Functional trait variation and nitrogen ...
Document type :
Article dans une revue scientifique
DOI :
Title :
Functional trait variation and nitrogen use efficiency in temperate coastal phytoplankton
Author(s) :
Breton, Elsa [Auteur]
Laboratoire d’Océanologie et de Géosciences (LOG) - UMR 8187 [LOG]
Christaki, Urania [Auteur]
Laboratoire d’Océanologie et de Géosciences (LOG) - UMR 8187 [LOG]
Bonato, Simon [Auteur]
Laboratoire d’Océanologie et de Géosciences (LOG) - UMR 8187 [LOG]
Didry, Morgane [Auteur]
Laboratoire d’Océanologie et de Géosciences (LOG) - UMR 8187 [LOG]
Artigas, Luis Felipe [Auteur]
Laboratoire d’Océanologie et de Géosciences (LOG) - UMR 8187 [LOG]
Laboratoire d’Océanologie et de Géosciences (LOG) - UMR 8187 [LOG]
Christaki, Urania [Auteur]
Laboratoire d’Océanologie et de Géosciences (LOG) - UMR 8187 [LOG]
Bonato, Simon [Auteur]
Laboratoire d’Océanologie et de Géosciences (LOG) - UMR 8187 [LOG]
Didry, Morgane [Auteur]
Laboratoire d’Océanologie et de Géosciences (LOG) - UMR 8187 [LOG]
Artigas, Luis Felipe [Auteur]
Laboratoire d’Océanologie et de Géosciences (LOG) - UMR 8187 [LOG]
Journal title :
MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES
Pages :
35-49
Publisher :
Inter Research
Publication date :
2017
ISSN :
0171-8630
English keyword(s) :
Phytoplankton community
Flow cytometry
Functional traits
Nitrogen use efficiency
Flow cytometry
Functional traits
Nitrogen use efficiency
HAL domain(s) :
Planète et Univers [physics]/Sciences de la Terre/Océanographie
English abstract : [en]
This study explored the relevance of the use of a trait-based approach to explain seasonal phytoplankton succession and the underlying mechanisms that structure phytoplankton assemblages and promote nitrogen use efficiency ...
Show more >This study explored the relevance of the use of a trait-based approach to explain seasonal phytoplankton succession and the underlying mechanisms that structure phytoplankton assemblages and promote nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in the temperate coastal waters of the eastern English Channel (EEC). A 3 yr time series of phytoplankton abundance assessed by flow cytometry was combined with a selection of traits related to resource utilization (light and inorganic nutrients), grazing resistance, and maximum growth, mainly sourced from the literature. Our results showed that the identified functional groups (FGs) ranged deterministically along a temporal gradient of light and nutrient availability, according to several fundamental trade-offs. These trade-offs, which reflected different ecological strategies, were distributed along 1 axis of niche differentiation. This favoured different FGs through time, and consequently allowed them to partition those available resources. The observed functional divergence of the phytoplankton community deviated from that of the expected, random one. It showed that as light increased, the phytoplankton community assembly was mainly driven by competition and grazing pressure, which eventually favoured those FGs that were fastest growing and less vulnerable to predation. Structural equation modeling evidenced that a phytoplankton community, functionally dominated by FGs that were relatively large, fast-growing, and well-adapted to higher light, promoted NUE. Together, these results confirmed the potential use of laboratory-measured functional traits to explore environment-trait linkages in phytoplankton. They also showed the possibility of further extending this approach to identify the mechanisms driving phytoplankton community assembly, structure, and related ecosystem processes.Show less >
Show more >This study explored the relevance of the use of a trait-based approach to explain seasonal phytoplankton succession and the underlying mechanisms that structure phytoplankton assemblages and promote nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in the temperate coastal waters of the eastern English Channel (EEC). A 3 yr time series of phytoplankton abundance assessed by flow cytometry was combined with a selection of traits related to resource utilization (light and inorganic nutrients), grazing resistance, and maximum growth, mainly sourced from the literature. Our results showed that the identified functional groups (FGs) ranged deterministically along a temporal gradient of light and nutrient availability, according to several fundamental trade-offs. These trade-offs, which reflected different ecological strategies, were distributed along 1 axis of niche differentiation. This favoured different FGs through time, and consequently allowed them to partition those available resources. The observed functional divergence of the phytoplankton community deviated from that of the expected, random one. It showed that as light increased, the phytoplankton community assembly was mainly driven by competition and grazing pressure, which eventually favoured those FGs that were fastest growing and less vulnerable to predation. Structural equation modeling evidenced that a phytoplankton community, functionally dominated by FGs that were relatively large, fast-growing, and well-adapted to higher light, promoted NUE. Together, these results confirmed the potential use of laboratory-measured functional traits to explore environment-trait linkages in phytoplankton. They also showed the possibility of further extending this approach to identify the mechanisms driving phytoplankton community assembly, structure, and related ecosystem processes.Show less >
Language :
Anglais
Peer reviewed article :
Oui
Audience :
Internationale
Popular science :
Non
Source :