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| Le Gall, Solange; Bel Hassen, Malika; Le Gall, Pierre. |
| The linked concepts of 'microbial loop' and 'protozoan trophic link' have been very well documented in filter-feeding microzooplankton such as copepods, but have not been applied to energy transfer to benthic suspension-feeding macrofauna, with the exception of the recent demonstration of heterotrophic flagellate assimilation by mussels. The oyster Crassostrea gigas obtains energy resources by filtering microalgae (similar to 5 to 100 mu m). However, in turbid estuaries, light-limited phytoplanktonic production cannot entirely account for oyster energy requirements. Conversely, picoplankters (<2 mu m), which are main effecters of coastal energy flow and matter cycling, are not efficiently retained by oyster filtration. Ciliate protozoal as both... |
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Palavras-chave: Oyster; Food sources; Picoplankton; Protozoa; Trophic link. |
| Ano: 1997 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00337/44788/44482.pdf |
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| Dupuy, Christine; Pastoureaud, Annie; Ryckaert, Mireille; Sauriau, Pierre-guy; Montanie, Hélène. |
| To assess the in situ impact of oysters Crassostrea gigas on planktonic protist and bacteria communities and the potential contribution of protozoa to their food resource intake, the abundance and the diversity of protists and bacteria were followed in 2 Atlantic coastal ponds, with and without oysters. The protist biomass in such ponds was high, with a maximum in spring of 982 mug C l(-1) and a minimum in winter of 179 pg C l(-1). Whatever the season, the presence of oysters (20 m(-2) corresponding to an average of 23 mg dry weight m(-2)) induced a significant decrease in >5 pm protist abundance. On the contrary, planktonic organisms <5 pm, such as Chlorophyta flagellates and bacteria, developed similarly in both ponds. It can be assumed that such... |
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Palavras-chave: Trophic link; Bacteria; Protists; Microbial food web; Coastal pond; Food source; Oysters; Bivalve. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2000/publication-822.pdf |
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| Dupuy, Christine; Vaquer, André; Lam Hoai, Thong; Rougier, Claude; Mazouni, Nabila; Lautier, Jacques; Collos, Yves; Le Gall, Solange. |
| The Mediterranean Thau Lagoon is an important oyster farming area in Europe. Oyster growth rates are among the highest in France, although chlorophyll a concentration is low. Previous studies have demonstrated that picophytoplankton, nano-microphytoplankton, dinoflagellates and loricate ciliates such as tintinnids are abundant. However, heterotrophic flagellates and aloricate ciliates have not been investigated. The aim of this study was to assess picophytoplankton, protist and zooplankton abundances in the Lagoon and to investigate the particular structure of the microbial food web, which may explain such paradoxical oyster growth. In oligotrophic waters in the Thau Lagoon, the picoeukaryote Ostreococcus tauri is the dominant autotrophic picoplankter,... |
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Palavras-chave: Trophic link; Picophytoplankton; Heterotrophic protist; Microbial food web; Thau Lagoon; Food source; Oyster; Bivalve. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2000/publication-812.pdf |
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