{"title":"Diel, seasonal and vertical changes in the abundance, biomass and community structure of pelagic polychaetes at the subtropical station S1 in the western North Pacific: comparison with the results from the subarctic station K2.","authors":"Kanako Amei, Ryo Dobashi, Minoru Kitamura, Atsushi Yamaguchi","doi":"10.1093/plankt/fbad023","DOIUrl":"10.1093/plankt/fbad023","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Information on pelagic polychaete community structure in the western North Pacific is available for the subarctic region (Station K2) but not for the subtropical region. Hence, we analyzed day-night vertically stratified samples collected in eight layers within the first 1000 m of the water column during four seasons in 1 year, using the same sampling method as St. K2, at the subtropical region (Station S1). At St. S1, 27 species of pelagic polychaetes belonging to 13 genera and six families were identified. The annual mean abundance was 35.0 ind. 1000 m<sup>-3</sup> and the biomass was 17.3 mg WW 1000 m<sup>-3</sup>. At St. S1, the numbers of genera and species were higher and the annual mean abundance and biomasses were much lower than St. K2. The pelagic polychaetes often peaked in the mesopelagic layer at St. K2, with the carnivores and particle feeders peaking in the epipelagic and mesopelagic layers, respectively. At St.S1, the carnivorous species predominated throughout the entire water column, and were most abundant in the epipelagic layer. Thus, In the western Pacific Ocean, the subarctic pelagic polychaete community structure changed vertically with feeding ecology. On the other hand, the subtropical community may be adapted to conditions of high irradiance and light transmission.</p>","PeriodicalId":16800,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plankton Research","volume":"45 4","pages":"661-676"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10533370/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41130828","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Thermal niche of the dinoflagellate Karlodinium veneficum across different salinity and light levels","authors":"N. K. Vidyarathna, S. Ahn, P. Glibert","doi":"10.1093/plankt/fbad019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbad019","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The interactive effects of temperature (15–30°C), salinity (5–30) and light (low-100 and high-300 μmol photons m−2 s−1) on growth, thermal niche properties and cellular carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) of the toxic dinoflagellate, Karlodinium veneficum, were studied to understand its potential for change under future climate conditions in the eutrophic Chesapeake Bay. Cell growth was highest under conditions of 25–28°C, salinity 10–20 and high light, which represented the preferred physical niche for bloom formation in the present day. In the Chesapeake Bay, blooms generally occur at 25–29°C and salinity 10–14, while low-biomass occurrences have been found at salinities 15–29, consistent with the laboratory findings. High light increased the thermal sensitivity of K. veneficum and lowered the thermal optima for growth. Under conditions of low light, and salinity 10–20, cells exhibited the highest thermal optima for growth. The highest upper thermal maxima were observed at salinity 30, suggesting that cells in the lower estuary would be more thermally resistant than those in upper and mid-estuarine regions, and therefore these higher salinity regions may provide over-summering habitats for K. veneficum. Cellular C and N were highly varied at the preferred salinity and temperature niche and C:N ratios showed decreasing trends with temperature.","PeriodicalId":16800,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plankton Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43448928","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nicole C Millette, Rebecca J Gast, Jessica Y Luo, Holly V Moeller, Karen Stamieszkin, Ken H Andersen, Emily F Brownlee, Natalie R Cohen, Solange Duhamel, Stephanie Dutkiewicz, Patricia M Glibert, Matthew D Johnson, Suzana G Leles, Ashley E Maloney, George B Mcmanus, Nicole Poulton, Sarah D Princiotta, Robert W Sanders, Susanne Wilken
{"title":"Mixoplankton and mixotrophy: future research priorities.","authors":"Nicole C Millette, Rebecca J Gast, Jessica Y Luo, Holly V Moeller, Karen Stamieszkin, Ken H Andersen, Emily F Brownlee, Natalie R Cohen, Solange Duhamel, Stephanie Dutkiewicz, Patricia M Glibert, Matthew D Johnson, Suzana G Leles, Ashley E Maloney, George B Mcmanus, Nicole Poulton, Sarah D Princiotta, Robert W Sanders, Susanne Wilken","doi":"10.1093/plankt/fbad020","DOIUrl":"10.1093/plankt/fbad020","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Phago-mixotrophy, the combination of photoautotrophy and phagotrophy in mixoplankton, organisms that can combine both trophic strategies, have gained increasing attention over the past decade. It is now recognized that a substantial number of protistan plankton species engage in phago-mixotrophy to obtain nutrients for growth and reproduction under a range of environmental conditions. Unfortunately, our current understanding of mixoplankton in aquatic systems significantly lags behind our understanding of zooplankton and phytoplankton, limiting our ability to fully comprehend the role of mixoplankton (and phago-mixotrophy) in the plankton food web and biogeochemical cycling. Here, we put forward five research directions that we believe will lead to major advancement in the field: (i) evolution: understanding mixotrophy in the context of the evolutionary transition from phagotrophy to photoautotrophy; (ii) traits and trade-offs: identifying the key traits and trade-offs constraining mixotrophic metabolisms; (iii) biogeography: large-scale patterns of mixoplankton distribution; (iv) biogeochemistry and trophic transfer: understanding mixoplankton as conduits of nutrients and energy; and (v) <i>in situ</i> methods: improving the identification of <i>in situ</i> mixoplankton and their phago-mixotrophic activity.