Hostname: page-component-848d4c4894-x24gv Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-05-12T17:31:13.432Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Effects of irradiance and spectral composition on the establishment of macroalgae in streams in southern Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 October 2012

Aurélio Fajar Tonetto ,
Ciro Cesar Zanini Branco  and
Cleto Kaveski Peres
Aurélio Fajar Tonetto
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Aquatic Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, São Paulo State University, UNESP, Av. Dom Antônio, 2100, 19806-900, Assis, SP, Brazil
Ciro Cesar Zanini Branco*
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Aquatic Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, São Paulo State University, UNESP, Av. Dom Antônio, 2100, 19806-900, Assis, SP, Brazil
Cleto Kaveski Peres
Affiliation:
Federal University of Latin American Integration, UNILA, Av. Tancredo Neves, 6731, Itaipu Technological Park 85867-970, Foz do Iguaçu, PR, Brazil
*
*Corresponding author: czbranco@assis.unesp.br
Get access

Abstract

The relative effects of irradiance and spectral composition on the colonization and development of macroalgal communities were examined in four streams exposed to full sunlight in southern Brazil. A set of solar filters surrounded the artificial substrata to provide various quantitative and qualitative light conditions. In addition to the control, the conditions were full sunlight attenuated by 50, 70 and 90%, blue light (filter transmitting 430–500 nm), green light (500–600 nm) and red light (>600 nm). Macroalgal percent cover was determined three times during the colonization period (15, 39 and 70 days). Significant differences occurred in the mean values for macroalgal community percent cover between treatments at 15 and 39 days, suggesting that early and intermediate stages of the colonization were directly influenced by irradiance. There was an almost complete absence of macroalgae with 90% attentuation, but progressive increases with 70 and 50% attenuation. However, the mean values for macroalgal community percent cover did not differ significantly between color treatments, suggesting that the effects of irradiance on macroalgal colonization were stronger than those of spectral composition at similar intensity. The quantitative responses differed among the taxa.

Keywords

Irradiancelight availabilitylotic systemspectral compositionstream macroalgae
Type
Research Article
Information
Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology , Volume 48 , Issue 4 , 2012 , pp. 363 - 370
Copyright
© EDP Sciences, 2012

