Different resource limitation by carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus between base flow and high flow conditions for estuarine bacteria and phytoplankton

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 135, Issue , 2013, Pages 106-115

  Hitchcock, James N ^a   Mitrovic, Simon M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b New South Wales Office of Water   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Dissolved organic carbon; Estuary; Flow; Limitation; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

ALLOCHTHON; BACTERIUM; BASEFLOW; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH RATE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

AUSTRALIA; CLYDE RIVER [SCOTLAND]; NEW SOUTH WALES; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84888836928     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2013.05.001     Document Type: Article

References (73)

1. Aitkenhead-Peterson J., McDowell W., Neff J. Sources, Production, and Regulation of Allochthonous Dissolved Organic Matter Inputs to Surface Waters. Aquatic Ecosystems: Interactivity of Dissolved Organic Matter 2003, 25-70.
2. Almeida M.A., Cunha M.A., Alcantara F. Relationship of bacterioplankton production with primary production and respiration in a shallow estuarine system (Ria de Aveiro, NW Portugal). Microbiological Research 2005, 160:315-328.
3. Ameryk A., Podgorska B., Witek Z. The dependence between bacterial production and environmental conditions in the Gulf of Gdansk. Oceanologia 2005, 47:27-45.
4. Anderson M., Gorley R., Clarke K. PERMANOVA+ for PRIMER: Guide to Software and Statistical Methods 2008, 214. Primer-e, Plymouth, UK.
5. Anderson M.J. Anew method for non-parametric multivariate analysis of variance. Austral Ecology 2001, 26:32-46.
6. Baines S., Pace M. The production of dissolved organic matter by phytoplankton and its importance to bacteria: patterns across marine and freshwater systems. Limnology and Oceanography 1991, 36:1078-1090.
7. Bartels P., Cucherousset J., Gudasz C., Jansson M., Karlsson J., Persson L., Premke K., Rubach A., Steger K., Tranvik L.J. Terrestrial subsidies to lake food webs: an experimental approach. Oecologia 2012, 1-12.
8. Bratbak G., Thingstad T. Phytoplankton-bacteria interactions: an apparent paradox? Analysis of a model system with both competition and commensalism. Marine Ecology Progress Series 1985, 25:23-30. Oldendorf.
9. Brooks A.P., Brierley G.J. Geomorphic responses of lower Bega River to catchment disturbance, 1851-1926. Geomorphology 1997, 18:291-304.
10. Buffam I., Galloway J., Blum L., McGlathery K. Astormflow/baseflow comparison of dissolved organic matter concentrations and bioavailability in an Appalachian stream. Biogeochemistry 2001, 53:269-306.
11. Caron D.A., Lim E.L., Sanders R.W., Dennett M.R., Berninger U.G. Responses of bacterioplankton and phytoplankton to organic carbon and inorganic nutrient additions in contrasting oceanic ecosystems. Aquatic Microbial and Ecology 2000, 22:175-184.
12. Cole B., Cloern J. Significance of biomass and light availability to phytoplankton productivity in San Francisco Bay. Marine Ecology Progress Series 1984, 17:15-24. Oldendorf.
13. Cole J., Findlay S., Pace M. Bacterial production in fresh and saltwater ecosystems: a cross-system overview. Marine Ecology Progress Series 1988, 43:1-10. Oldendorf.
14. Cotner J.B., Sada R.H., Bootsma H., Johengen T., Cavaletto J.F., Gardner W.S. Nutrient limitation of heterotrophic bacteria in Florida Bay. Estuaries Coasts 2000, 23:611-620.
15. Cullen J.J. Hypotheses to explain high-nutrient conditions in the open sea. Limnology and Oceanography 1991, 1578-1599.
16. Currie D.J., Kalff J. Acomparison of the abilities of freshwater algae andbacteria to acquire and retain phosphorus. Limnology and Oceanography 1984, 298-310.
17. Eaton A.D., Franson M.A.H. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water & Wastewater 2005, Amer Public Health Assn.
