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APPLICATION OF THE PDMPO TECHNIQUE IN STUDYING SILICA DEPOSITION IN NATURAL POPULATIONS OF FRAGILARIA CROTONENSIS (BACILLARIOPHYCEAE) AT DIFFERENT DEPTHS IN A EUTROPHIC RESERVOIR1
Authors:Petr Znachor  Jiří Nedoma
Institution:1. Institute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre of Czech Academy of Sciences, v.v.i., Na Sádkách?7, CZ‐37005 ?eské Budějovice, Czech Republic>2. Author for correspondence: e‐mail .
Abstract:At weekly intervals from July to October 2006, we measured silica deposition in the summer diatom assemblage at various depths in the eutrophic ?ímov Reservoir (Czech Republic) using PDMPO, the 2‐(4‐pyridyl)‐5{4‐(2‐dimethylaminoethyl‐aminocarbamoyl)‐methoxy]phenyl}oxazole labeling technique. Fluorescence microscopy coupled with image analysis allows quantifying silicon (Si) deposition over time and a simple distinction between cells that are actively depositing Si and those that are not. Diatom assemblage was exclusively dominated by Fragilaria crotonensis Kitton, which formed pronounced subsurface maxima (2–6.5 m). Concentrations of the main nutrients (Si and phosphorus, P) were low over the whole season; however, at depth, the nutrient availability was higher than at the surface. Fragilaria silica deposition rates were eight times higher at the surface than at depth. Half the population was involved in silica deposition at the surface, while only 20% active cells were doing so at depth. At the surface, silica deposition was limited by P deficiency; the effect of dissolved Si (DSi) was not statistically significant. Silica deposition at depth was significantly constrained by low light availability despite the 1% average light attenuation at depth, which is supposed sufficient for photosynthesis. This study represents the first attempt to employ the PDMPO technique coupled with quantitative image analysis of PDMPO fluorescence in freshwater ecology. On the basis of our results, PDMPO probe appears to be an appropriate proxy for the study of resource limitation in natural diatom populations.
Keywords:diatoms  fluorescence  Fragilaria crotonensis  PDMPO  silica deposition
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