Community assembly: perspectives from phytoplankton’s studies

Rojo, Carmen

doi:10.1007/s10750-020-04249-3

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“…This capacity produced, firstly, differences between sectors within each CWs and, secondly, differences between the CWs. Thus, the CWs promoted divergence in the trajectories of their assemblages (Drake et al, 1999;Rojo, 2021) and consequently, the communities of phytoplankton and zooplankton discharged to the AV lagoon is more diverse than if the water from the inlets had arrived directly into the lagoon without passing through the CWs. The heterogeneity in the composition of plankton within and between the CWs contributed to the beta-diversity, improving, in this way, the global biodiversity in the wetland region, as was observed in other Mediterranean protected areas (e.g.…”

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How the diversity of constructed wetlands improves the plankton communities discharged into a protected Mediterranean wetland

Carabal,

Segura,

Puche

et al. 2023

Hydrobiologia

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The effectiveness of constructed wetlands (CWs) created to improve water quality has been demonstrated. However, their role in enhancing biodiversity, such as in plankton communities, is still understudied. To assess this, we analysed, over two years, the plankton of three structurally different CWs which are intermediaries between low-quality waters and a protected Mediterranean wetland (Albufera de València Natural Park). We estimated the alpha-diversity of each CW and the beta-diversity among their different sectors. In two CWs, the diversity decreased as water flowed from the Inlet (a species mix from anthropically disturbed environments) to the Outlet, due to natural assembly processes. In the other CW, as it received water dominated by a few species, the emerging assemblages increased the diversity. Moreover, comparing the three CWs, the most divergent communities were those in the outlets (due to the emergence of exclusive species, biovolume differences, etc.). Therefore, they contributed to beta-diversity as they acted as generators of communities, which were characterized by the loss of cyanobacteria and chlorophytes, the dominance of large copepods or cladocerans and the presence of unshared species. We emphasize the importance of having structurally and functionally different CWs to enhance biodiversity and improve biological water quality in natural parks.

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How the diversity of constructed wetlands improves the plankton communities discharged into a protected Mediterranean wetland

Carabal,

Segura,

Puche

et al. 2023

Hydrobiologia

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“…The relative importance of assembly processes can vary spatially and temporally; however, there is limited understanding of mechanisms mediating the balance of deterministic and stochastic processes, especially in phytoplankton communities ( 35 – 37 ). Recent studies showed that both biotic (e.g., species interaction) and abiotic (e.g., hydrodynamics) factors can affect the assembly processes of phytoplankton communities ( 38 , 39 ).…”

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Disentangling the Ecological Processes Shaping the Latitudinal Pattern of Phytoplankton Communities in the Pacific Ocean

Cheung

Endo

et al. 2022

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“…This has contributed to significantly increase scientific knowledge in population and community ecology since many species with different ecological/physiological performances can be available in large numbers and successfully used to investigate the role of biological interactions as competition and predation under different environmental conditions (Reynolds, 2006) and testing general ecological concepts like the Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis (Flo ¨der & Sommer, 1999). Phytoplankton has been frequently used as a model to investigate, among others, population growth and assembly rules (e.g., Reynolds et al, 2002;Padisa ´k et al, 2009;Rojo, 2021), adaptations to extreme environmental conditions (e.g., , relationships between predators and preys (e.g., Harvey & Menden-Deuer, 2012), and understanding the pathways to adaptation for living in suspension (Naselli-Flores et al, 2021).…”

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Ecosystem services provided by marine and freshwater phytoplankton

Naselli-Flores

Padisák

2022

Hydrobiologia

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Phytoplankton, the ecological group of microalgae adapted to live in apparent suspension in water masses, is much more than an ecosystem’s engineer. In this opinion paper, we use our experience as phytoplankton ecologists to list and highlight the services provided by phytoplankton, trying to demonstrate how their activity is fundamental to regulate and sustain Life on our Planet. Although the number of services produced by phytoplankton can be considered less numerous than that produced by other photosynthetic organisms, the ubiquity of this group of organisms, and their thriving across oceanic ecosystems make it one of the biological engines moving our biosphere. Supporting services provided by phytoplankton include almost half of the global primary and oxygen production. In addition, phytoplankton greatly pushes biogeochemical cycles and nutrient (re)cycling, not only in aquatic ecosystems but also in terrestrial ones. In addition, it significantly contributes to climate regulation (regulating services), supplies food, fuels, active ingredients and drugs, and genetic resources (provisioning services), has inspired artistic and craft works, mythology, and, of course, science (cultural services), and much more. Therefore, phytoplankton should be considered in all respects a true biosphere’s engineer.

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Community assembly: perspectives from phytoplankton’s studies

Cited by 11 publications

References 118 publications

How the diversity of constructed wetlands improves the plankton communities discharged into a protected Mediterranean wetland

How the diversity of constructed wetlands improves the plankton communities discharged into a protected Mediterranean wetland

Disentangling the Ecological Processes Shaping the Latitudinal Pattern of Phytoplankton Communities in the Pacific Ocean

Ecosystem services provided by marine and freshwater phytoplankton

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