18. Elser J.J., Bracken M.E.S., Cleland E.E., Gruner D.S., Harpole W.S., Hillebrand H., Ngai J.T., Seabloom E.W., Shurin J.B., Smith J.E. Global analysis of nitrogen and phosphorus limitation of primary producers in freshwater, marine and terrestrial ecosystems. Ecology Letters 2007, 10:1135-1142.
19. Farjalla V.F., Marinho C.C., Faria B.M., Amado A.M., Esteves F.D., Bozelli R.L., Giroldo D. Synergy of fresh and accumulated organic matter to bacterial growth. Microbiology Ecology 2009, 57:657-666.
20. Frank H., Patrick S., Peter W., Hannes F. Export of dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen from Gleysol dominated catchments-the significance of water flow paths. Biogeochemistry 2000, 50:137-161.
21. Fryirs K., Brierley G.J. Variability in sediment delivery and storage along river courses in Bega catchment, NSW, Australia: implications for geomorphic river recovery. Geomorphology 2001, 38:237-265.
22. Gillanders B.M., Kingsford M.J. Impact of Changes in Flow of Freshwater on Estuarine and Open Coastal Habitats and the Associated Organisms. Oceanography and Marine Biology 2002, Vol. 40:233-309. Taylor & Francis Ltd, London.
23. Harris G.P. Biogeochemistry of nitrogen and phosphorus in Australian catchments, rivers and estuaries: effects of land use and flow regulation and comparisons with global patterns. Marine and Freshwater Research 2001, 52:139-150.
24. Havskum H., Thingstad T.F., Scharek R., Peters F., Berdalet E., Sala M.M., Alcaraz M., Bangsholt J.C., Zweifel U.L., Hagström Å. Silicate and labile DOC interfere in structuring the microbial food web via algal-bacterial competition for mineral nutrients: results of a mesocosm experiment. Limnology and Oceanography 2003, 129-140.
25. Healthy Rivers Commission of New South Wales (HRCN) The Healthy Rivers Commission Inquiry into the Bega River System: Discussion Paper 1998, The Commission, Sydney.
26. Hecky R., Kilham P. Nutrient limitation of phytoplankton in freshwater and marine environments: a review of recent evidence on the effects of enrichment. Limnology and Oceanography 1988, 796-822.
27. Hinton M., Schiff S., English M. The significance of storms for the concentration and export of dissolved organic carbon from two Precambrian Shield catchments. Biogeochemistry 1997, 36:67-88.
28. Hitchcock J.N., Mitrovic S.M., Kobayashi T., Westhorpe D.P. Responses of estuarine bacterioplankton, phytoplankton and zooplankton to dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and inorganic nutrient additions. Estuaries Coasts 2010, 33:78-91.
29. Hoffman J.C., Bronk D.A., Olney J.E. Organic matter sources supporting lower food web production in the tidal freshwater portion of the York River estuary, Virginia. Estuaries Coasts 2008, 31:898-911.
30. Hoikkala L., Aarnos H., Lignell R. Changes in nutrient and carbon availability and temperature as factors controlling bacterial growth in the northern Baltic Sea. Estuaries Coasts 2009, 32:720-733.
31. Howarth R., Schneider R., Swaney D. Metabolism and organic carbon fluxes in the tidal freshwater Hudson River. Estuaries Coasts 1996, 19:848-865.
32. Howarth R.W. Nutrient limitation of net primary production in marine ecosystems. Annual Review Ecology and Systematics 1988, 89-110.
33. Howarth R.W., Marino R. Nitrogen as the limiting nutrient for eutrophication in coastal marine ecosystems: evolving views over three decades. Limnology and Oceanography 2006, 364-376.
34. Ivarsson H., Jansson M. Temporal variations in the concentration and character of dissolved organic matter in a highly colored stream in the coastal zone of Northern Sweden. Archiv fur Hydrobiologie 1994, 132:45-55. Stuttgart.
35. Jansson M. Uptake, exchange, and excretion of orthophosphate in phosphate-starved Scenedesmus quadricauda and Pseudomonas K7. Limnology and Oceanography 1993, 1162-1178.
