nutrients and limited nitrogen fixation. Autumn was established as the least productive season. In autumn despite the elevated nutrient concentrations, the increasingly limited light hindered photosynthetic activity. Species governing the nutrient fluxes and the productivity of the Gulf of Riga are the diatom species responsible for new production in spring. The photosynthetic ciliate Mesodinium rubrum ((Lohmann) Hamburger & Buddenbrock 1911) prevailed in all seasons and significantly correlated with elevated productivity, while diazotrophic cyanobacteria Aphanizomenon flosaquae (Ralfs ex Bornet & Flahault 1886) contributed to new production in the summer nutrient regenerating system.

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Latitudinal pattern of abundance and composition of ciliate communities in the surface waters of the Atlantic Ocean

Rychert K., Nawacka B., Majchrowski R., Zapadka T.

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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2014

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Vol. 43, No. 4

4436--441

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Abundance, biomass, and taxonomic composition of the ciliate community were studied in the surface waters along a transect between 50°S 61°W and 48°N 5°W (Atlantic Ocean, March-April 2011). The abundance of heterotrophic ciliates was low in the equatorial zone (280–320 cells l−1, 0.11–0.12 μg C l−1), but it increased toward both the northern and southern temperate zones with the maximum abundance observed at 44°S (2667 cells l−1, 0.82 μg C l−1). This pattern resembles the global distribution of oceanic primary production, which is low at lower latitudes and high in temperate zones. In temperate zones ciliate abundance peaks during spring and fall. Thus, because the present study was carried out during spring in the northern hemisphere and austral fall in the southern hemisphere, the ciliate abundance at higher latitudes was additionally elevated. Functionally autotrophic Mesodinium rubrum was only observed in the northern hemisphere and tropical waters. Its maximum abundance was observed at 48°N (1080 cells l−1, 1.14 μg C l−1). The most frequently observed ciliates were oligotrichs and choreotrichs. Other important ciliates were haptorids (including M. rubrum) and hypotrichs.

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Potential risk of Mesodinium rubrum bloom in aquaculture area of Dapeng'ao cove, China: diurnal changes in the ciliate community structure in the surface water

Liu H., Song X., Huang L., Tan Y., Zhong Y., Huang J. R.

Oceanologia

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2012

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No. 54 (1)

109-117

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Diurnal changes in the structure of the ciliate community in surface waters were studied in the aquaculture area of Dapeng'ao cove, China. Two periods of heavy rainfall occurred during the study period, intensifying water column stratification and influencing the water's properties. A total of 21 ciliate taxa from 15 genera were identified; the dominant species was Mesodinium rubrum. The maximum abundance of M. rubrum reached 3.92 × 104 indiv. dm-3, contributing 95.1% (mean value) to the total ciliate abundance. Diurnal changes in M. rubrum abundance were highly variable, the driving force probably being irradiance and food availability. The results suggest that M. rubrum may form blooms in aquaculture areas when there is a suitable physical regime with enriched nutrients, which is potentially harmful to the fish-farming industry.

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The size structure of the Mesodinium rubrum population in the Gdańsk Basin

Rychert K.

Oceanologia

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2004

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No. 46 (3)

439-444

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The ciliate Mesodinium rubrum Lohmann 1908 (=Myrionecta rubra Jankowski 1976) is an important phototrophic organism in the Gdańsk Basin. In June 2002 the vertical distribution and size structure of the M. rubrum population were studied. Its presence was generally observed in the whole water column (one exception was the anoxic near-bottom zone in the Gdańsk Deep) at all stations studied. Maximum abundance (18300 cells dm-3) was recorded at 26 m depth at the station located in the inner Gulf of Gdańsk. Analysis of the size structure of the counted organisms demonstrated the co-existence of small and large cells of M. rubrum in the upper layer of the water column and a gradual increase with depth of the prevalence of large specimens. This shows that at least two forms of M. rubrum exist in the region studied. Deep migrations are probably undertaken only by relatively large organisms.