Microbial Degradation of North Sea Macroalgae: Field and Laboratory Studies
Microbial Degradation of North Sea Macroalgae: Field and Laboratory Studies
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北海大型藻类的微生物降解:现场和实验室研究
DOI:
10.1515/botm.1989.32.3.241
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发表时间:
1989
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M. Rieper
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作者:
M. Rieper
Larger numbers of bacteria capable of utilizing products of macroalgae were found in water associated with algal vegetation, than in water without algal growth. Cellulose-, alginate-, gelatine-, and mannitol degraders were most common in the water, in nearby sediment and on algal fragments. In all habitats the highest numbers were found between April and October. With the method of epifluorescence microscopy, the seasonality of bacteria occurring in the water was not as pronounced. Macroalgal decomposition experiments in litter bags in situ with red, brown and green algae showed that in summer 60 — 90% of the algal dry weight loss occurs during the first two weeks of exposure whereas in winter 4 to 6 weeks were required for a similar loss of material. The C: N ratio generally decreased during degradation; besides a loss of carbon, there may be an enrichment of nitrogen due to bacterial colonization of algal surfaces. In laboratory microcosm experiments, the degradation processes were enhanced when bacterivorous ciliates and nematodes were present. Degradation rates comparable to those in the field were obtained.