36. Jansson M., Bergstrom A.K., Lymer D., Vrede K., Karlsson J. Bacterioplankton growth and nutrient use efficiencies under variable organic carbon and inorganic phosphorus ratios. Microbiology Ecology 2006, 52:358-364.
37. Jassby A., Cloern J., Powell T. Organic carbon sources and sinks in San Francisco Bay: Variability induced by river flow. Marine Ecology Progress Series 1993, 95:39-54. Oldendorf.
38. Joint I., Henriksen P., Fonnes G., Bourne D., Thingstad T., Riemann B. Competition for inorganic nutrients between phytoplankton and bacterioplankton in nutrient manipulated mesocosms. Aquatic Microbial and Ecology 2002, 29:145-159.
39. Judd K., Crump B., Kling G. Variation in dissolved organic matter controls bacterial production and community composition. Ecology 2006, 87:2068-2079.
40. Justić D., Rabalais N.N., Turner R.E., Dortch Q. Changes in nutrient structure of river-dominated coastal waters: stoichiometric nutrient balance and its consequences. Estuarine, Coastal, and Shelf Science 1995, 40:339-356.
41. Kankaala P., Peura S., Nykanen H., Sonninen E., Taipale S., Tiirola M., Jones R.I. Impacts of added dissolved organic carbon on boreal freshwater pelagic metabolism and food webs in mesocosm experiments. Fundamental and Applied Limnology/Archiv F&# 252; R Hydrobiologie 2010, 177:161-176.
42. Kaplan L.A., Newbold J.D. Measurement of streamwater biodegradable dissolved organic carbon with a plug-flow bioreactor. Water Research 1995, 29:2696-2706.
43. Kirchmann D. Uptake and Regeneration of Inorganic Nutrients by Marine Heterotrophic Bacteria, Microbial Ecology of the Oceans 2000, 261-288. Wiley Series in Ecological and Applied Microbiology, New York.
44. Kuparinen J., Heinänen A. Inorganic nutrient and carbon controlled bacterioplankton growth in the Baltic Sea. Estuarine, Coastal, and Shelf Science 1993, 37:271-285.
45. Leff L.G., Meyer J.L. Biological availability of dissolved organic carbon along the Ogeechee River. Limnology and Oceanography 1991, 315-323.
46. Mindl B., Sonntag B., Pernthaler J., Vrba J., Psenner R., Posch T. Effects of phosphorus loading on interactions of algae and bacteria: reinvestigation of the 'phytoplankton-bacteria paradox' in a continuous cultivation system. Aquatic Microbial and Ecology 2005, 38:203-213.
47. Muylaert K., Dasseville R., De Brabandere L., Dehairs F., Vyverman W. Dissolved organic carbon in the freshwater tidal reaches of the Schelde estuary. Estuarine, Coastal, and Shelf Science 2005, 64:591-600.
48. Nixon S.W. Coastal marine eutrophication: a definition, social causes, and future concerns. Ophelia 1995, 41:199-219.
49. NSW Office of Water (NOW) Water Sharing Plan for the Bega and Brogo Rivers Area Regulated, Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources - Guide 2011, NSW Office of Water, Sydney.
50. Pierson W., Bishop K., Van Senden D., Horton P., Adamantidis C. Environmental Water Requirements to Maintain Estuarine Processes 2002, Environemtnal Flows Initiative Technical Report 3, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra.
51. Pinhassi J., Gomez-Consarnau L., Alonso-Saez L., Sala M.M., Vidal M., Pedros-Alio C., Gasol J.M. Seasonal changes in bacterioplankton nutrient limitation and their effects on bacterial community composition in the NW Mediterranean Sea. Aquatic Microbial and Ecology 2006, 44:241-252.
52. Pomeroy L., Sheldon J., Sheldon W., Perters F. Limits to growth and respiration of bacterioplankton in the Gulf of Mexico. Marine Ecology Progress Series 1995, 117:259-268.
53. Porter K., Feig Y. The use of DAPI for identifying and counting aquatic microflora. Limnology and Oceanography 1980, 943-948.
