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Poitevin P, Roy V, Galbraith PS, Chaillou G. Insights into coastal phytoplankton variations from 1979 to 2018 derived from Ba/Ca records in scallop shells (Chlamys islandica) from a fishing ground in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 181:105734. [PMID: 36148737 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2022.105734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Revised: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Bivalve growth is affected by phytoplankton quality and availability, but long-term, coastal environmental time series related to these parameters are often lacking. Therefore, it is crucial to develop methods to accurately quantify trends in phytoplankton dynamics over time. This would be especially important for the fished scallop beds in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence, where landings sharply declined since the early-2000s. Over the past decade, many studies have highlighted the potential of Ba/Ca ratios in bivalve shells as an environmental proxy for phytoplankton dynamics. This study presents records of Ba/Ca ratios in 31 young Chlamys islandica shells sampled in the Mingan Archipelago from 1979 to 2018. The Ba/Ca master chronology showed a decreasing trend since 2002, which could reflect changes in local phytoplankton bloom taxonomic composition, and coincides with the aforementioned decline in scallop landings. Investigations of environmental controls on barium incorporation into the shells highlight the importance of bottom, nutrient-rich waters to support diatom production or export in this fishing area. The use of such high-resolution seasonal records extracted from bio-archives may identify essential environmental mechanisms that will then assist with the development of an ecosystem-based fishery management strategy.
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Affiliation(s)
- Pierre Poitevin
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Maurice Lamontagne Institute, Mont-Joli, QC, Canada.
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- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Maurice Lamontagne Institute, Mont-Joli, QC, Canada
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- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Maurice Lamontagne Institute, Mont-Joli, QC, Canada
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- Canada Research Chair in Geochemistry of Coastal Hydrogeosystems, Québec-Océan, ISMER, UQAR, Rimouski, Canada
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Nazri NAA, Azeman NH, Bakar MHA, Mobarak NN, Luo Y, Arsad N, Aziz THTA, Zain ARM, Bakar AAA. Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance Decorated with Carbon Quantum Dots and Triangular Ag Nanoparticles for Chlorophyll Detection. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 12:nano12010035. [PMID: 35009983 PMCID: PMC8746898 DOI: 10.3390/nano12010035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Revised: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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This paper demonstrates carbon quantum dots (CQDs) with triangular silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) as the sensing materials of localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) sensors for chlorophyll detection. The CQDs and AgNPs were prepared by a one-step hydrothermal process and a direct chemical reduction process, respectively. FTIR analysis shows that a CQD consists of NH2, OH, and COOH functional groups. The appearance of C=O and NH2 at 399.5 eV and 529.6 eV in XPS analysis indicates that functional groups are available for adsorption sites for chlorophyll interaction. A AgNP-CQD composite was coated on the glass slide surface using (3-aminopropyl) triethoxysilane (APTES) as a coupling agent and acted as the active sensing layer for chlorophyll detection. In LSPR sensing, the linear response detection for AgNP-CQD demonstrates R2 = 0.9581 and a sensitivity of 0.80 nm ppm-1, with a detection limit of 4.71 ppm ranging from 0.2 to 10.0 ppm. Meanwhile, a AgNP shows a linear response of R2 = 0.1541 and a sensitivity of 0.25 nm ppm-1, with the detection limit of 52.76 ppm upon exposure to chlorophyll. Based on these results, the AgNP-CQD composite shows a better linearity response and a higher sensitivity than bare AgNPs when exposed to chlorophyll, highlighting the potential of AgNP-CQD as a sensing material in this study.
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- Nur Afifah Ahmad Nazri
- Department of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Malaysia; (N.A.A.N.); (M.H.A.B.); (N.A.)
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- Department of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Malaysia; (N.A.A.N.); (M.H.A.B.); (N.A.)
- Correspondence: (N.H.A.); (A.R.M.Z.); (A.A.A.B.)
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- Department of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Malaysia; (N.A.A.N.); (M.H.A.B.); (N.A.)
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Malaysia;
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications, College of Science and Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China;
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- Department of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Malaysia; (N.A.A.N.); (M.H.A.B.); (N.A.)
