The negative impact of Ostreopsis cf. ovata on phytal meiofauna from the coastal NW Mediterranean
| Type | : | ACL |
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| Nature | : | Production scientifique |
| Au bénéfice du Laboratoire | : | Oui |
| Statut de publication | : | Publié |
| Année de publication | : | 2012 |
| Auteurs (3) | : | GUIDI-GUILVARD Laurence GASPARINI Stéphane LEMEE Rodolphe |
| Revue scientifique | : | Cryptogamie Algologie |
| Volume | : | 33 |
| Fascicule | : | 2 |
| Pages | : | 121-128 |
| DOI | : | 10.7872/crya.v33.iss2.2011.121 |
| URL | : | <go to isi>://wos:000306043100008 |
| Abstract | : | The tropical benthic dinoflagellate Ostreopsis cf. ovata recently occurred in the shallow coastal NW Mediterranean where blooms have caused health problems to humans. As part of the MediOs 2 project within the French research program Liteau III, we investigated the possible effects of this toxic microalga on the meiofauna (i.e. metazoans ranging from 40 mu m to 1 mm in size) inhabiting the very common brown macroalga Halopteris scoparia. The macroalga was sampled in triplicate at 0.5 m depth in six stations along the French and Italian coasts on seven occasions in 2008. Ostreopsis bloomed in summer in three out of the six stations with abundances ranging from 2.5 to 6.6 10(5) cells g(-1) macroalgal wet weight. Mean metazoan meiofauna densities ranged from 1274 to 9774 individuals g(-1) macroalgal spin-wet weight. Statistical analyses revealed that changes in the community structure were associated with high abundances of Ostreopsis. The most affected organisms were the nauplii suggesting a negative impact on harpacticoid copepod reproduction. |
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| Commentaire | : | Times Cited: 2 Lemee, Rodolphe/G-3228-2011 Lemee, Rodolphe/0000-0002-7800-2220 2 |
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| Citation | : |
Guidi-Guilvard L, Gasparini S, Lemee R (2012) The negative impact of Ostreopsis cf. ovata on phytal meiofauna from the coastal NW Mediterranean. Cryptogamie Algol 33: 121-128 | doi: 10.7872/crya.v33.iss2.2011.121
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