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ArchiMer
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| País: |
France
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| Título: |
The significance of organic nutrients in the nutrition of Pseudo-nitzschia delicatissima (Bacillariophyceae)
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| Autores: |
Loureiro, Sofia
Jauzein, Cecile
Garces, Esther
Collos, Yves
Camp, Jordi
Vaque, Dolors
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| Data: |
2009-04
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| Ano: |
2009
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| Palavras-chave: |
Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)
Nitrogen Uptake
Urea
Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM)
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| Resumo: |
The influence of organic nutrients on the evolution of Pseudo-nitzschia delicatissima cultures was investigated in an enrichment experiment with high-molecular-weight dissolved organic matter (HMWDOM) and in an uptake assay with N-15-ammonium and N-15-urea. HMWDOM was extracted from seawater collected at a nearby shore station during the decline of a diatom bloom. Four incubations were prepared: L1/5+DOM (P. delicatissima grown in L1 growth medium with 1/5 of the nitrate concentration of standard L1), (L1-N)+DOM (L1 without nitrate, i.e. nitrogen-deficient treatment), L1-DOM (control culture without added DOM) and BV+DOM (bacterial and viral control, free of microalgae). Incubations were carried out for 10 days. Chlorophyll a concentrations differed after day 4 and reached higher levels in the L1-DOM incubation by the end of the experiment; however, similar growth rates were observed in all incubations (1.64 +/- 0.05 divisions day(-1)). The persistently lower cellular chlorophyll content in (L1-N)+DOM during the experiment was consistent with N limitation conditions. The data suggested that the nitrogen needed for the growth of (L1-N)+DOM cells might have originated from the DOM. Based on the results of N-15 uptake assays, it was concluded that P. delicatissima more readily acquires ammonium than urea. Nevertheless, under low N conditions, P. delicatissima may use urea as an alternative N source, and comparable photosynthetic rates are attained on either substrate. Taken together, our results suggest a positive effect of organic nutrients on the growth of P. delicatissima.
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Text
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Inglês
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http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2009/publication-6438.pdf
DOI:10.1093/plankt/fbn122
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| Editor: |
Oxford university press
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| Relação: |
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/6438/
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| Formato: |
application/pdf
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| Fonte: |
Journal of plankton research (0142-7873) (Oxford university press), 2009-04 , Vol. 31 , N. 4 , P. 399-410
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| Direitos: |
2009 Oxford university press
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