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López-abbate, M.c.; Molinero, Juan-carlos; Barría De Cao, M.s.; Silva, R.; Negri, R.; Guinder, V.a.; Hozbor, M.c.; Hoffmeyer, M.s.. |
Eutrophication is the most widespread effect of urban development in coastal areas. To elucidate how nutrient loading affects the carbon pathways at the base of food chains, we quantified the carbon transfer among microbial components, from prokaryotes to microzooplankton. For this purpose, we performed two size-fractionation feeding experiments during late summer under moderate (N: 28.5 μM, P: 0.92 μM, Si: 45.8 μM) and severe (N: 173.9 μM, P: 3.5 μM, Si: 67.2 μM) cultural eutrophication in the Bahía Blanca Estuary (Argentina). In both experiments, prokaryotes were largely dominated by heterotrophic forms, small diatoms dominated among autotrophs, and heterotrophic nanoflagellates were the most abundant among protistan grazers. Under severe eutrophication,... |
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Palavras-chave: Eutrophication; Microbial food web; Bacteria; Nanoflagellates; Microzooplankton; Estuaries. |
Ano: 2019 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00512/62335/66718.pdf |
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