Harmful phytoplankton blooms and fish mortality in a eutrophicated reservoir of northeast Brazil
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Resumo: | The aim of this work was to study the eutrophication in the tropical freshwater ecosystems and the consequent cyanobacterial bloom formation and economical damage to fisheries and harmful effects to public health. Mass fish mortality due to toxin producing cyanobacterial blooms was registered during December 2003 in Marechal Dutra Reservoir, Acari/RN, Northeast Brazil. Phytoplankton and fish samplings were carried out on alternate days during the episode of fish mortality and monthly during January to June 2004. The cyanobacterial toxin was identified and quantified from the seston samples and liver of the dead fishes using the standard HPLC method. The results indicated that the toxic blooms of Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii and Microcystis aeruginosa were persistent for two weeks and represented 90% of the phytoplankton species assemblages. The lethally affected fishes were Oreochromis niloticus, Plagioscion squamosissimus, Cichla monoculus, Prochilodus brevis, Hoplias malabaricus and Leporinus friderici. The microcystin levels varied from 0.07 to 8.73µg L-1 the seston samples and from 0.01 to 2.59µg g-1in the liver samples of the fishes during the bloom period. |
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Harmful phytoplankton blooms and fish mortality in a eutrophicated reservoir of northeast BrazilHarmful algal bloomsanthropogenic activityfish mortalityreservoirpublic healthThe aim of this work was to study the eutrophication in the tropical freshwater ecosystems and the consequent cyanobacterial bloom formation and economical damage to fisheries and harmful effects to public health. Mass fish mortality due to toxin producing cyanobacterial blooms was registered during December 2003 in Marechal Dutra Reservoir, Acari/RN, Northeast Brazil. Phytoplankton and fish samplings were carried out on alternate days during the episode of fish mortality and monthly during January to June 2004. The cyanobacterial toxin was identified and quantified from the seston samples and liver of the dead fishes using the standard HPLC method. The results indicated that the toxic blooms of Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii and Microcystis aeruginosa were persistent for two weeks and represented 90% of the phytoplankton species assemblages. The lethally affected fishes were Oreochromis niloticus, Plagioscion squamosissimus, Cichla monoculus, Prochilodus brevis, Hoplias malabaricus and Leporinus friderici. The microcystin levels varied from 0.07 to 8.73µg L-1 the seston samples and from 0.01 to 2.59µg g-1in the liver samples of the fishes during the bloom period.Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná - Tecpar2008-08-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132008000400022Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology v.51 n.4 2008reponame:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technologyinstname:Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar)instacron:TECPAR10.1590/S1516-89132008000400022info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessChellappa,Naithirithi TiruvenkatacharyChellappa,Sarah LaxhmiChellappa,Sathyabamaeng2008-08-27T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1516-89132008000400022Revistahttps://www.scielo.br/j/babt/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpbabt@tecpar.br||babt@tecpar.br1678-43241516-8913opendoar:2008-08-27T00:00Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology - Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar)false |
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Harmful phytoplankton blooms and fish mortality in a eutrophicated reservoir of northeast Brazil |
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Harmful phytoplankton blooms and fish mortality in a eutrophicated reservoir of northeast Brazil |
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Harmful phytoplankton blooms and fish mortality in a eutrophicated reservoir of northeast Brazil Chellappa,Naithirithi Tiruvenkatachary Harmful algal blooms anthropogenic activity fish mortality reservoir public health |
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Harmful phytoplankton blooms and fish mortality in a eutrophicated reservoir of northeast Brazil |
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Harmful phytoplankton blooms and fish mortality in a eutrophicated reservoir of northeast Brazil |
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Harmful phytoplankton blooms and fish mortality in a eutrophicated reservoir of northeast Brazil |
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Harmful phytoplankton blooms and fish mortality in a eutrophicated reservoir of northeast Brazil |
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Harmful phytoplankton blooms and fish mortality in a eutrophicated reservoir of northeast Brazil |
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Chellappa,Naithirithi Tiruvenkatachary |
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Chellappa,Naithirithi Tiruvenkatachary Chellappa,Sarah Laxhmi Chellappa,Sathyabama |
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Chellappa,Sarah Laxhmi Chellappa,Sathyabama |
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Chellappa,Naithirithi Tiruvenkatachary Chellappa,Sarah Laxhmi Chellappa,Sathyabama |
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Harmful algal blooms anthropogenic activity fish mortality reservoir public health |
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Harmful algal blooms anthropogenic activity fish mortality reservoir public health |
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The aim of this work was to study the eutrophication in the tropical freshwater ecosystems and the consequent cyanobacterial bloom formation and economical damage to fisheries and harmful effects to public health. Mass fish mortality due to toxin producing cyanobacterial blooms was registered during December 2003 in Marechal Dutra Reservoir, Acari/RN, Northeast Brazil. Phytoplankton and fish samplings were carried out on alternate days during the episode of fish mortality and monthly during January to June 2004. The cyanobacterial toxin was identified and quantified from the seston samples and liver of the dead fishes using the standard HPLC method. The results indicated that the toxic blooms of Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii and Microcystis aeruginosa were persistent for two weeks and represented 90% of the phytoplankton species assemblages. The lethally affected fishes were Oreochromis niloticus, Plagioscion squamosissimus, Cichla monoculus, Prochilodus brevis, Hoplias malabaricus and Leporinus friderici. The microcystin levels varied from 0.07 to 8.73µg L-1 the seston samples and from 0.01 to 2.59µg g-1in the liver samples of the fishes during the bloom period. |
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