Drivers of highly diverse planktonic ciliate assemblages in peat bog pools from Tierra del Fuego (Argentina)

Peatlands often encompass shallow pools, wherein dystrophic and colored acid waters host a remarkably diverse biota, with ciliates likely playing a key role in their short trophic webs. In the Sphagnum magellanicum-dominated Rancho Hambre peat bog, a 2-year study was conducted in five pools with dif...

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Autores principales: González Garraza, Gabriela, Vinocur, Alicia Liliana
Publicado: 2016
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spelling paper:paper_00188158_v773_n1_p117_Kuppers2023-06-08T14:40:00Z Drivers of highly diverse planktonic ciliate assemblages in peat bog pools from Tierra del Fuego (Argentina) González Garraza, Gabriela Vinocur, Alicia Liliana Diversity IndVal Peat bog pools Planktonic ciliates Tierra del Fuego abundance bacterioplankton biomass ciliate heterotrophy morphometry moss numerical method ombrotrophic environment peatland picoplankton plankton species pool species richness trophic structure Argentina Tierra del Fuego [(PRV) Argentina] Ciliophora Mastigophora (flagellates) Sphagnum magellanicum Peatlands often encompass shallow pools, wherein dystrophic and colored acid waters host a remarkably diverse biota, with ciliates likely playing a key role in their short trophic webs. In the Sphagnum magellanicum-dominated Rancho Hambre peat bog, a 2-year study was conducted in five pools with different morphometric and trophic characteristics, in order to identify main environmental variables driving ciliate species richness, abundance, biomass, and diversity. Overall species richness (125 taxa) was much higher than in northern Hemisphere counterparts. Deep minerotrophic pools hosted the richest communities, showing similar seasonal abundance patterns and the highest species turnover. Although all pools shared the same dominant ciliates, similarity in taxonomic composition among them was generally low (J = 0.22–0.35). Moreover, IndVal analysis showed that rare and occasional species were highly indicative of different pools. Euryoecious, heterotrophic species, occurred in all sites, while mixotrophs were typical from shallow ombrotrophic pools. Rimostrombidium hyalinum was the most indicative species of a deep ombrotrophic pool. A CCA revealed that the abundances of potential ciliate preys, i.e., picophytoplankton, bacterioplankton, and heterotrophic flagellates, were the most significant regulators of abundances of this group. Therefore, ciliate structure and dynamics were influenced by pool morphometry and physical and chemical features, but foremost by interactions with other plankton communities. © 2016, Springer International Publishing Switzerland. Fil:González Garraza, G.C. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Vinocur, A. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2016 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00188158_v773_n1_p117_Kuppers http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00188158_v773_n1_p117_Kuppers
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topic Diversity
IndVal
Peat bog pools
Planktonic ciliates
Tierra del Fuego
abundance
bacterioplankton
biomass
ciliate
heterotrophy
morphometry
moss
numerical method
ombrotrophic environment
peatland
picoplankton
plankton
species pool
species richness
trophic structure
Argentina
Tierra del Fuego [(PRV) Argentina]
Ciliophora
Mastigophora (flagellates)
Sphagnum magellanicum
spellingShingle Diversity
IndVal
Peat bog pools
Planktonic ciliates
Tierra del Fuego
abundance
bacterioplankton
biomass
ciliate
heterotrophy
morphometry
moss
numerical method
ombrotrophic environment
peatland
picoplankton
plankton
species pool
species richness
trophic structure
Argentina
Tierra del Fuego [(PRV) Argentina]
Ciliophora
Mastigophora (flagellates)
Sphagnum magellanicum
González Garraza, Gabriela
Vinocur, Alicia Liliana
Drivers of highly diverse planktonic ciliate assemblages in peat bog pools from Tierra del Fuego (Argentina)
topic_facet Diversity
IndVal
Peat bog pools
Planktonic ciliates
Tierra del Fuego
abundance
bacterioplankton
biomass
ciliate
heterotrophy
morphometry
moss
numerical method
ombrotrophic environment
peatland
picoplankton
plankton
species pool
species richness
trophic structure
Argentina
Tierra del Fuego [(PRV) Argentina]
Ciliophora
Mastigophora (flagellates)
Sphagnum magellanicum
description Peatlands often encompass shallow pools, wherein dystrophic and colored acid waters host a remarkably diverse biota, with ciliates likely playing a key role in their short trophic webs. In the Sphagnum magellanicum-dominated Rancho Hambre peat bog, a 2-year study was conducted in five pools with different morphometric and trophic characteristics, in order to identify main environmental variables driving ciliate species richness, abundance, biomass, and diversity. Overall species richness (125 taxa) was much higher than in northern Hemisphere counterparts. Deep minerotrophic pools hosted the richest communities, showing similar seasonal abundance patterns and the highest species turnover. Although all pools shared the same dominant ciliates, similarity in taxonomic composition among them was generally low (J = 0.22–0.35). Moreover, IndVal analysis showed that rare and occasional species were highly indicative of different pools. Euryoecious, heterotrophic species, occurred in all sites, while mixotrophs were typical from shallow ombrotrophic pools. Rimostrombidium hyalinum was the most indicative species of a deep ombrotrophic pool. A CCA revealed that the abundances of potential ciliate preys, i.e., picophytoplankton, bacterioplankton, and heterotrophic flagellates, were the most significant regulators of abundances of this group. Therefore, ciliate structure and dynamics were influenced by pool morphometry and physical and chemical features, but foremost by interactions with other plankton communities. © 2016, Springer International Publishing Switzerland.
author González Garraza, Gabriela
Vinocur, Alicia Liliana
author_facet González Garraza, Gabriela
Vinocur, Alicia Liliana
author_sort González Garraza, Gabriela
title Drivers of highly diverse planktonic ciliate assemblages in peat bog pools from Tierra del Fuego (Argentina)
title_short Drivers of highly diverse planktonic ciliate assemblages in peat bog pools from Tierra del Fuego (Argentina)
title_full Drivers of highly diverse planktonic ciliate assemblages in peat bog pools from Tierra del Fuego (Argentina)
title_fullStr Drivers of highly diverse planktonic ciliate assemblages in peat bog pools from Tierra del Fuego (Argentina)
title_full_unstemmed Drivers of highly diverse planktonic ciliate assemblages in peat bog pools from Tierra del Fuego (Argentina)
title_sort drivers of highly diverse planktonic ciliate assemblages in peat bog pools from tierra del fuego (argentina)
publishDate 2016
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00188158_v773_n1_p117_Kuppers
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