Haematococcus: a successful air-dispersed colonist in ephemeral waters is rarely found in phytoplankton communities

Savvas GENITSARIS; Natasa STEFANIDOU; Matina KATSIAPI; Elisabeth VARDAKA; Konstantinos Ar. KORMAS; Ulrich SOMMER; Maria MOUSTAKA-GOUNI

Makale detayları

Haematococcus: a successful air-dispersed colonist in ephemeral waters is rarely found in phytoplankton communities

Yazarlar:

Savvas GENITSARIS | Natasa STEFANIDOU | Matina KATSIAPI | Elisabeth VARDAKA | Konstantinos Ar. KORMAS | Ulrich SOMMER | Maria MOUSTAKA-GOUNI

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Botany 2016 Vol.40 Issue 4, pp.427-438

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2016

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000815501

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6106

pISSN:

1300-008X

Özet:

 

In a literature search, the presence of Haematococcus in phytoplankton communities and its biogeography were investigated. Haematococcus, although showing a wide biogeographical distribution, has been rarely found in phytoplankton communities. Simultaneously, the colonization potential of air-dispersed Haematococcus in ephemeral waters and its interactions with coexisting phytoplankton taxa were examined by microscopy and molecular methods. Haematococcus was a successful colonist, appearing among the first taxa in the experimental containers. According to principal component analysis, Haematococcus growth rate was negatively correlated with the abundance and species richness of the other autotrophs. Furthermore, a negative correlation between Haematococcus and Chlamydomonas and a positive one between Haematococcus and Chlorella were found. Overall, Haematococcus appears to be an effective air-dispersed alga that can successfully colonize and establish populations in small ephemeral water bodies. However, its absence from phytoplankton in larger permanent water bodies could be related to its high light requirements, its competitive disadvantages against other algae, and the grazing pressures from predators. The results of our study suggest a life strategy based on adaptation to higher light intensities in very shallow waters compared with optical dense lakes. Therefore, ephemeral waters are the regular habitat for Haematococcus instead of being "stepping stones" for the colonization of lake phytoplankton.

Makale detayları

Haematococcus: a successful air-dispersed colonist in ephemeral waters is rarely found in phytoplankton communities

Yazarlar: Savvas GENITSARIS | Natasa STEFANIDOU | Matina KATSIAPI | Elisabeth VARDAKA | Konstantinos Ar. KORMAS | Ulrich SOMMER | Maria MOUSTAKA-GOUNI

Yayıncı: TUBITAK

Dergi: Turkish Journal of Botany 2016 Vol.40 Issue 4, pp.427-438

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 7/2016

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2000815501

Sıklık: İki Aylık

eISSN: 1303-6106

pISSN: 1300-008X

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Savvas GENITSARIS | Natasa STEFANIDOU | Matina KATSIAPI | Elisabeth VARDAKA | Konstantinos Ar. KORMAS | Ulrich SOMMER | Maria MOUSTAKA-GOUNI

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Botany 2016 Vol.40 Issue 4, pp.427-438

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2016

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000815501

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6106

pISSN:

1300-008X