Can microcystins affect zooplankton structure community in tropical eutrophic reservoirs?

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Autor(a) principal: Paes,T. A. S. V.
Data de Publicação: 2016
Outros Autores: Costa,I. A. S., Silva,A. P. C., Eskinazi-Sant’Anna,E. M.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Biology
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842016000200450
Resumo: Abstract The aim of our study was to assess whether cyanotoxins (microcystins) can affect the composition of the zooplankton community, leading to domination of microzooplankton forms (protozoans and rotifers). Temporal variations in concentrations of microcystins and zooplankton biomass were analyzed in three eutrophic reservoirs in the semi-arid northeast region of Brazil. The concentration of microcystins in water proved to be correlated with the cyanobacterial biovolume, indicating the contributions from colonial forms such as Microcystis in the production of cyanotoxins. At the community level, the total biomass of zooplankton was not correlated with the concentration of microcystin (r2 = 0.00; P > 0.001), but in a population-level analysis, the biomass of rotifers and cladocerans showed a weak positive correlation. Cyclopoid copepods, which are considered to be relatively inefficient in ingesting cyanobacteria, were negatively correlated (r2 = – 0.01; P > 0.01) with the concentration of cyanotoxins. Surprisingly, the biomass of calanoid copepods was positively correlated with the microcystin concentration (r2 = 0.44; P > 0.001). The results indicate that allelopathic control mechanisms (negative effects of microcystin on zooplankton biomass) do not seem to substantially affect the composition of mesozooplankton, which showed a constant and high biomass compared to the microzooplankton (rotifers). These results may be important to better understand the trophic interactions between zooplankton and cyanobacteria and the potential effects of allelopathic compounds on zooplankton.
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spelling Can microcystins affect zooplankton structure community in tropical eutrophic reservoirs?cyanotoxinsmicrocystinzooplanktoncompositionreservoirstropicalAbstract The aim of our study was to assess whether cyanotoxins (microcystins) can affect the composition of the zooplankton community, leading to domination of microzooplankton forms (protozoans and rotifers). Temporal variations in concentrations of microcystins and zooplankton biomass were analyzed in three eutrophic reservoirs in the semi-arid northeast region of Brazil. The concentration of microcystins in water proved to be correlated with the cyanobacterial biovolume, indicating the contributions from colonial forms such as Microcystis in the production of cyanotoxins. At the community level, the total biomass of zooplankton was not correlated with the concentration of microcystin (r2 = 0.00; P > 0.001), but in a population-level analysis, the biomass of rotifers and cladocerans showed a weak positive correlation. Cyclopoid copepods, which are considered to be relatively inefficient in ingesting cyanobacteria, were negatively correlated (r2 = – 0.01; P > 0.01) with the concentration of cyanotoxins. Surprisingly, the biomass of calanoid copepods was positively correlated with the microcystin concentration (r2 = 0.44; P > 0.001). The results indicate that allelopathic control mechanisms (negative effects of microcystin on zooplankton biomass) do not seem to substantially affect the composition of mesozooplankton, which showed a constant and high biomass compared to the microzooplankton (rotifers). These results may be important to better understand the trophic interactions between zooplankton and cyanobacteria and the potential effects of allelopathic compounds on zooplankton.Instituto Internacional de Ecologia2016-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842016000200450Brazilian Journal of Biology v.76 n.2 2016reponame:Brazilian Journal of Biologyinstname:Instituto Internacional de Ecologia (IIE)instacron:IIE10.1590/1519-6984.21014info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPaes,T. A. S. V.Costa,I. A. S.Silva,A. P. C.Eskinazi-Sant’Anna,E. M.eng2016-06-16T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1519-69842016000200450Revistahttps://www.scielo.br/j/bjb/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpbjb@bjb.com.br||bjb@bjb.com.br1678-43751519-6984opendoar:2016-06-16T00:00Brazilian Journal of Biology - Instituto Internacional de Ecologia (IIE)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Can microcystins affect zooplankton structure community in tropical eutrophic reservoirs?
title Can microcystins affect zooplankton structure community in tropical eutrophic reservoirs?
spellingShingle Can microcystins affect zooplankton structure community in tropical eutrophic reservoirs?
Paes,T. A. S. V.
cyanotoxins
microcystin
zooplankton
composition
reservoirs
tropical
title_short Can microcystins affect zooplankton structure community in tropical eutrophic reservoirs?
title_full Can microcystins affect zooplankton structure community in tropical eutrophic reservoirs?
title_fullStr Can microcystins affect zooplankton structure community in tropical eutrophic reservoirs?
title_full_unstemmed Can microcystins affect zooplankton structure community in tropical eutrophic reservoirs?
title_sort Can microcystins affect zooplankton structure community in tropical eutrophic reservoirs?
author Paes,T. A. S. V.
author_facet Paes,T. A. S. V.
Costa,I. A. S.
Silva,A. P. C.
Eskinazi-Sant’Anna,E. M.
author_role author
author2 Costa,I. A. S.
Silva,A. P. C.
Eskinazi-Sant’Anna,E. M.
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Paes,T. A. S. V.
Costa,I. A. S.
Silva,A. P. C.
Eskinazi-Sant’Anna,E. M.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv cyanotoxins
microcystin
zooplankton
composition
reservoirs
tropical
topic cyanotoxins
microcystin
zooplankton
composition
reservoirs
tropical
description Abstract The aim of our study was to assess whether cyanotoxins (microcystins) can affect the composition of the zooplankton community, leading to domination of microzooplankton forms (protozoans and rotifers). Temporal variations in concentrations of microcystins and zooplankton biomass were analyzed in three eutrophic reservoirs in the semi-arid northeast region of Brazil. The concentration of microcystins in water proved to be correlated with the cyanobacterial biovolume, indicating the contributions from colonial forms such as Microcystis in the production of cyanotoxins. At the community level, the total biomass of zooplankton was not correlated with the concentration of microcystin (r2 = 0.00; P > 0.001), but in a population-level analysis, the biomass of rotifers and cladocerans showed a weak positive correlation. Cyclopoid copepods, which are considered to be relatively inefficient in ingesting cyanobacteria, were negatively correlated (r2 = – 0.01; P > 0.01) with the concentration of cyanotoxins. Surprisingly, the biomass of calanoid copepods was positively correlated with the microcystin concentration (r2 = 0.44; P > 0.001). The results indicate that allelopathic control mechanisms (negative effects of microcystin on zooplankton biomass) do not seem to substantially affect the composition of mesozooplankton, which showed a constant and high biomass compared to the microzooplankton (rotifers). These results may be important to better understand the trophic interactions between zooplankton and cyanobacteria and the potential effects of allelopathic compounds on zooplankton.
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