Effects of overlying velocity on periphyton structure and denitrification

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Arnon, Shai ^a,b   Packman, Aaron I ^a   Peterson, Christopher G ^c   Gray, Kimberly A ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DENITRIFICATION; GROWTH; MESOCOSM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PERIPHYTON; WATER COLUMN;

ACHNANTHIDIUM MINUTISSIMUM; ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34249815803     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JG000235     Document Type: Article

References (67)

1. Alexander, R. B., R. A. Smith, and G. E. Schwarz (2000), Effect of stream channel size on the delivery of nitrogen to the Gulf of Mexico, Nature, 403(6771), 758-761.
2. Alexander, R. B., P. J. Johnes, E. W. Boyer, and R. A. Smith (2002), A comparison of models for estimating the riverine export of nitrogen from large watersheds, Biogeochemistry, 57/58, 295-339.
3. American Public Health Association (1998), Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, United Book Press, Baltimore, Md.
4. Bastviken, S. K., P. G. Eriksson, I. Martins, J. M. Neto, L. Leonardson, and K. Tonderski (2003), Potential nitrification and denitrification on different surfaces in a constructed treatment wetland, J. Environ. Qual., 32(6), 2414-2420.
5. Battin, T. J., L. A. Kaplan, J. D. Newbold, X. Cheng, and C. Hansen (2003), Effects of current velocity on the nascent architecture of stream microbial biofilms, Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 69(9), 5443-5452.
6. Beakes, G. W., H. M. Canter, and G. H. M. Jaworski (1988), Zoospore ultrastructure of Zygorhizidium affluens and Zygorhizidium planktonicum, two chytrids parasitizing the diatom Asterionella formosa, Can. J. Bot., 66(6), 1054-1067.
7. Bergey, E. A., C. A. Boettiger, and V. H. Resh (1995), Effects of water velocity on the architecture and epiphytes of Cladophora glomerata (Chlorophyta), J. Phycol., 31(2), 264-271.
8. Beyenal, H., and Z. Lewandowski (2002), Internal and external mass transfer in biofilms grown at various flow velocities, Biotechnol. Prog., 18(1), 55-61.
9. Biggs, B. J. F., D. G. Goring, and V. I. Nikora (1998a), Subsidy and stress responses of stream periphyton to gradients in water velocity as a function of community growth form, J. Phycol., 34(4), 598-607.
10. Biggs, B. J. F., R. J. Stevenson, and R. L. Lowe (1998b), A habitat matrix conceptual model for stream periphyton, Arch. Hydrobiol., 143, 21-56.
11. Böhlke, J. K., J. W. Harvey, and M. A. Voytek (2004), Reach-scale isotope tracer experiment to quantify denitrification and related processes in a nitrate-rich stream, midcontinent United States, Limnol. Oceanogr., 49(3), 821-838.
12. Bothwell, M. L. (1989), Phosphorus limited growth dynamics of lotic periphytic diatom communities - Areal biomass and cellular growth-rate responses, Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci., 46(8), 1293-1301.
13. Chaudhry, M. H. (1993), Open-Channel Flow, Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle River, N. J.
14. Christensen, P. B., L. P. Nielsen, J. Sorensen, and N. P. Revsbech (1990), Denitrification in nitrate-rich streams - Diurnal and seasonal-variation related to benthic oxygen-metabolism, Limnol. Oceanogr., 35(3), 640-651.
15. Clarke, K. R., and R. N. Gorely (2001), Primer v5: User Manual/ Tutorial, Primer-E Ltd., Plymouth, U. K.
16. de Beer, D., P. Stoodley, and Z. Lewandowski (1994), Liquid flow in heterogeneous biofilms, Biotechnol. Bioeng., 44(5), 636-641.
17. Eriksson, P. G. (2001), Interaction effects of flow velocity and oxygen metabolism on nitrification and denitrification in biofilms on submersed macrophytes, Biogeochemistry, 55, 29-44.
18. Fairchild, G. W., R. L. Lowe, and W. B. Richardson (1985), Algal periphyton growth on nutrient-diffusing substrates - An in-situ bioassay, Ecology, 66(2), 465-472.
19. Gantzer, C. J., B. E. Rittmann, and E. E. Herricks (1991), Effect of long-term water velocity changes on streambed biofilm activity, Water Res., 25(1), 15-20.
20. Gelabert, A., O. S. Pokrovsky, J. Schott, A. Boudou, A. Feurtet-Mazel, J. Mielczarski, E. Mielczarski, N. Mesmer-Dudons, and O. Spalla (2004), Study of diatoms/aqueous solution interface. I. Acid-base equilibria and spectroscopic observation of freshwater and marine species, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 68(20), 4039-4058.
