Bacterioplankton from cenotes and anchialine caves of Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
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| Авторы: | , , , , |
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| Формат: | artículo original |
| Статус: | Versión publicada |
| Дата публикации: | 1999 |
| Описание: | The seasonal fluctuation of bacterioplankton densities were evaluated in five cenotes and two anchialine caves of Quintana Roo, northeastern Yucatan Peninsula. Bacterioplankton densities were extremely low (5.8 ± 0.35 x 102 - 8 ± 0.48 x 103 cells/ml), even for oligotrophic environments. Non seasonal differences were detected in the cenotes, however, in the caves bacterial counts were higher in the rainy season. Bacterial densities were lower in the cenotes (5.8 ± 0.35 x 102 - 4.3 ± 0.26 x 101 cells/ml), and higher in the caves (2.7 ± 0.16 x 101 - 8 ± 0.48 x 103 cells/ml). Rainwater percolation, rich in forest'soil particulate (POM) and dissolved organic (DOM) matter into the caves, seems to promote higher bacteria! densities. In addition, surface bacteria entering groundwater in the same way as POM and DOM could also be augmenting bacterial densities in the caves. Low groundwater nutrient (0.05 - 1.7 μM total P, 34.89 - 250.9 μM total N) concentrations as well as reduce bacteria! densities characterizes the cenotes and caves as ultra- to oligotrophic environments. |
| Страна: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Институт: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Язык: | Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:archivo.portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/26092 |
| Online-ссылка: | https://archivo.revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/26092 |
| Ключевое слово: | sinkholes submersed caves bacteria plankton nutrients |