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LIMNOLOGY
卷 5, 期 2, 页码 71-76出版社
SPRINGER TOKYO
DOI: 10.1007/s10201-004-0114-9
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Testate amoeba; Microcystis; grazing; food vacuole contents; trophic linkage
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Seasonal changes in abundance of the testate amoeba Penardochlamys sp. and its food vacuole contents were investigated in relation to blooms of the cyanobacteria Microcystis spp. in a hypertrophic pond from April 1999 to March 2000. The behavior of the amoeba feeding on M. aeruginosa and M. wesenbergii was also observed in the laboratory. The amoeba was detectable from late May to November 1999 during the blooms of Microcystis spp. Cell densities of the amoeba fluctuated between 1.4 and 350 cells ml(-1) with some sporadic peaks, which did not coincide with rapid decreases in the abundance of Microcystis spp. Food vacuoles contained only Microcystis cells; other prey items were not found, suggesting that this amoeba utilized only the cyanobacteria as food. The amoeba was frequently found attached to Microcystis colonies, but was not associated with other suspended particles. Observation of the amoeba feeding revealed the feeding mechanism and that the amoeba was able to graze on both species of Microcystis. These results suggest that the trophic coupling of these organisms is substantial, although grazing by the amoeba is not sufficient to regulate the dynamics of Microcystis populations in this hypertrophic pond.
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