Effects of a Myrionecta rubra proliferation on primary productivity and chlorophyll a concentrations in Loreto Bay National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Proliferation, primary productivityAbstract
The so-called "red tides" or phytoplankton blooms are characterized by an exponential increase in the abundance of one or several species. It has been reported that its occurrence may be associated with natural and anthropogenic events, which is why a global increase has been observed in recent decades. According to their impact on the ecosystem, these phenomena have been classified as toxic or harmful. This work is the result of an investigation based on the analysis of samples collected on April 12, 2018, in the southern region of the Loreto National Park, BCS. Regarding the specific composition of the samples, nine taxa belonging to the microphytoplankton fraction were determined (seven diatoms, one dinoflagellate, one ciliate) with a total abundance of 264,600 cells. L-l, with a concentration of 40.79 mg m-3 of chlorophyll a, and a primary productivity equivalent to 80.5 mg C m-3 h-1. The abundances recorded for the different species give clear evidence of a monospecific proliferation of the ciliate Myronecta rubra which presented a maximum abundance of 256,600 cells. L-1 which represents more than 96% of the total abundance of microphytoplankton.
Keywords. - Proliferation, primary productivity, chlorophyll a.
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