54. Raymond P.A., Saiers J.E. Event controlled DOC export from forested watersheds. Biogeochemistry 2010, 100:197-209.
55. Redfield A.C. The biological control of chemical factors in the environment. American Scientist 1958, 46.
56. Russell M.J., Montagna P.A., Kalke R.D. The effect of freshwater inflow on net ecosystem metabolism in Lavaca Bay, Texas. Estuarine, Coastal, and Shelf Science 2006, 68:231-244.
57. Sala M.M., Peters F., Gasol J.M., Pedrós-Alió C., Marrasé C., Vaqué D. Seasonal and spatial variations in the nutrient limitation of bacterioplankton growth in the northwestern Mediterranean. Aquatic Microbial and Ecology 2002, 27:47-56.
58. Selinummi J., Seppala J., Yli-Harja O., Puhakka J.A. Software for quantification of labeled bacteria from digital microscope images by automated image analysis. BioTechniques 2005, 39:859.
59. Simon M., Azam F. Protein content and protein synthesis rates of planktonic marine bacteria. Marine Ecology Progress Series 1989, 51:201-213. Oldendorf.
60. Smith E.M., Kemp W.M. Planktonic and bacterial respiration along an estuarine gradient: responses to carbon and nutrient enrichment. Aquatic Microbial and Ecology 2003, 30:251-261.
61. Stanley E.H., Powers S.M., Lottig N.R., Buffam I., Crawford J.T. Contemporary changes in dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in human-dominated rivers: is there a role for DOC management?. Freshwater Biology 2011, 57:26-42.
62. Tanaka T., Thingstad T.F., Gasol J.M., Cardelús C., Jezbera J., Sala M.M., Šimek K., Unrein F. Determining the availability of phosphate and glucose for bacteria in P-limited mesocosms of NW Mediterranean surface waters. Aquatic Microbial and Ecology 2009, 56:81.
63. Thingstad T., Lignell R. Theoretical models for the control of bacterial growth rate, abundance, diversity and carbon demand. Aquatic Microbial and Ecology 1997, 13:19-27.
64. Thingstad T.F., Skjoldal E.F., Bohne R.A. Phosphorus cycling and algal-bacterial competition in Sandsfjord, western Norway. Marine Ecology Progress Series 1993, 99:239.
65. Tranvik L.J. Allochthonous dissolved organic matter as an energy source forpelagic bacteria and the concept of the microbial loop. Hydrobiologia 1992, 229:107-114.
66. Westhorpe D., Mitrovic S., Ryan D., Kobayashi T. Limitation of lowland riverine bacterioplankton by dissolved organic carbon and inorganic nutrients. Hydrobiologia 2010, 1-17.
67. Wheeler P.A., Kirchman D.L. Utilization of inorganic and organic nitrogen by bacteria in marine systems. Limnology and Oceanography 1986, 998-1009.
68. Wiegner T.N., Seitzinger S.P., Glibert P.M., Bronk D.A. Bioavailability of dissolved organic nitrogen and carbon from nine rivers in the eastern United States. Aquatic Microbial and Ecology 2006, 43:277-287.
69. Wiegner T.N., Tubal R.L., MacKenzie R.A. Bioavailability and export of dissolved organic matter from a tropical river during base-and stormflow conditions. Limnology and Oceanography 2009, 54:1233-1242.
70. Wikner J., Andersson A. Increased freshwater discharge shifts the trophic balance in the coastal zone of the northern Baltic Sea. Global Change Biology 2012, 18:2509-2519.
71. Wikner J., Cuadros R., Jansson M. Differences in consumption of allochthonous DOC under limnic and estuarine conditions in a watershed. Aquatic Microbial and Ecology 1999, 17:289-299.
72. Ziegler S.E., Brisco S.L. Relationships between the isotopic composition of dissolved organic carbon and its bioavailability in contrasting Ozark streams. Hydrobiologia 2004, 513:153-169.
73. Zweifel U.L., Norrman B., Hagstrom A. Consumption of dissolved organic carbon by marine bacteria and demand for inorganic nutrients. Marine Ecology Progress Series 1993, 101:23.