Detecting Margalefidinium polykrikoides through high-frequency imagery: Example of a bloom formation, environmental conditions, and phytoplankton community composition changes

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Nature : Production scientifique
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Statut de publication : Publié
Année de publication : 2024
Auteurs (6) : CARNEY-ALMEIDA J SONNET Virginie MOUW C,b RINES J CIOCHETTO A,b PUGGIONI Gavino
Revue scientifique : Harmful Algae
Volume : 136
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DOI : 10.1016/j.hal.2024.102619
URL : https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1568988324000532
Abstract : In August 2018, the harmful algae species Margalefidinium polykrikoides bloomed to levels previously unobserved in the open waters of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, in a transient but intense bloom. Detected by an Imaging FlowCytobot providing hourly data, it is characterized by a time span of less than a week and patchiness with sub-daily oscillations in concentration. The highest concentrations are recorded at lower salinity and higher temperature, suggesting the bloom may have developed in the upper bay and was transported south. The proportion of chains increased during the height of the bloom, and many of the images contained 4-cells per chain. The development of the bloom was favored by optimal temperature and salinity conditions as well as increased nitrogen coincident with greater precipitation and river flow. The period preceding bloom formation also saw a sharp decrease in the dominating large chain-forming diatom Eucampia sp. and highly abundant Skeletonema spp., thus reducing competition over resources for the slow-growing M. polykrikoides. The height of the bloom was reached during the lowest tidal range of the month when the turbulence and water displacement were lower. This time series highlights an out-of-the-ordinary bloom's environmental and biological conditions and the importance of frequent sampling during known favorable conditions.
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Carney-Almeida J, Sonnet V, Mouw CB, Rines J, Ciochetto AB, Puggioni G (2024) Detecting Margalefidinium polykrikoides through high-frequency imagery: Example of a bloom formation, environmental conditions, and phytoplankton community composition changes. Harmful Algae 136 | doi: 10.1016/j.hal.2024.102619