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Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
2009
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- Environmental factors influencing the variability of Lingulodinium polyedrum and Scrippsiella trochoidea (Dinophyceae) cyst production JL Peña-Manjarrez G Gaxiola-Castro J Helenes-Escamilla Ciencias de la Tierra cysts Scrippsiella Lingulodinium Baja California dinoflagellates This study analyzes the temporal variability of the abundance of Lingulodinium polyedrum and Scrippsiella trochoidea resting cysts in surface sediments, as well as the temporary cysts and vegetative cells of L. polyedrum in the upper water column of Todos Santos Bay (Baja California, Mexico). Samples were collected monthly from January 2002 to June 2005 at four sites. Multidimensional scaling analysis and analysis of similarities revealed that resting cysts are distributed heterogeneously according to the sedimentary environment. Surface water temperature, inorganic dissolved phosphate, and the abundance of temporary cysts were the main factors influencing the abundance of L. polyedrum resting cysts, while the variability of temporary cysts was explained by the abundance of planktonic cells. Scrippsiella trochoidea resting cysts showed no statistical relationship with the environmental factors considered. Local runoff during the rainy season and sewage from the city of Ensenada contribute to the eutrophication of the bay. This is an important factor for future blooms since inorganic dissolved nitrate + nitrite and daylight hours during the spring-summer season are not limiting factors for dinoflagellate growth. After the dinoflagellate blooms, there was massive cyst production of both species, and the new cysts settled on the surface sediments. Surface water temperatures between 17°C and 22.5°C during spring-summer appear to trigger excystment in these species. 2009 artículo científico 0185-3880 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=48013192001 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=480 Ciencias Marinas application/pdf Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Ciencias Marinas (México) Num.1 Vol.35