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Tester PA, Litaker RW, Soler-Onís E, Fernández-Zabala J, Berdalet E. Using artificial substrates to quantify Gambierdiscus and other toxic benthic dinoflagellates for monitoring purposes. Harmful Algae 2022; 120:102351. [PMID: 36470606 DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2022.102351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 08/10/2022] [Revised: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Collecting methods generally used to determine cell abundances of toxic benthic dinoflagellates (BHAB) use cells dislodged from either macrophytes or artificial substrates. This article compares the advantages of the macrophyte and artificial substrate methods and discusses which method is more appropriate for use in monitoring programs that focus on toxic BHAB species identification and quantification. The concept of benthic dinoflagellate "preference" for specific macrophytes was also reviewed. Examination of data from 75 field studies showed macrophytes with higher surface area per unit biomass harbored higher concentrations of Gambierdiscus cells. There was no definitive evidence that cells were actively selecting one macrophyte over another. This observation supports the use of artificial substrates (AS) as a means of assessing cell abundances in complex habitats because cell counts are normalized to a standardized surface area, not macrophyte biomass. The artificial substrate method represents the most robust approach, currently available, for collecting toxic, benthic dinoflagellates for a cell-based early warning system.
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- CSS Inc., Under Contract to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Beaufort Laboratory, 101 Pivers Island Rd., Beaufort, NC, 28516, USA
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- Observatorio Canario de Algas Nocivas (OCHAB), FCPCT-ULPGC, Parque Científico Tecnológico Marino de Taliarte, C/ Miramar, 121. 35214 Taliarte, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain; Grupo de Ecofisiología Marina (EOMAR), IU-ECOAQUA, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Campus Universitario de Tafira, 35017, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain
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- Observatorio Canario de Algas Nocivas (OCHAB), FCPCT-ULPGC, Parque Científico Tecnológico Marino de Taliarte, C/ Miramar, 121. 35214 Taliarte, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain; Grupo de Ecofisiología Marina (EOMAR), IU-ECOAQUA, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Campus Universitario de Tafira, 35017, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain
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- Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC), Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta, 37-49, 08003 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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Ibghi M, El Kbiach ML, Rijal Leblad B, Aboualaalaa H, Hervé F, Sibat M, Chair A, Masseret E, Maamour N, Daoudi M, Amzil Z, Laabir M. Occurrence of three dominant epibenthic dinoflagellates (Ostreopsis spp., Coolia monotis and Prorocentrum lima) in relation to biotic substrates and environmental factors in a highly dynamic ecosystem, the Strait of Gibraltar (Southwestern Mediterranean). Environ Monit Assess 2022; 194:810. [PMID: 36129570 PMCID: PMC9490739 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-022-10426-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
No studies have been carried out on the benthic harmful algal blooms (BHABs) along the Strait of Gibraltar in the Mediterranean, and little is known about the diversity of blooming species. Here, epibenthic dinoflagellates were monitored at least biweekly over 18 months (May 2019-November 2020) in Oued Lihoud, Cap Malabata and Dalia on the thalli of five dominant macrophytes and in the water column. This is the first report on the seasonal distribution of BHAB species hosted by natural biotic substrates in the Strait of Gibraltar, which is known for high hydrodynamics, major entry of Atlantic waters and important maritime traffic. Three BHAB dinoflagellates were observed in the surveyed areas: Ostreopsis spp., Coolia monotis and Prorocentrum lima. The analysis of all data at the three sites showed that Dictyota dichotoma was the most favourable macroalgae host for these benthic dinoflagellates. The highest cell densities were observed in Cap Malabata for Ostreopsis spp. (2.7 × 105 cells/g fresh weight in September 2020), P. lima (4.57 × 104 cells/g FW in September 2020) and C. monotis (4.07 × 104 cells/g FW in June 2019). Phosphate and temperature were positively correlated to the abundances of the studied thermophilic BHAB species. In contrast, negative correlations were recorded with salinity, ammonium, nitrite, nitrate, DIN, nitrogen/phosphate ratio and suspended material, attesting of the complex relationships between environmental factors and BHAB species dynamic in each marine ecosystem. Toxin analyses of the natural phytoplankton assemblage during BHABs showed the presence of only lipophilic toxins, namely okadaic acid and dinophysistoxins produced by P. lima. These BHABs species have to be isolated to establish monoclonal cultures for ribotyping and ecophysiological investigations.
