Spatio-temporal dynamics of cyanobacterial abundance and toxicity in a Mediterranean hypereutrophic lake

Salah ARIF; Nawel DJEBBARI; Saber BELHAOUES; Hassen TOUATI; Mourad BENSOUILAH

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Spatio-temporal dynamics of cyanobacterial abundance and toxicity in a Mediterranean hypereutrophic lake

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- Spatio-temporal dynamics of cyanobacterial abundance and toxicity in a Mediterranean hypereutrophic lake
- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology Vol. 41, Issue 5, Pages: 1834-1848(2023)
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  Eco-biology Laboratory for Marine Environments and Coastal Areas, Faculty of Sciences, Marine Sciences Department, University of Badji Mokhtar, Annaba 23000, Algeria
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  arifsalah23@hotmail.com
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- Received：28 September 2021，
  
  Accepted：11 November 2021，
  
  Online First：27 June 2022，
  
  Published：01 September 2023
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ARIF Salah,DJEBBARI Nawel,BELHAOUES Saber,et al.Spatio-temporal dynamics of cyanobacterial abundance and toxicity in a Mediterranean hypereutrophic lake[J].Journal of Oceanology and Limnology,2023,41(05):1834-1848.
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ARIF Salah,DJEBBARI Nawel,BELHAOUES Saber,et al.Spatio-temporal dynamics of cyanobacterial abundance and toxicity in a Mediterranean hypereutrophic lake[J].Journal of Oceanology and Limnology,2023,41(05):1834-1848. DOI：

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Abstract

The Mediterranean basin is considered one of the most vulnerable areas in the world under the impacts of global warming and changes in precipitation patterns. Oubeira

a shallow and

polymictic freshwater lake located in northeastern Algeria (36‍°‍50′N

08°‍23′E)

has recently experienced a significant proliferation of harmful cyanobacteria resulting in the generation of toxins. We carried out this study in order to understand the succession patterns of dominant cyanobacteria and cyanotoxin production and the factors driving this in Oubeira Lake. A total of 26 cyanobacterial genera were identified

and among them

Microcystis

and

Planktothrix

accounted for more than 60% of the overall cell abundance. The summer/fall period was dominated by

Microcystis

Planktothrix

and in lesser extend by

Cylindrospermum

Cylindrospermopsis

. During the fall/winter transition

Dolichospermum

Pseudanabaena

and

Aphanizomenon

were the dominant genera. Statistically

the bloom-forming cyanobacteria showed significant differences between months but not between stations. Intracellular microcystins (MC-LR) was detected in all collected samples (0.62- and 19.14-‍μg MC-LR equivalent/L)

but

appeared in high concentrations throughout the period of dominance of

Microcystis

and

Planktothrix

Microcystis

was more sensitive to nutrients than to temperature.

Planktothrix

was more dependent on temperature than on nutrients

which explains their coexistence during summer-fall period. However

both genera are positively correlated with MC-LR and would probably be the main producers of microcystins.

Pseudanabaena

Dolichospermum

and

Aphanizomenon

co-occurred at the end of

Planktothrix

dominance period (December).

Aphanizomenon

and

Pseudanabaena

were correlated negatively with temperature and positively with water conductivity.

Dolichospermum

showed a strong positive correlation wi

th MC-LR. Oubeira Lake

could serve as a model of how cyanobacteria blooms may develop in lakes within Mediterranean climates.

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