Heterotrophic protists as a trophic link between picocyanobacteria and the pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera in the Takapoto lagoon (Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia) - Université Pierre et Marie Curie Accéder directement au contenu
Article Dans Une Revue Aquatic Microbial Ecology Année : 2000

Heterotrophic protists as a trophic link between picocyanobacteria and the pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera in the Takapoto lagoon (Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia)

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Pearl oysters are farmed in oligotrophic tropical atoll lagoons where planktonic communities are dominated by production from cyanobacteria smaller than 2 μm. Paradoxically, the pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera only retains particles larger than 2 μm. In this study, we assess the relative contribution of hetero/mixotrophic microbiota to the available planktonic resource. In Takapoto Atoll, picocyanobacteria are the dominant biomass (20 μg C l–1). The carbon biomass of ciliates and dinoflagellates ranges from 1 to 24 and 0.5 to 5 μg C l–1 respectively, with a mean of 6 μg C l–1 for ciliates and 2 μg C l–1 for dinoflagellates. The possible retention by P. margaritifera on a natural protist suspension was investigated. Due to its high clearance rates (ca 20 l h–1 g–1) the pearl oyster retained 85 μg C h–1 g–1 from ciliates and 65 μg C h–1 g–1 from dinoflagellates. Conversely, cyanobacteria were not efficiently retained by the bivalve and did not efficiently contribute to its diet. From our experiments, we concluded that hetero/mixotrophic protists rapidly and efficiently process the picoplanktonic resource towards filter-feeders, particularly pearl oysters.
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P. Loret, S. Le Gall, C. Dupuy, J. Blanchot, A. Pastoureaud, et al.. Heterotrophic protists as a trophic link between picocyanobacteria and the pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera in the Takapoto lagoon (Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia). Aquatic Microbial Ecology, 2000. ⟨hal-01248029⟩
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