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- Mustapha Ibghi
- Equipe de Biotechnologie Végétale, Faculty of Sciences, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan, Morocco
- National Institute of Fisheries Research (INRH), Tangier, Morocco
- CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, Montpellier University, MARBEC, Montpellier, France
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- Equipe de Biotechnologie Végétale, Faculty of Sciences, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan, Morocco
- National Institute of Fisheries Research (INRH), Tangier, Morocco
- CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, Montpellier University, MARBEC, Montpellier, France
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- French Institute for Research and Exploitation of the sea (IFREMER), METALG laboratory, PHYTOX, F-44000, Nantes, France
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- French Institute for Research and Exploitation of the sea (IFREMER), METALG laboratory, PHYTOX, F-44000, Nantes, France
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- National Institute of Fisheries Research (INRH), Tangier, Morocco
- Marine Geosciences and Soil Sciences Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, Chouaïb Dokkali University, El Jadida, Morocco
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- CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, Montpellier University, MARBEC, Montpellier, France
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- National Institute of Fisheries Research (INRH), Tangier, Morocco
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- National Institute of Fisheries Research (INRH), Tangier, Morocco
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- French Institute for Research and Exploitation of the sea (IFREMER), METALG laboratory, PHYTOX, F-44000, Nantes, France
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- CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, Montpellier University, MARBEC, Montpellier, France
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Ben Gharbia H, Laabir M, Ben Mhamed A, Gueroun SKM, Daly Yahia MN, Nouri H, M'Rabet C, Shili A, Kéfi-Daly Yahia O. Occurrence of epibenthic dinoflagellates in relation to biotic substrates and to environmental factors in Southern Mediterranean (Bizerte Bay and Lagoon, Tunisia): An emphasis on the harmful Ostreopsis spp., Prorocentrum lima and Coolia monotis. Harmful Algae 2019; 90:101704. [PMID: 31806162 DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2019.101704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 03/13/2019] [Revised: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 10/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Harmful events associated with epibenthic dinoflagellates, have been reported more frequently over the last decades. Occurrence of potentially toxic benthic dinoflagellates, on the leaves of two magnoliophytes (Cymodocea nodosa and Zostera noltei) and thalli of the macroalgae (Ulva rigida), was monitored over one year (From May 2015 to April 2016) in the Bizerte Bay and Lagoon (North of Tunisia, Southern Mediterranean Sea). The investigated lagoon is known to be highly anthropized. This is the first report on the seasonal distribution of epibenthic dinoflagellates hosted by natural substrates, from two contrasted, adjacent coastal Mediterranean ecosystems. The environmental factors promoting the development of the harmful epibenthic dinoflagellates Ostreopsis spp., Prorocentrum lima and Coolia monotis were investigated. The highest cell densities were reached by Ostreopsis spp. (1.9 × 103 cells g-1 FW, in October 2015), P. lima (1.6 × 103 cells g-1 FW, in June 2015) and C. monotis (1.1 × 103 cells g-1 FW, in May 2015). C. nodosa and Z. noltei were the most favorable host macrophytes for C. monotis (in station L2) and Ostreopsis spp. (in station L3), respectively. Positive correlations were recorded between Ostreopsis spp. and temperature. Densities of the epibenthic dinoflagellates varied according to the collection site, and a great disparity was observed between the Bay and the Lagoon. Maximum concentrations were recorded on C. nodosa leaves from the Bizerte Bay, while low epiphytic cell abundances were associated with macrophytes sampled from the Bizerte Lagoon. The observed differences in dinoflagellate abundances between the two ecosystems (Bay-Lagoon) seemed not related to the nutrients, but rather to the poor environmental conditions in the lagoon.
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- Hela Ben Gharbia
- Research Group on Oceanography and Plankton Ecology, Tunisian National Institute of Agronomy (INAT), 43 Avenue Charles Nicolle, IRESA- Carthage University, LR18ES41 (Tunis El Manar University), Tunis, 1082, Tunisia.