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

Antoine, S.E. and Benson-Evans, K., 1983a. The effect of light intensity and quality on the growth of benthic algae. I. Phytopigment variations. Arch. Hydrobiol., 98, 299–306.Google Scholar
Antoine, S.E. and Benson-Evans, K., 1983b. The effect of light intensity and quality on the growth of benthic algae. II. Population dynamics. Arch. Hydrobiol., 99, 118–128.Google Scholar
Bechara, J.A., Planas, D. and Paquet, S., 2007. Indirect effects of brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) on the structure of epilithic algal communities in an oligotrophic boreal forest stream. Fundam. Appl. Limnol., 169, 89–99.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Branco, C.C.Z. and Necchi, O. Jr, 1996. Survey of stream macroalgae of eastern Atlantic Rainforest of São Paulo State, southeastern Brazil. Arch. Hydrobiol., 80, 35–57.Google Scholar
Branco, C.C.Z., Krupek, R.A. and Peres, C.K., 2009. Distribution of stream macroalgal communities from the mid-western region of Paraná State: importance of local scale variation. Braz. Arch. Biol. Technol., 52, 379–386.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Branco, C.C.Z., Necchi, O. Jr and Peres, K.P., 2010. Effects of artificial substratum types and exposure time on macroalgal colonization in a tropical stream. Fundam. Appl. Limnol., 178, 17–27.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Cole, K.M. and Sheath, R.G., 1990. Biology of the Red Algae, Cambridge University Press, New York, 517 p.Google Scholar
Demming-Adams, B. and Adams, W.W. III, 1992. Photoprotection and other responses of plants to high light stress. Annu. Rev. Plant Physiol. Plant Mol. Biol., 43, 599–626.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
DeNicola, D.M. and Hoagland, K.D., 1992. Influences of canopy cover on spectral irradiance and periphyton assemblages in a prairie stream. J. North. Am. Benthol. Soc., 11, 391–404.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
DeNicola, D.M. and Hoagland, K.D., 1996. Effects of solar spectral irradiance (Visible to UV) on a Prairie stream epilithic community. J. North. Am. Benthol. Soc., 15, 155–169.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Englund, S.R., O'Brien, J.J. and Clark, D.B., 2000. Evaluation of digital and film hemispherical photography and spherical densiometry for measuring forest light environments. Can. J. Forest Res., 30, 1999–2005.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Falkowski, P.G. and LaRoche, J., 1991. Acclimation to spectral irradiance in algae. J. Phycol., 27, 8–14.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Flecker, A.S. and Townsend, C.R., 1994. Community-wide consequences of trout introduction in New Zealand streams. Ecol. Appl., 4, 798–807.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Flecker, A.S., Taylor, B.W., Bernhardt, E.S., Hood, J.M., Cornwell, W.K., Cassatt, S.R., Vanni, M.J. and Altman, N.S., 2002. Interactions between herbivorous fishes and limiting nutrients in a tropical stream ecosystem. Ecology, 83, 1831–1844.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Goteli, N.J. and Ellison, A.M., 2004. A primer of Ecological Statistics, Sinauer Associates Publishers, Massachusetts, 510 p.Google Scholar
Haury, J.F. and Bogorad, L., 1977. Action spectra for phycobiliprotein synthesis in a chromatically adapting cyanophyte. Plant Physiol., 60, 835–839.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Hill, W.R., 1996. Effects of light. In: Stevenson, R.J., Bothwell, M.L. and Lowe, R.L. (eds.), Algal Ecology: Freshwater Benthic Ecosystems, Academic Press, San Diego, 121–148.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Hill, W.R., Mulholland, P.J. and Marzolf, E.R., 2001. Stream ecosystem responses to forest leaf emergence in spring. Ecology, 82, 2306–2319.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Hill, W.R., Ryon, M.G. and Schilling, E.M., 1995. Light limitation in a stream ecosystem: responses by primary producers and consumers. Ecology, 76, 1297–1309.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Hynes, H.B.N., 1970. The Ecology of Running Waters, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 555 p.Google Scholar
King, D.K. and Cummins, K.W., 1989. Autotrophic-heterotrophic community metabolism relationship of the woodland stream. J. Freshwater Ecol., 5, 205–218.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Kirk, J.T.O. 1983. Light and Photosynthesis in Aquatic Environments, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.Google Scholar
Landeiro, V.L., Hamada, N. and Melo, A.D., 2008. Responses of aquatic invertebrate assemblages and leaf breakdown to macroconsumer exclusion in Amazonian “terra firme” streams. Fundam. Appl. Limnol., 172, 49–58.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Lee, R.E., 2008. Phycology (4th edn,), Cambridge University Press, New York, 547 p.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Lowe, R.L. and Laliberte, G.D., 2006. Benthic stream algae: distribution and structure. In: Hauer, F.R. and Lamberti, G.A. (eds.), Methods in Stream Ecology (2nd edn,), Academic Press, San Diego, California, 327–356.Google Scholar
Marsac, N.T., 1977. Ocurrence and nature of chromatic adaptation in Cyanobacteria. J. Bacteriol., 130, 82–91.Google Scholar
Mosisch, T.D., Bunn, S.E. and Davies, P.M. 2001. The relative importance of shading and nutrients on algal production in subtropical streams. Freshwater Biol., 46, 1269–1278.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Necchi, O. Jr, 2004. Light-related photosynthetic characteristics of lotic macroalgae. Hydrobiologia, 525, 139–155.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Necchi, O. Jr, Branco, C.C.Z. and Branco, L.H.Z., 2000. Distribution of stream macroalgae in São Paulo state, Southeastern Brazil. Algol. Stud., 97, 43–57.Google Scholar
Necchi, O. Jr, Branco, L.H.Z. and Spezamiglio, D.N., 2008. Distribuição ecológica das comunidades de macroalgas de ambientes lóticos do Parque Nacional de Itatiaia (RJ, MG), Brasil. Rev. Bras. Bot., 31, 135–145.Google Scholar
Necchi, O. Jr and Zucchi, M.R., 2001. Photosynthetic performance of freshwater Rhodophyta in response to temperature, irradiance, pH and diurnal rhythm. Phycol. Res., 49, 305–318.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Richardson, K., Beardall, J. and Raven, J.A., 1983. Adaptation of unicellular algae to irradiance: an analysis of strategies. New Phytol., 93, 157–191.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Rico-Garcia, E., Hernández-Hernández, F., Soto-Zarazúa, G.M. and Herrera-Ruiz, G., 2009. Two new Methods for the Estimation of Leaf Area using Digital Photography. Int. J. Agric. Biol., 11, 397–400.Google Scholar
Rier, S.T., Stevenson, J. and Laliberte, G.D., 2006. Photo-acclimation response of benthic stream algae across experimentally manipulated light gradients: a comparison of growth rates and net primary productivity. J. Phycol., 42, 560–567.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Roberts, S., Sabater, S. and Beardall, J., 2004. Benthic microalgal colonization in stream of differing riparian cover and light availability. J. Phycol., 40, 1004–1021.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Saffo, M.B. 1987. New light on seaweeds. BioScience, 37, 654–664.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Sheath, R.G. and Burkholder, J.M., 1985. Characteristics of softwater streams in Rhode Island II. Composition and seasonal dynamics of macroalgal communities. Hidrobiologia, 28, 109–118.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Sheath, R.G. and Cole, K.M., 1992. Biogography of stream magroalgal in North America. J. Phycol., 28, 448–460.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Shortreed, K.S. and Stockner, J.G., 1983. Periphyton biomass and species composition in a coastal rainforest stream in British Columbia: effects of environmental changes caused by logging. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci., 40, 1887–1895.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Simão, E., Nakamura, A.T. and Takaki, M., 2008. Use of Insulfim® like plastic filter to simulate canopy filtered light for germination tests. Naturalia, 31, 28–33.Google Scholar
Sokal, R.R. and Rohlf, F.J., 2000. Biometry, W. H. Freeman and Company, San Francisco, 887 p.Google Scholar
Stevenson, R.J., Bothwell, M.L. and Lowe, R.L., 1996. Algal ecology – Freshwater Benthic Ecosystems, Academic Press, San Diego, 753 p.Google Scholar
Usio, N. and Townsend, C., 2004. Roles of crayfish: consequences of predation and bioturbation for stream invertebrates. Ecology, 85, 807–822.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Vogelman, T.C. and Scheibe, J., 1978. Action spectrum for chromatic adaptation in the blue-green alga Fremyella diplosiphon. Planta, 143, 233–239.CrossRefGoogle Scholar