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1996 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

The distribution of the role of protozoa (flagellates) in lakes.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 06640828
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 生態
Research InstitutionNATIONAL INSTITTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (NIES)

Principal Investigator

TAKAMURA Noriko  NIES・REAGIONAL ENVIRONMENT DIVISION,CHIEF RESEARCHER, 地域環境研究グループ, 総合研究官 (80132843)

Project Period (FY) 1994 – 1996
KeywordsLAKES / MICROBIRK FOOD CHAIN / PIOOPLANKTON / FLAGELLATES / CILIATES / TOP-DOWN / DISTRIBUTION / BOTTOM-UP
Research Abstract

Relationships of bacterial, picocyanobacterial, eucaryotic picoplankton, nanoflagellate and ciliate abundances to each other and to chlorophyll a (Chl. a), total phosphorus (TP), total nitrogen (TN) and TN : TP ratio in 31 epilimnetic waters during the warm season were investigated. The abundances of bacteria and ciliates were postitively correlated with TP,TN and Chl. a, and negatively with TN : TP ratio. Linear regressions on TP and Chl. a accounted for 51% and 34% of the variability in bacterial and ciliate abundances, respectively. The abundance of heterotrophic nanoflagellates was not correlated with that of bacteria.
Polyurethane foam units (PFU) were set in the epilimnion of 15 Japanese waters and protozoan species (phytomastigophora, zoomastigophora, sarcodina and ciliata) in the squeezed water from the PFU were recorded through a high-definition (HD) TV monitor (Chu-ou mushen THMC-21BH/CH), which was connected with a HD video camera system (Nikon HQ-130C and PA-160) and the microscope (Olympus BH2) . The fauna of the protozoa in Japanese lakes was reported for first time by the present study.
The effects of silver carp on plankton communities were investigated with 6 enclosres set in Lake Kasumigaura. The 9% of the variability in heterotrophic nannofiagellate (HNF) abundance was accounted by both cladoceran (top-down effect) and bacteria (bottom-up effect) abundanes. Picocyanobacteria abundanec did not account for the variability in HNF abundance, although it is well known that HNF feeds on picocyanobacteria as well asbacteria. The variability in autotrophic flagellate abundance was closedly related with both the fish density and the dissolved inorgenic nitrogen amount.

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All Publications (10 results)

  • [Publications] TAKAMURA et al.: "Characteristics of plankton communities in Chirese integrated fishponds" Hydrobiologia. 315. 211-225 (1995)

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  • [Publications] 高村典子他: "ピコプランクトンの異常発生" Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi. 61. 930-931 (1995)

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  • [Publications] 高村典子他: "日本の湖沼34水域の栄養塩レベルと細菌・ピコオ直物プランクトン鞭毛藻(虫)および繊毛虫の密度の関係" 日本陸水学雑誌. 57. 245-259 (1996)

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  • [Publications] 高村典子: "湖の悲鳴:植物プランクトンの生活戦略と「アオコ」の大発生" イリューム. 8. 4-21 (1996)

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  • [Publications] 高村典子他: "ハクレンはアオコを制御できるか?" 国立環境研究所研究報告. (1997)

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  • [Publications] TAKAMURA,N., ZHU,X.B., YANG,H.Q., JIANG,X.Y., LI,J.L., MEI,Z.P., SHI,Z.F & TAN,Y.J.: "Characteristics of plankton communities in Chinese integrated fishponds : Effects of excessive grazing by planktiovorous carps on plankton communities." Hydrobiolgia. 315. 211-225 (1995)

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  • [Publications] TAKAMURA,N., NOZOKI,H., KOHATA,K., &WATANABE,M.M.: "Blooms of picophytoplankton : Classification of picophytoplankton." Nippon Suisan Gakkaisi. 61,6. 930-931 (1995)

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  • [Publications] TAKAMURA,N., ISHIKAWA,Y., MIKAMI,H., MIKAMI,H., FUJITA,Y., HIGUCHI,S., MURASE,H., YAMANAKA,S., NAN-JYO,Y., IGARI,T., &FUKUSHIMA,T.: "Abundance of bacteria, picophytoplankton, nanoflagellates and ciliates in relation to chlorophyll a and nutrient concentrations in 34 Japanese waters." Jpn. J.Limnol. 57. 245-259 (1996)

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  • [Publications] TAKAMURA,N.: "Outcry by the lakes : Strategy on phytoplankton and outbraeak of algae." ILLUME. 8. 4-21 (1996)

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  • [Publications] TAKAMURA,N., FUKUSHIMA,M., SUN,L.W., ALBINGER,O.MATSUSHIGE,K: "Does silver carp reduce waterblooms?" NIES. F-XX. (1997)

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