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- Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Malaysia;
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- Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Malaysia;
- Correspondence: (N.H.A.); (A.R.M.Z.); (A.A.A.B.)
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- Department of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Malaysia; (N.A.A.N.); (M.H.A.B.); (N.A.)
- Institut Islam Hadhari, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Malaysia
- Correspondence: (N.H.A.); (A.R.M.Z.); (A.A.A.B.)
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Judice TJ, Widder EA, Falls WH, Avouris DM, Cristiano DJ, Ortiz JD. Field-Validated Detection of Aureoumbra lagunensis Brown Tide Blooms in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida, Using Sentinel-3A OLCI and Ground-Based Hyperspectral Spectroradiometers. GEOHEALTH 2020; 4:e2019GH000238. [PMID: 32577605 PMCID: PMC7305661 DOI: 10.1029/2019gh000238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Revised: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 05/03/2020] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Frequent Aureoumbra lagunensis blooms in the Indian River Lagoon (IRL), Florida, have devastated populations of seagrass and marine life and threaten public health. To substantiate a more reliable remote sensing early-warning system for harmful algal blooms, we apply varimax-rotated principal component analysis (VPCA) to 12 images spanning ~1.5 years. The method partitions visible-NIR spectra into independent components related to algae, cyanobacteria, suspended minerals, and pigment degradation products. The components extracted by VPCA are diagnostic for identifiable optical constituents, providing greater specificity in the resulting data products. We show that VPCA components retrieved from Sentinel-3A Ocean and Land Colour Instrument (OLCI) and a field-based spectroradiometer are consistent despite vast differences in spatial resolution (~50 cm vs. 300 m). Furthermore, the VPCA components associated with A. lagunensis in both spectral datasets indicate high correlations to Ochrophyta cell counts (R2 ≥ 0.92, p < 0.001). Recombining components exhibiting a red-edge response produces a Chl a algorithm that outperforms empirical band ratio algorithms and preforms as well or better than a variety of semianalytical algorithms. The results from the VPCA spectral decomposition method are more efficient than traditional Empirical Orthogonal Function or PCA, requiring fewer components to explain as much or more variance. Overall, our observations provide excellent validation for Sentinel-3A OLCI-based VPCA spectral identification and indicate A. lagunensis was highly concentrated within the Banana River region of the IRL during the study. These results enable improved brown tide monitoring to identify blooms at an early stage, allowing more time for stakeholder response to this public health problem.
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Evaluation of Satellite-Based Algorithms to Retrieve Chlorophyll-a Concentration in the Canadian Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. REMOTE SENSING 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/rs11222609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Remote-sensing reflectance data collected by ocean colour satellites are processed using bio-optical algorithms to retrieve biogeochemical properties of the ocean. One such important property is the concentration of chlorophyll-a, an indicator of phytoplankton biomass that serves a multitude of purposes in various ocean science studies. Here, the performance of two generic chlorophyll-a algorithms (i.e., a band ratio one, Ocean Colour X (OCx), and a semi-analytical one, Garver–Siegel Maritorena (GSM)) was assessed against two large in situ datasets of chlorophyll-a concentration collected between 1999 and 2016 in the Northeast Pacific (NEP) and Northwest Atlantic (NWA) for three ocean colour sensors: Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS), Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), and Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS). In addition, new regionally-tuned versions of these two algorithms are presented, which reduced the mean error (mg m−3) of chlorophyll-a concentration modelled by OCx in the NWA from −0.40, −0.58 and −0.45 to 0.037, −0.087 and −0.018 for MODIS, SeaWiFS, and VIIRS respectively, and −0.34 and −0.36 to −0.0055 and −0.17 for SeaWiFS and VIIRS in the NEP. An analysis of the uncertainties in chlorophyll-a concentration retrieval showed a strong seasonal pattern in the NWA, which could be attributed to changes in phytoplankton community composition, but no long-term trends were found for all sensors and regions. It was also found that removing the 443 nm waveband for the OCx algorithms significantly improved the results in the NWA. Overall, GSM performed better than the OCx algorithms in both regions for all three sensors but generated fewer chlorophyll-a retrievals than the OCx algorithms.
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