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12th International Conference on Harmful Algae

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INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF HARMFUL ALGAE12 th <str<strong>on</strong>g>Internati<strong>on</strong>al</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>C<strong>on</strong>ference</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>Harmful</strong> <strong>Algae</strong>, Copenhagen, Denmark, 4-8 September 2006removal of competing species? 3) Isbloom formati<strong>on</strong> a result ofincreased well-being of thesuccessful phytoplankt<strong>on</strong> species(measures of photosyntheticefficiency and potential)? We alsotested the effect of both cellular andextracellular DA producti<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> thecompetitive success of Pseud<strong>on</strong>itzschia(grazing reducti<strong>on</strong>,improved cell physiology). This is<strong>on</strong>e of the most comprehensivestudies of an in situ toxigenic diatombloom to date.PO.10-49Regulati<strong>on</strong> of inorganic carb<strong>on</strong>acquisiti<strong>on</strong> in toxic diatomsunder different pHSessi<strong>on</strong>: PO.10 – Ecophysiology andautecologyS Trimborn 1 , N Lundholm 2 , B Rost 1 , PJHansen 31 Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar andMarine Research, BREMERHAVEN,Germany2 Dep. of Phycology, University ofCopenhagen, COPENHAGEN, Denmark3 Marine Biological Laboratory, Universityof Copenhagen, HELSINGØR, DenmarkThe effect of elevated pH <strong>on</strong>inorganic carb<strong>on</strong> acquisiti<strong>on</strong> wasstudied in three marine diatoms,two potentially toxic speciesPseudo-nitzschia multiseries andNitzschia navis-varingica, and then<strong>on</strong>-toxic Coscinodiscus sp.. Incells acclimated to low pH (7.9) andhigh pH (8.4 or 8.9), in vivoactivities of extracellular carb<strong>on</strong>icanhydrase (eCA), photosyntheticO 2 evoluti<strong>on</strong>, CO 2 and HCO 3-uptake rates were measured bymembrane inlet mass spectrometry(MIMS). Independent of the pH inthe acclimati<strong>on</strong>, P. multiseriesshowed highest photosynthesisrates in comparis<strong>on</strong> to the twoother species. Large differences inthe mode of carb<strong>on</strong> acquisiti<strong>on</strong>were m<strong>on</strong>itored am<strong>on</strong>g species.While eCA activities wereincreased in P. multiseries andCoscinodiscus at elevated pH, N.navis-varingica showed low eCAactivities independent of pH. Halfsaturati<strong>on</strong>c<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong>s (K 1/2 ) forphotosynthetic O 2 evoluti<strong>on</strong> werehighest for Coscinodiscus andlowest for P. multiseries andgenerally decreased with inceasingpH. CO 2 and HCO 3 - were taken upsimultaneously by all species. K 1/2for inorganic carb<strong>on</strong> uptakedecreased with increasing pH withthe excepti<strong>on</strong> of N. navis-varingica.The c<strong>on</strong>tributi<strong>on</strong> of both carb<strong>on</strong>species to photosynthetic carb<strong>on</strong>fixati<strong>on</strong> differed str<strong>on</strong>gly am<strong>on</strong>gspecies. Whereas in CoscinodiscusHCO 3 - uptake c<strong>on</strong>tributed to carb<strong>on</strong>net fixati<strong>on</strong> by almost 100%, it wasaround 60% in P. multiseries. In N.navis-varingica, it <strong>on</strong>ly accountedfor ~ 30% indicating a str<strong>on</strong>gpreference for CO 2 . Our resultsindicate str<strong>on</strong>g species-specificdifferences in carb<strong>on</strong> acquisiti<strong>on</strong>am<strong>on</strong>g diatoms. In view of pHchanges occuring especially duringblooms as well as the <strong>on</strong>goingacidificati<strong>on</strong> of the oceans, theobserved differences in CCMefficiency and regulati<strong>on</strong> may playan important role for theoccurrence of diatoms.PO.15-28Use of geographic informati<strong>on</strong>system software and approachesto analyze l<strong>on</strong>g-term databaseSessi<strong>on</strong>: PO.15 - M<strong>on</strong>itoringJA Tustis<strong>on</strong>, JM Lewis, KA SteidingerFlorida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute,ST.PETERSBURG, United States ofAmerica295

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