</p>","PeriodicalId":16800,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plankton Research","volume":"45 4","pages":"576-596"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10361813/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9917898","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction: Concurrent observations of the euphausiid Thysanoessa raschii in an Icelandic fjord by acoustics and Video Plankton Recorder: comparisons with theoretical models of target strength","authors":"","doi":"10.1093/plankt/fbad029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbad029","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16800,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plankton Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48552662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tianhao Wu, Cai Wang, Jing Cao, Ze-ying Hou, Zhaosheng Chu
{"title":"Coupling of light and nutrients affects Microcystis gas vesicle content at different depths","authors":"Tianhao Wu, Cai Wang, Jing Cao, Ze-ying Hou, Zhaosheng Chu","doi":"10.1093/plankt/fbad018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbad018","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Lakes are important water resources for human beings, but Microcystis blooms pose a serious threat to drinking water security and aquatic ecosystems. Gas vesicles (GVs) are an important trigger for the occurrence of Microcystis blooms. To understand the effects of light and nutrients on GV content, the phytoplankton in Lake Erhai were investigated. The results showed that the average GV content in the surface water was higher than that in the deep water. The total nitrogen in water affected the GV content by limiting the protein content, and the content of GVs increased by 9.2 μm3/cell for each 1.0 pg/cell increase in the intracellular nitrogen content. Moreover, light and total phosphorus affected the GV content in deep water by limiting the energy supply, and the content of GVs increased by 52.4 μm3/cell for each 1.0 pg/cell increase in the intracellular phosphorus content. These results indicate that for lakes with low transparency, decreasing the total phosphorus concentration can reduce the GV content. Reducing the total nitrogen concentration can reduce the GV content and decrease the dominance of Microcystis in all lakes. This study provides useful information for the control of Microcystis.","PeriodicalId":16800,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plankton Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42621813","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ryo Taniguchi, Kanako Amei, Koki Tokuhiro, Yuichiro Yamada, M. Kitamura, Atsushi Yamaguchi
{"title":"Diel, seasonal and vertical changes in the pelagic amphipod communities in the subarctic Pacific: insights from imaging analysis","authors":"Ryo Taniguchi, Kanako Amei, Koki Tokuhiro, Yuichiro Yamada, M. Kitamura, Atsushi Yamaguchi","doi":"10.1093/plankt/fbad017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbad017","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Vertically stratified day and night samples were collected from a depth of up to 1000 m during four seasons at a single station in the western subarctic Pacific. Subsequently, the abundance, biovolume, community structure and population structure of the pelagic amphipods were evaluated from the imaging analysis using ZooScan. The stable isotope ratio (δ15N) was also measured for each species. In total 10 amphipod species were identified in total, and their community structures were separated into four groups. The four communities were characterized by the upper-layer community dominated by Themisto pacifica, and the deep-water community that was characterized by the absence of T. pacifica. The other two groups were observed for the intermediate depths at night only, which was characterized by the low abundance of T. pacifica performing diel vertical migration from those depths. The deep-dwelling species displayed higher δ15N and positive relationships were detected with the habitat depth of each species. For the predominant T. pacifica, population structure (cohort) analysis was possible based on equivalent spherical diameter data from ZooScan. This study demonstrates that imaging analysis by ZooScan is applicable for analyses of minor taxonomic groups (amphipods) in zooplankton communities.","PeriodicalId":16800,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plankton Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45813933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K. Furuya, Kenta Kozono, M. Yasuda, T. Omura, V. Borja, T. Lirdwitayaprasit
