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Microphytobenthic biomass on a subtropical intertidal flat of Paranaguá bay (Southern Brazil): spatio-temporal distribution and the influence of environmental conditions

Abstracts

Seasonal and spatial dynamics of the microphytobenthic biomass on a subtropical intertidal sand flat (25°32'S; 48°24'W) was investigated monthly from September 1995 to July 1996. Chlorophyll-a and Phaeophytin-a contents, temperature, salinity, inorganic nitrogen and phosphate pore water concentrations and sediment characteristics were assessed in the upper (HW), middle (MW) and lower (LW) sections of the flat. Microphytobenthic biomass content showed a conspicuous seasonal and spatial gradient. Higher chlorophyll-a contents were registered in the HW section of the tidal flat (from 11.78 µg.gsed-1 to 38.18 µg.gsed-1) decreasing towards the LW section (from 6.23 µg.gsed-1 to 18.23 µg.gsed-1). Microphytobenthic seasonality was determined mainly by turbulence of the water column, which was influenced by atmospheric events. The sediment properties and nutrient concentrations had a significant effect on the spatial and seasonal distribution of pigments on the intertidal flat.

Nutrients; Sediment properties; Pigment content; Benthic microalgae


A dinâmica sazonal e espacial da biomassa microfitobêntica em uma planície arenosa intermareal (25º32'S; 48º24'W) foi investigada mensalmente de setembro de 1995 a julho de 1996. A concentração de clorofila-a e feofitina-a, a temperatura, salinidade, concentração de nitrogênio inorgânico e fosfato na água intersticial, além das características do sedimento, foram inferidas na região superior (HW), mediana (MW) e inferior (LW) da planície. A biomassa microfitobêntica apresentou gradientes sazonal e espacial bem definidos. Maiores concentrações de clorofila-a foram registradas na região superior da planície entre marés (HW, de 11.78 µg.gsed-1 até 38.18 µg.gsed-1), decrescendo em direção a região inferior da planície (LW, de 6.23 µg.gsed-1 a 18.23 µg.gsed-1). A sazonalidade microfitobêntica foi determinada principalmente pela turbulência da coluna de água, influenciada pelos eventos atmosféricos. As propriedades do sedimento e as concentrações de nutrientes foram significantes para a distribuição espacial e sazonal dos pigmentos na planície entre marés.

Nutrientes; Propriedades do sedimento; Conteúdo de pigmentos; Microalga bêntica


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Publication Dates

  • Publication in this collection
    15 July 2013
  • Date of issue
    June 2013

History

  • Received
    27 Oct 2010
  • Accepted
    07 May 2013
  • Reviewed
    14 Apr 2013
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