Using functional approaches to study phytoplankton communities in a temperate region exposed to tropical species dispersal

Functional characteristics play an important role in shaping phytoplankton distributions. This approach can help to explain the success of tropical taxa in temperate ecosystems. We used functional groups (FG) and functional traits (FT) to assess the phytoplankton distribution in five temperate lakes...

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Autores principales: Cellamare, M., de Tezanos Pinto, P., Leitão, M., Coste, M., Boutry, S., Haury, J.
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spelling todo:paper_00188158_v702_n1_p267_Cellamare2023-10-03T14:16:07Z Using functional approaches to study phytoplankton communities in a temperate region exposed to tropical species dispersal Cellamare, M. de Tezanos Pinto, P. Leitão, M. Coste, M. Boutry, S. Haury, J. Functional groups Functional traits Phytoplankton Temperate lakes Tropical taxa classification dispersal environmental factor functional group lake dynamics lake ecosystem mixotrophy new taxon phytoplankton species diversity temperate environment tropical environment Functional characteristics play an important role in shaping phytoplankton distributions. This approach can help to explain the success of tropical taxa in temperate ecosystems. We used functional groups (FG) and functional traits (FT) to assess the phytoplankton distribution in five temperate lakes exposed to tropical taxa dispersal. We ran redundancy analyses to assess the relationship between each functional classification and the environment. Both approaches showed similar variance of the phytoplankton biomass and responded to similar environmental variables. The FG approach separated lakes by trophic status (total phosphorus: TP), while the FT approach reflected the lakes' hydromorphology (conductivity, depth, mixing regime). The traits of motility and mixotrophy coincided with low mixing and high light. Tropical taxa were dominant in two lakes, rare in one and absent in two lakes. When dominant, tropical taxa exerted an overwhelming effect on phytoplankton biomass and community composition, and contributed to foam occurrences. The success of tropical taxa in only two lakes seems related to the interplay of their traits (accessory pigments, morphology) and the prevailing environmental filters (low light, deep mixing, and intermediate TP). Their rarity or absence in the other lakes evidences how traits can increase fitness in one environment but not in other. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht. Fil:de Tezanos Pinto, P. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00188158_v702_n1_p267_Cellamare
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topic Functional groups
Functional traits
Phytoplankton
Temperate lakes
Tropical taxa
classification
dispersal
environmental factor
functional group
lake dynamics
lake ecosystem
mixotrophy
new taxon
phytoplankton
species diversity
temperate environment
tropical environment
spellingShingle Functional groups
Functional traits
Phytoplankton
Temperate lakes
Tropical taxa
classification
dispersal
environmental factor
functional group
lake dynamics
lake ecosystem
mixotrophy
new taxon
phytoplankton
species diversity
temperate environment
tropical environment
Cellamare, M.
de Tezanos Pinto, P.
Leitão, M.
Coste, M.
Boutry, S.
Haury, J.
Using functional approaches to study phytoplankton communities in a temperate region exposed to tropical species dispersal
topic_facet Functional groups
Functional traits
Phytoplankton
Temperate lakes
Tropical taxa
classification
dispersal
environmental factor
functional group
lake dynamics
lake ecosystem
mixotrophy
new taxon
phytoplankton
species diversity
temperate environment
tropical environment
description Functional characteristics play an important role in shaping phytoplankton distributions. This approach can help to explain the success of tropical taxa in temperate ecosystems. We used functional groups (FG) and functional traits (FT) to assess the phytoplankton distribution in five temperate lakes exposed to tropical taxa dispersal. We ran redundancy analyses to assess the relationship between each functional classification and the environment. Both approaches showed similar variance of the phytoplankton biomass and responded to similar environmental variables. The FG approach separated lakes by trophic status (total phosphorus: TP), while the FT approach reflected the lakes' hydromorphology (conductivity, depth, mixing regime). The traits of motility and mixotrophy coincided with low mixing and high light. Tropical taxa were dominant in two lakes, rare in one and absent in two lakes. When dominant, tropical taxa exerted an overwhelming effect on phytoplankton biomass and community composition, and contributed to foam occurrences. The success of tropical taxa in only two lakes seems related to the interplay of their traits (accessory pigments, morphology) and the prevailing environmental filters (low light, deep mixing, and intermediate TP). Their rarity or absence in the other lakes evidences how traits can increase fitness in one environment but not in other. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.
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author Cellamare, M.
de Tezanos Pinto, P.
Leitão, M.
Coste, M.
Boutry, S.
Haury, J.
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de Tezanos Pinto, P.
Leitão, M.
Coste, M.
Boutry, S.
Haury, J.
author_sort Cellamare, M.
title Using functional approaches to study phytoplankton communities in a temperate region exposed to tropical species dispersal
title_short Using functional approaches to study phytoplankton communities in a temperate region exposed to tropical species dispersal
title_full Using functional approaches to study phytoplankton communities in a temperate region exposed to tropical species dispersal
title_fullStr Using functional approaches to study phytoplankton communities in a temperate region exposed to tropical species dispersal
title_full_unstemmed Using functional approaches to study phytoplankton communities in a temperate region exposed to tropical species dispersal
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