Salinity and temperature effects on the growth and chlorophyll-α content of some planktonic aigae

  • Sigaud T
  • Aidar E
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The effect of salinity (0-40 %o) and temperature (11-36ºC, at 5ºC intervals) variations on maximum growth rate (div d-1), maximum yield (logio cell number) and chlorophyll-α content (pg cell-1) of four planktonic algae was examined under laboratory conditions. Phaeodactylum tricornutum grew over the entire range of experimental salinities, at 11-26 ºC. The highest maximum growth rates ( 1.6 div d-1) occurred between 9-30 %o and 16-26 ºC. Optimum salinity range for maximum yield (7.0) was found at 9-35 %c, under 16 ºC. Tetraselmis gracilis reproduced from 4 to 40 %o at 11-31 ºC, with the highest values of maximum growth rate ( 1.6 div d-1) and maximum yield (6.1) occurring at salinities between 14-40 %o at 11-21 ºC and 11-16 ºC, respectively. Minutocellus polymorphic and Chaetoceros sp grew between 9-40 %o and 11-31 ºC. Their highest maximum growth rates (2.1 and 2.6 div d-1, respectively) were found at 31ºC, between 20-35 %o and 20-40 %o, respectively. The highest maximum yields for AT. polymorphic (7.2) were recorded between 16-21 ºC at 20-40 %o and for Chaetoceros sp (6.8), between 25-40 %o at 16-31ºC. Chlorophyll-a content per cell was not conspicuously associated to temperature and salinity for the four species. At low salinity extremes, when cell division was inhibited, an increase in the amount of chlorophyll-a per cell was detected.Estudou-se o efeito de variações de salinidade (0-40 %o) e temperatura (11-36ºC, em intervalos de 5ºC) sobre a taxa máxima de crescimento (div d-1), o rendimento máximo (logio nº cel ml"¹) e o conteúdo de clorofíla-a (pg cel-1) de quatro espécies de algas planctónicas, sob condições de laboratório. Phaeodactylum tricornutum cresceu em toda a amplitude de salinidade experimental e entre 11-26ºC. As mais altas taxas de crescimento (1.6 div d-1) foram obtidas entre 9-30 %o e 16-26ºC. O ótimo de salinidade para o rendimento máximo (7.0) foi observado entre 9- 35%o, à 16ºC. Tetraselmis gracilis se reproduziu nas salinidades de 4 a 40 o e nas temperaturas de 11 a 31ºC, com os mais altos valores de taxas máximas de crescimento (1.6 div d-1) e rendimento máximo (6.1), ocorrendo entre 14-40 %o, nas temperaturas entre 11-21ºC e 11-16ºC, respectivamente. Minutocellus polymorphic e Chaetoceros sp cresceram entre 9-40 %o e 11-31 ºC. Os valores mais altos para as taxas máximas de crescimento (2.1 e 2.6 div d-1, respectivamente) foram obtidos à 31 ºC, entre 20-35 %o e 20-40%o, respectivamente. Os máximos rendimentos para M polymorphic (7.2) foram observados entre 16-21 ºC e 20-40%o< e para Chaetoceros sp (6.8), entre 25-40 %o e 16-31 ºC. Nas quatro espécies estudadas, o conteúdo de clorofíla-a por célula não se associou claramente às variações de temperatura e salinidade. Nos extremos baixos de salinidade, em que a divisão celular foi inibida, verificou-se um aumento da concentração celular de clorofila-a.

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Sigaud, T. C. S., & Aidar, E. (1993). Salinity and temperature effects on the growth and chlorophyll-α content of some planktonic aigae. Boletim Do Instituto Oceanográfico, 41(1–2), 95–103. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0373-55241993000100008

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