A function of cyanobacterial mats in phosphorus-limited tropical wetlands

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Eliska Rejmánková
Jaroslava Komárková
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Hydrobiologia | 2000年 / 431卷
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cyanobacteria; wetlands; biomass; phosphorus; nitrogen fixation; alkaline phosphatase; Belize;
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Cyanobacterial mats are important components of oligotrophic wetland ecosystems in the limestone-based regions of the Caribbean. Our goals were to: (1) Estimate the biomass and primary production of cyanobacterial mats, quantify the extent of nitrogen fixation and measure the activity of alkaline phosphatase (APA) in representative marshes of northern Belize; (2) Record changes in these variables following nutrient additions. The mat biomass ranged from 200 to 700 g m−2 AFDM, with the epipelon contributing up to 87% of the total. Tissue nitrogen was similar in all marshes (1.1–1.5%), while tissue phosphorus was extremely low (0.0055–0.0129%) and well correlated with the N:P ratio in water. Nitrogen fixation expressed as nitrogenase activity was high in some marshes (17.5 nmol C2H4 cm−2 h−1) and low (< 5 nmol C2H4 cm−2 h−1) in others depending mainly on the proportion of heterocyst-forming cyanobacteria (Nostocales, Stigonematales) in the mat. Alkaline phosphatase activity was positively correlated with the N:P ratio of the mat. Experimental addition of phosphorus resulted in significant increase in primary production and nitrogen fixation while it suppressed the APA activity. The presented data clearly showed that oligotrophic marshes of northern Belize are strongly P limited. Increased input of phosphorus would profoundly change their structure and functions.
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