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- Center for Marine Biodiversity, Exploitation and Conservation (MARBEC), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Montpellier University, Place Eugène Bataillon, CC093, Montpellier, Cedex 5, F-34095, France
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- National Institute for Fisheries Research, Central laboratories, Bd Sidi Abderrahmane Ain Diab 2, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, Laboratory of Aquatic Systems Biodiversity and Functioning, 7021 Zarzouna, Carthage University, Bizerte, Tunisia
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, PO Box 2713, Doha, Qatar
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- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), 2 Rue Des Sports-El Menzah 1, BP 434, Tunis, 1004, Tunisia
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- Research Group on Oceanography and Plankton Ecology, Tunisian National Institute of Agronomy (INAT), 43 Avenue Charles Nicolle, IRESA- Carthage University, LR18ES41 (Tunis El Manar University), Tunis, 1082, Tunisia
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- Tunisian National Institute of Agronomy (INAT), 43 Avenue Charles Nicolle, IRESA-Carthage University, Tunis, 1082, Tunisia
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- Research Group on Oceanography and Plankton Ecology, Tunisian National Institute of Agronomy (INAT), 43 Avenue Charles Nicolle, IRESA- Carthage University, LR18ES41 (Tunis El Manar University), Tunis, 1082, Tunisia
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Aguilar-Trujillo AC, Okolodkov YB, Herrera-Silveira JA, Merino-Virgilio FDC, Galicia-García C. Taxocoenosis of epibenthic dinoflagellates in the coastal waters of the northern Yucatan Peninsula before and after the harmful algal bloom event in 2011-2012. Mar Pollut Bull 2017; 119:396-406. [PMID: 28342593 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.02.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 08/02/2016] [Revised: 02/23/2017] [Accepted: 02/27/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
Eutrophication causes the major impact in the coastal waters of the state of Yucatan. In general, loss of water quality and biological communities and massive development of toxic microorganisms are some of the consequences of this phenomenon. To reveal changes in species composition and cell abundance of the taxocoenosis of epibenthic dinoflagellates before and after a harmful algal bloom event in the water column that lasted about 150days (August-December 2011) in the Dzilam - San Crisanto area (northern Yucatan Peninsula, southeastern Gulf of Mexico) were the main objectives of the present study. In August 2011 and September 2012, sampling along 20 transects perpendicular to the coastline along the entire northern Yucatan coast, starting from 20 sampling sites from El Cuyo in the east to Celestún in the west, at a distance of 50, 150 and 250m from the coast, was carried out. Physicochemical characteristics measured before and after the bloom were within the ranges previously reported in the study area. Salinity was the most stable characteristic, with mean values of 36.25 and 36.42 in 2011 and 2012, respectively. Phosphates were the only parameter that showed a wide range with higher values before the bloom (0.03-0.54μM/l). A total of 168 macrophyte (seaweeds and seagrasses), sponge and sediment samples (105 in 2011 and 63 in 2012) that included associated microphytobenthos were taken by snorkeling from 0.7 to 5m depth. Six substrate types were distinguished: Chlorophyta, Phaeophyceae, Rhodophyta, Angiospermae (seagrasses), Demospongiae (sponges) and sediment. Chlorophytes dominated the collected samples: 38 samples in 2011 and 23 in 2012. Avrainvillea longicaulis f. laxa predominated before the bloom and Udotea flabellum after it. In total, 25 epibenthic dinoflagellate species from 11 genera were found. The genus Prorocentrum was the most representative in terms of the number of species. The highest total dinoflagellate cell abundances were observed in the sites with different types of macrophytes (up to 2441cells/g substrate wet weight in 2011 and up to 1068cells/g in 2012). The lowest cell densities were observed in the areas with scarce or no macrophytes on sandy seafloor. Before the bloom, Prorocentrum rhathymum (up to 4995cells/g) and P. cf. sipadanensis (up to 5275cells/g) were the most abundant, and after the bloom the latter was dominant (up to 3559cells/g); in 2012, both variety of substrates and dinoflagellate cell abundance diminished. A canonical correspondence analysis revealed significant relationships between the physicochemical variables and epiphytic/benthic dinoflagellate species either before or after the bloom. The pelagic bloom resulted in the loss of substrate for epiphytic dinoflagellates, which caused replacement of the dominant species and a decrease in cell abundance of the whole taxocoenosis.
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- Ana C Aguilar-Trujillo
- Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados - Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Mérida, Departamento de Recursos del Mar, Laboratorio de Producción Primaria, Carretera Antigua a Progreso km 6, Col. Gonzalo de Guerrero, C.P. 97310 Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
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- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Pesquerías, Universidad Veracruzana, Laboratorio de Botánica Marina y Planctología, Calle Hidalgo No. 617, Col. Río Jamapa, C.P. 94290 Boca del Río, Veracruz, Mexico.
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- Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados - Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Mérida, Departamento de Recursos del Mar, Laboratorio de Producción Primaria, Carretera Antigua a Progreso km 6, Col. Gonzalo de Guerrero, C.P. 97310 Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
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- Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados - Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Mérida, Departamento de Recursos del Mar, Laboratorio de Producción Primaria, Carretera Antigua a Progreso km 6, Col. Gonzalo de Guerrero, C.P. 97310 Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
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- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Pesquerías, Universidad Veracruzana, Laboratorio de Botánica Marina y Planctología, Calle Hidalgo No. 617, Col. Río Jamapa, C.P. 94290 Boca del Río, Veracruz, Mexico; Instituto Tecnológico de Boca del Río, Laboratorio de Biología, km 12 Carretera Veracruz-Córdoba, C.P. 94290 Boca del Río, Veracruz, Mexico.
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