21. Groffman, P. M., and G. C. Hanson (1997), Wetland denitrification: Influence of site quality and relationships with wetland delineation protocols, Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J., 61(1), 323-329.
22. Grossart, H. P., F. Levold, M. Allgaier, M. Simon, and T. Brinkhoff (2005), Marine diatom species harbour distinct bacterial communities, Environ. Microbiol., 7(6), 860-873.
23. Haack, T. K., and G. A. McFeters (1982), Nutritional relationships among microorganisms in an epilithic biofilm community, Microb. Ecol., 8(2), 115-126.
24. Hamels, I., H. Mussche, K. Sabbe, K. Muylaert, and W. Vyverman (2004), Evidence for constant and highly specific active food selection by benthic ciliates in mixed diatoms assemblages, Limnol. Oceanogr., 49(1), 58-68.
25. Hey, D. L. (1994), River or lake bottom apparatus for scavenger fish control, Patent 5762449, U. S. Patent and Trademark Off., Washington, D. C.
26. Hill, A. R., and M. Cardaci (2004), Denitrification and organic carbon availability in riparian wetland soils and subsurface sediments, Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J., 68(1), 320-325.
27. Hillebrand, H., C. D. Durselen, D. Kirschtel, U. Pollingher, and T. Zohary (1999), Biovolume calculation for pelagic and benthic microalgae, J. Phycol., 35(2), 403-424.
28. Holmes, R. M., J. B. Jones, S. G. Fisher, and N. B. Grimm (1996), Denitrification in a nitrogen-limited stream ecosystem, Biogeochemistry, 33, 125-146.
29. Hondzo, M., and H. Wang (2002), Effects of turbulence on growth and metabolism of periphyton in a laboratory flume, Water Resour. Res., 38(12), 1277, doi:10.1029/2002WR001409.
30. Horner, R. R., E. B. Welch, M. R. Seeley, and J. M. Jacoby (1990), Responses of periphyton to changes in current velocity, suspended sediment and phosphorus concentration, Freshwater Biol., 24(2), 215-232.
31. Ishida, C. K. (2005), Strategies to enhance denitrification rates in restored wetlands: hydrology, ecology, and microbiology, Ph.D. thesis, Northwestern Univ., Evanston, Ill.
32. Johnson, R. E., N. C. Tuchman, and C. G. Peterson (1997), Changes in the vertical microdistribution of diatoms within a developing periphyton mat, J. N. Am. Benthol. Soc., 16(3), 503-519.
33. Jørgensen, B. B., and D. J. Des Marais (1990), The diffusive boundary layer of sediments: Oxygen microgradients over a microbial mat, Limnol. Oceanogr., 35(6), 1343-1355.
34. Kadlec, R. H., and R. L. Knight (1996), Treatment Wetlands, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fla.
35. Keithan, E. D., and R. L. Lowe (1985), Primary productivity and spatial structure of phytolithic growth in streams in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, Hydrobiologia, 123, 59-67.
36. Kepner, R. L., and J. R. Pratt (1994), Use of fluorochromes for direct enumeration of total bacteria in environmental samples - Past and present, Microbiol. Rev., 58(4), 603-615.
37. Kostel, J. (2006), The impact of metal and organic contaminants on the structure of periphyton in lotic sediments, Ph.D. thesis, Northwestern Univ., Evanston, Ill.
38. Kühl, M., R. N. Glud, H. Ploug, and N. B. Ramsing (1996), Microenvironmental control of photosynthesis and photosynthesis-coupled respiration in an epilithic cyanobacterial biofilm, J. Phycol., 32(5), 799-812.
39. Larned, S. T., V. I. Nikora, and B. J. F. Biggs (2004), Mass-transfer-limited nitrogen and phosphorus uptake by stream periphyton: A conceptual model and experimental evidence, Limnol. Oceanogr., 49(6), 1992-2000.
40. Lorenzen, J., L. H. Larsen, T. Kjaer, and N. P. Revsbech (1998), Biosensor determination of the microscale distribution of nitrate, nitrate assimilation, nitrification, and denitrification in a diatom-inhabited freshwater sediment, Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 64(9), 3264-3269.
41. Madsen, K. N., P. Nilsson, and K. Sundback (1993), The influence of benthic microalgae on the stability of a subtidal sediment, J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol., 170(2), 159-177.
42. McCormick, P. V., and R. J. Stevenson (1989), Effects of snail grazing on benthic algal community structure in different nutrient environments, J. N. Am. Benthol. Soc., 8(2), 162-172.
43. McCormick, P. V., and R. J. Stevenson (1991), Mechanisms of benthic algal succession in lotic environments, Ecology, 72(5), 1835-1848.
44. McFeters, G. A., S. A. Stuart, and S. B. Olson (1978), Growth of heterotrophic bacteria and algal extracellular products in oligotrophic waters, Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 35(2), 383-391.
