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Title: Benthic dinoflagellates: Testing the reliability of the artificial substrate method in the Macaronesian region
Authors: Fernandez-Zabala, Juan
Tuya, Fernando 
Amorim, Ana
Soler Onis,Emilio 
UNESCO Clasification: 241705 Biología marina
Keywords: Ostreopsis Cf. Ovata
Islands Ne Atlantic
Harmful Algal Blooms
Toxic Dinoflagellate
Gambierdiscus, et al
Issue Date: 2019
Project: Seguimiento, control y mitigación de cambios en los ecosistemas marinos de la Macaronesia ItemCrisRefDisplayStrategy.project.deleted.icon
Journal: Harmful Algae 
Abstract: The suitability of the 'artificial substrate' method, i.e. standardized surfaces of fiberglass screens, for the quantification of four benthic harmful algal bloom (BHAB) dinoflagellates (Gambierdiscus, Ostreopsis, Prorocentrum and Coolia) was tested relative to estimates from natural macroalgal substrates. Sampling took place in a variety of intertidal and subtidal coastal habitats under different water motion conditions, at depths from 1 to 7 m, in two archipelagos of the Macaronesia region: The Canary Islands and Cape Verde. An immersion time of 24 h was sufficient to adequately estimate dinoflagellate abundances. Seven replicates were established as the ideal replication level, considering both reproducibility and sampling effort. In most cases, cell abundances of the four dinoflagellate genera showed lower variability on artificial substrates than on macroalgae, leading to more reliable estimates of abundances. The ratio of mean cell abundances on artificial substrates to mean cell abundances on macroalgae highly varied among sampling sites for each genus. This was especially true for Ostreopsis and Coolia. Thus, given the potentially harmful nature of benthic dinoflagellates, the transformation of abundances expressed as cells g(-1) of macroalgae to abundances expressed as cells cm(-2) is risky, and it should not be attempted in monitoring and management programs of harmful microalgae. In summary, results of this study support the use of artificial substrates in monitoring programs of BHAB dinoflagellates, while the risks of using macroalgae are stressed.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10553/58365
ISSN: 1568-9883
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2019.101634
Source: Harmful Algae [ISSN 1568-9883], v. 87
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