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Tropical phytoplankton taxa in Aquitaine lakes (France)

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In the last decades, numerous exotic species of microalgae have been found in the continental waters of Europe. In three natural shallow lakes located in the southwest of France, several planktonic species typically encountered in tropical areas were observed during 2006 and 2007. The most representative taxa were Planktolyngbya microspira Kom. & Cronb. P. circumcreta (G. S. West) Anagn. & Kom., Cyanodictyon tropicale Senna, Delazari & Sant’Anna and Staurastrum excavatum var. planctonicum Krieg. These species had so far only been reported from African lakes and other tropical areas, but in this study they accounted for up to 58 and 12% of the total abundance and biomass, respectively, during spring and summer. Some of these lakes were studied in the 1970s and only exotic desmids were reported; but at that time, the three cited cyanobacteria were not described yet. Waterfowl are considered as the main dispersers because they migrate over long distances, transporting algae on the feet and feathers or in the digestive tract. In fact, the Aquitaine Region is one of the main bird migration corridors in Europe. Survival of cyanobacteria, diatoms and desmids carried by birds could be possible due to resting stages, sheaths investments or vegetative cells. In addition, global warming may have contributed to the success of these tropical species in temperate lakes. Indeed, minimal temperatures have increased significantly in the Aquitaine region over the last 30 years and could have played a key role in algal survival through winter.

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We are grateful to Professor J. Komárek for taxonomic verification of exotic cyanobacteria. We acknowledge C. Feigné (Teich Bird Reserve, France) and H. Morin (Groupe Grimaud) for the valuable ornithological information provided. Thanks to staff members of Cemagref: C. Laplace-Treyture, V. Bertrin, C. Madigou, M. Torre, J. Grange, J. Huppert and S. Moreira for technical support. Thanks to M. Bonnet, M. Boudigues, B. Delest and B. Méchin for chemical analyses. Thanks to S. Morin for the statistical analysis. We also acknowledge B. Dubos (Research Scientific Center of Sanguinet-CRESS) for providing historical samples and references. Thanks to E. Sellier (CREMEM, Talence) for SEM pictures. We are grateful to Professors J. P. Descy and L. Naselli-Flores, whose comments improved significantly this manuscript. We also acknowledge the useful comments of three anonymous reviewers and T. Zohary. This study was partially supported by the Regional Council of Aquitaine. This study was presented as a contributed article at the Bat Sheva de Rothschild seminar on Phytoplankton in the Physical Environment—the 15th workshop of the International Association of Phytoplankton Taxonomy and Ecology (IAP).

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Cellamare, M., Leitão, M., Coste, M. et al. Tropical phytoplankton taxa in Aquitaine lakes (France). Hydrobiologia 639, 129–145 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-009-0029-x

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