45. McIntire, C. D. (1966), Some effects of current velocity on periphyton communities in laboratory streams, Hydrobiologia, 27, 559-570.
46. Mulholland, P. J., A. D. Steinman, E. R. Marzolf, D. R. Hart, and D. L. Deangelis (1994), Effect of periphyton biomass on hydraulic characteristics and nutrient cycling in streams, Oecologia, 98(1), 40-47.
47. Myklestad, S. M. (1995), Release of extracellular products by phytoplankton with special emphasis on polysaccharides, Sci. Total Environ., 165(1-3), 155-164.
48. Nikora, V. I., D. G. Goring, and B. J. F. Biggs (1998), A simple model of stream periphyton-flow interactions, Oikos, 81(3), 607-611.
49. Ohashi, A., and H. Harada (1994), Adhesion strength of biofilm developed in an attached-growth reactor, Water Sci. Technol., 29(10-11), 281-288.
50. Peterson, C. G., and N. B. Grimm (1992), Temporal variation in enrichment effects during periphyton succession in a nitrogen-limited desert stream ecosystem, J. N. Am. Benthol. Soc., 11(1), 20-36.
51. Peterson, C. G., and R. J. Stevenson (1990), Post-spate development of epilithic algal communities in different current environments, Can. J. Bot., 68(10), 2092-2102.
52. Richardson, W. B., E. A. Strauss, L. A. Bartsch, E. M. Monroe, J. C. Cavanaugh, L. Vingum, and D. M. Soballe (2004), Denitrification in the Upper Mississippi River: Rates, controls, and contribution to nitrate flux, Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci., 61(7), 1102-1112.
53. Romani, A. M., and S. Sabater (2000), Influence of algal biomass on extracellular enzyme activity in river biofilms, Microbial Ecol., 40(1), 16-24.
54. Schäfer, H., B. Abbas, H. Witte, and G. Muyzer (2002), Genetic diversity of 'satellite' bacteria present in cultures of marine diatoms, FEMS Microbiol. Ecol., 42(1), 25-35.
55. Singer, G. A., M. Panzenbock, G. Weigelhofer, C. Marchesani, J. Waringer, W. Wanek, and T. J. Battin (2005), Flow history explains temporal and spatial variation of carbon fractionation in stream periphyton, Limnol. Oceanogr., 50(2), 706-712.
56. Sirivedhin, T., and K. A. Gray (2006), Factors affecting denitrification rates in experimental wetlands: Field and laboratory studies, Ecol. Eng., 26(2), 167-181.
57. Smith, D. J., and G. J. C. Underwood (1998), Exopolymer production by intertidal epipelic diatoms, Limnol. Oceanogr., 43(7), 1578-1591.
58. Smith, D. J., and G. J. C. Underwood (2000), The production of extracellular carbohydrates by estuarine benthic diatoms: The effects of growth phase and light and dark treatment, J. Phycol., 36(2), 321-333.
59. Steinman, A. D., C. D. McIntire, S. V. Gregory, and G. A. Lamberti (1989), Effects of irradiance and grazing on lotic algal assemblages, J. Phycol., 25(3), 478-485.
60. Stevenson, R. J. (1983), Effects of current and conditions simulating autogenically changing microhabitats on benthic diatom immigration, Ecology, 64(6), 1514-1524.
61. Stevenson, R. J. (1984), Procedures for mounting algae in a syrup medium, Trans. Am. Microsc. Soc., 103(3), 320-321.
62. Tiedje, J. M., (1988), Ecology of denitrification and dissimilatory reduction of nitrate to ammonium, in Biology of Anaerobic Microorganisms, edited by A. J. B. Zehnder, pp. 179-244, John Wiley, Hoboken, N. J.
63. Toet, S., L. Huibers, R. S. P. Van Logtestijn, and J. T. A. Verhoeven (2003), Denitrification in the periphyton associated with plant shoots and in the sediment of a wetland system supplied with sewage treatment plant effluent, Hydrobiologia, 501, 29-44.
64. van Hannen, E. J., G. Zwart, M. P. van Agterveld, H. J. Gons, J. Ebert, and H. J. Laanbroek (1999), Changes in bacterial and eukaryotic community structure after mass lysis of filamentous cyanobacteria associated with viruses, Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 65(2), 795-801.
65. Venterink, H. O., E. Hummelink, and M. W. Van Den Hoorn (2003), Denitrification potential of a river floodplain during flooding with nitrate-rich water: Grasslands versus reedbeds, Biogeochemistry, 65, 233-244.
66. Wetzel, R. G. (1983), Periphyton of Freshwater Ecosystems, Springer, New York.
67. Yoshinari, T., and R. Knowles (1976), Acetylene inhibition of nitrous-oxide reduction by denitrifying bacteria, Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 69(3), 705-710.