Seasonal dynamics of cyanobacteria in a eutrophic reservoir (Arcoverde) in a semi-arid region of Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Mc. Bittencourt-oliveira¹  Sn. Dias²  An. Moura²  Mk. Cordeiro-araújo²  Ew. Dantas² 

[1] ,Universidade de São Paulo Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz Departamento de Ciências BiológicasPiracicaba SP ,Brazil

关键词: cyanobacteria;    northeast of Brazil;    nycthemeral;    phytoplankton;    seasonal dynamics;    cianobactéria;    nordeste do Brasil;    nictemeral;    fitoplâncton;    dinâmica sazonal;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1519-69842012000300016

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Environmental conditions favor the predominance of dense populations of cyanobacteria in reservoirs in northeastern Brazil. The aim of this study was to understand cyanobacterial population dynamics in the rainy and dry seasons at two depths in the Arcoverde reservoir. Microalgae and cyanobacteria samples were collected during 24 hours with intervals of 4 hours (nycthemeral) at sub-surface and 10 m using a van Dorn bottle and a determined biomass. Physical and chemical variables were obtained and the data were analyzed using the principal component analysis (PCA). No nycthemeral variations in the taxonomic composition or distribution of the populations of cyanobacteria were found between the different times of day in either the rainy or dry season. In both seasons, the greatest biomass of the phytoplankton community was made up of cyanobacteria at two depths and all times of the day. Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii (Woloszynska) Seenayya et Subba Raju was dominant at all times of the day on both the surface and at the bottom. In the rainy season, the differences in cyanobacterial biomass between the surface and bottom were less significant than in the dry season. The differences in cyanobacterial biomass between surface and bottom were less pronounced than those found in the dry season. We concluded that a) physical variables better explain the alterations of species in the phytoplankton community in an environment dominated by cyanobacteria throughout the year; b) seasonal climatic factors associated to periods of stratification and de-stratification are important for alterations in the community and variations in biomass and, c) the turbidity caused by rainfall favored the emergence and establishment of other cyanobacteria, especially Planktothrix agardhii (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek.

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