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Budzyńska A, Rosińska J, Pełechata A, Toporowska M, Napiórkowska-Krzebietke A, Kozak A, Messyasz B, Pęczuła W, Kokociński M, Szeląg-Wasielewska E, Grabowska M, Mądrecka B, Niedźwiecki M, Alcaraz Parraga P, Pełechaty M, Karpowicz M, Pawlik-Skowrońska B. Environmental factors driving the occurrence of the invasive cyanobacterium Sphaerospermopsis aphanizomenoides (Nostocales) in temperate lakes. Sci Total Environ 2019; 650:1338-1347. [PMID: 30308820 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2018] [Revised: 09/06/2018] [Accepted: 09/10/2018] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
Abstract
Cyanobacterial blooms are an increasing threat worldwide. Invasions of certain cyanobacterial species, mainly towards higher latitudes, add to this concern as they enrich the pool of potential bloom-formers in the invaded region. Among the numerous causes of this escalating process, climate warming is commonly considered the most crucial factor, but empirical studies of this issue are lacking. The aim of our study was to identify physical, chemical and biological factors related to the occurrence of an invasive cyanobacterium at the northern border of its putative current range, and thus enabling its expansion. This study focuses on the relatively little studied species Sphaerospermopsis aphanizomenoides (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria; synonyms: Aphanizomenon aphanizomenoides, Anabaena aphanizomenoides), which is predicted to become one of the main nuisance species of the future. Forty-nine freshwater lakes located between latitudes 51° and 55°N were examined for the presence of S. aphanizomenoides, and environmental factors that could drive its occurrence were studied simultaneously. To identify factors correlated with the presence of the species, principal component analysis (PCA) and Mann-Whitney U test were performed. Water temperature did not differentiate lakes with or without S. aphanizomenoides, however the study was conducted in a particularly hot summer. Total phosphorus concentration was identified as the primary driving factor of the occurrence of S. aphanizomenoides. The species grew in poor light conditions and high phytoplankton biomass, mainly in shallow lakes. As shown by detrended correspondence analysis (DCA), the species accompanied shade tolerant, eutrophic species of native and invasive cyanobacteria as well as eukaryotic algae. Our results indicate that eutrophication may be the primary factor enabling the increasing occurrence of S. aphanizomenoides in temperate environments, and suggest that this process may stimulate expansion of cyanobacterial species towards high latitudes.
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Affiliation(s)
- A Budzyńska
- Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Faculty of Biology, Department of Water Protection, Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland.
| | - J Rosińska
- Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Faculty of Biology, Department of Water Protection, Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland; Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Environmental Medicine, Rokietnicka 8, 60-806 Poznań, Poland
| | - A Pełechata
- Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Faculty of Biology, Department of Hydrobiology, Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
| | - M Toporowska
- University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Department of Hydrobiology and Protection of Ecosystems, Dobrzańskiego 37, 20-262 Lublin, Poland
| | - A Napiórkowska-Krzebietke
- Inland Fisheries Institute, Department of Ichthyology, Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecology, Oczapowskiego 10, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
| | - A Kozak
- Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Faculty of Biology, Department of Water Protection, Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
| | - B Messyasz
- Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Faculty of Biology, Department of Hydrobiology, Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
| | - W Pęczuła
- University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Department of Hydrobiology and Protection of Ecosystems, Dobrzańskiego 37, 20-262 Lublin, Poland
| | - M Kokociński
- Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Faculty of Biology, Department of Hydrobiology, Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
| | - E Szeląg-Wasielewska
- Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Faculty of Biology, Department of Water Protection, Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
| | - M Grabowska
- University of Białystok, Department of Hydrobiology, Ciołkowskiego 1J, 15-245 Białystok, Poland
| | - B Mądrecka
- Poznan University of Technology, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Environmental Engineering, Berdychowo 4, 60-965 Poznań, Poland
| | - M Niedźwiecki
- University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Department of Hydrobiology and Protection of Ecosystems, Dobrzańskiego 37, 20-262 Lublin, Poland
| | - P Alcaraz Parraga
- University of Jaén, Department of Animal Biology, Plant Biology and Ecology, Campus Las Lagunillas, 23071 Jaén, Spain
| | - M Pełechaty
- Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Faculty of Biology, Department of Hydrobiology, Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
| | - M Karpowicz
- University of Białystok, Department of Hydrobiology, Ciołkowskiego 1J, 15-245 Białystok, Poland
| | - B Pawlik-Skowrońska
- University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Department of Hydrobiology and Protection of Ecosystems, Dobrzańskiego 37, 20-262 Lublin, Poland
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