{"title":"Temperature as a factor controlling geographical distribution of green Noctiluca scintillans in Southeast Asia","authors":"K. Furuya, Kenta Kozono, M. Yasuda, T. Omura, V. Borja, T. Lirdwitayaprasit","doi":"10.1093/plankt/fbad015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbad015","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The dinoflagellate Noctiluca scintillans exists in two forms, green and red Noctiluca, with and without the photosynthetic endosymbiont Pedinomonas noctilucae, respectively. In Southeast Asia, green Noctiluca has a northern boundary of distribution in the Luzon Strait and the Vietnamese coast, approximately corresponding to the 25°C isotherm. We examined whether this boundary arose from the growth dependence of Noctiluca on temperature and/or that of P. noctilucae. We analyzed the effect of temperature on growth by examining one and four unialgal cultures of red and green Noctiluca, respectively, and two monocultures of the endosymbiont. Growth dependence on temperature was markedly different between host cells of green Noctiluca and monocultures of the endosymbiont, although some variations in growing temperature were observed among strains of both Noctiluca and the endosymbiont. Green Noctiluca grew at a temperature range of 20–31°C, whereas P. noctilucae did not grow at low temperatures ≤25°C. Growth rates of green Noctiluca were considerably higher when fed compared to monocultures. Our findings demonstrate that the effect of temperature on P. noctilucae growth is a crucial factor controlling the geographical distribution of green Noctiluca in the South China Sea. An implication of this finding is discussed in the context of global warming.","PeriodicalId":16800,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plankton Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41429390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pioneers of plankton research: Eugène Canu (1864–1952)","authors":"F. Schmitt, J. Brylinski","doi":"10.1093/plankt/fbad021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbad021","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16800,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plankton Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42528940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L Polimene, O Parn, E Garcia-Gorriz, D Macias, A Stips, O Duteil, N Ferreira-Cordeiro, S Miladinova, C Piroddi, N Serpetti
{"title":"Should we reconsider how to assess eutrophication?","authors":"L Polimene, O Parn, E Garcia-Gorriz, D Macias, A Stips, O Duteil, N Ferreira-Cordeiro, S Miladinova, C Piroddi, N Serpetti","doi":"10.1093/plankt/fbad022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbad022","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Eutrophication in marine waters is traditionally assessed by checking if nutrients, algal biomass and oxygen are below/above a given threshold. However, increased biomass, nutrient concentrations and oxygen demand do not lead to undesirable environmental effects if the flow of carbon/energy from primary producers toward high trophic levels is consistently preserved. Consequently, traditional indicators might provide a misleading assessment of the eutrophication risk. To avoid this, we propose to evaluate eutrophication by using a new index based on plankton trophic fluxes instead of biogeochemical concentrations. A preliminary, model-based, assessment suggests that this approach might give a substantially different picture of the eutrophication status of our seas, with potential consequences on marine ecosystem management. Given the difficulties to measure trophic fluxes in the field, the use of numerical simulations is recommended although the uncertainty associated with biogeochemical models inevitably affects the reliability of the index. However, given the effort currently in place to develop refined numerical tools describing the marine environment (Ocean Digital Twins), a reliable, model-based, eutrophication index could be operational in the near future.</p>","PeriodicalId":16800,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plankton Research","volume":"45 3","pages":"413-420"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10243849/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9598748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Zooplankton community size structure across lakes within a semi-arid landscape: the effect of temperature and salinity","authors":"Matías Mariani, Alicia Vignatti, Santiago Echaniz, Gerardo Cueto, Horacio Zagarese, Nadia Diovisalvi","doi":"10.1093/plankt/fbad016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbad016","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Body size is a master trait controlling biological communities and ecosystem functioning. Mean population size not only depends on the size of individuals, but also on the size distribution of individuals within the population. Mean community size is additionally influenced by the composition of species (larger- or smaller-sized species). Shallow lakes within semi-arid landscapes are prone to experience large changes in temperature and salinity, which affect the zooplankton size structure. Higher temperatures are expected to result in smaller average body size, while the effect of salinity appears to depend on the range under study. Here we analyze zooplankton body size patterns across shallow lakes from the semi-arid central region of Argentina. All community size descriptors point to decreasing size and a narrow size range at higher temperatures. On the other hand, the maximum average community body size occurred at intermediate (~30 gL−1) salinity levels. The combined effect of both variables resulted in a bell-shaped pattern, with maximum community body size toward lower temperatures and intermediate salinities. Based on future temperature scenarios, one may anticipate an overall decrease in community body size. But such prediction is strongly conditioned by regional and local trends in salinity.","PeriodicalId":16800,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plankton Research","volume":"69 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136338633","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}