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DIVERSITY-BASEL
卷 14, 期 8, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/d14080604
关键词
tintinnids; biomass; Antarctica; Ross Sea; polynya
资金
- Italian National Antarctic Research Program (PNRA) [PNRA18_00256]
- Italian National Antarctic Museum (MNA)
This study analyzed seawater samples collected from 1988 to 2017 in the Terra Nova Bay polynya area to investigate the population of tintinnids. The results showed a positive correlation between temperature and tintinnids' abundance, while salinity did not indicate any relationship. The most representative species were Cymatocylis drygalskii, Codonellopsis gaussi, and Laackmanniella naviculifaera.
During the next century, the Ross Sea is expected to reduce summer sea ice concentrations and consolidate the presence of shallower mixed layers. Those changes may have a potentially catastrophic effect on the zooplankton community. To investigate if Ross Sea's past physical and biological condition changes have affected the tintinnids population, and to understand future tintinnids' role in the plankton community, seawater samples collected in the Terra Nova Bay polynya area during eleven summer expeditions from 1988 to 2017 were analyzed. During this time period, tintinnids' abundance ranged from 0 to a maximum of 4980 indL(-1). The most representative species were Cymatocylis drygalskii, Codonellopsis gaussi and Laackmanniella naviculifaera. These species can be considered keystone species and they can be used to monitor the long-term evolution of the whole microzooplankton community in Terra Nova Bay polynya. The tintinnids' abundance presented minimum values in 2001 after which there has been a significant increase in the most recent years. The increase in tintinnids' abundance showed a positive correlation with the temperature, while salinity did not indicate any relationship. In particular, the majority of genera detected showed a significant temperature correlation, with the only exception of Amphorides genus, recorded for the first time in the study area. Our results provide new insights into the spatial distribution and structure of the Antarctic tintinnids community.
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