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Survival and life strategy of the foraminiferan Globobulimina turgida through nitrate storage and denitrification

2010; Inter-Research; Volume: 417; Linguagem: Inglês

10.3354/meps08805

1616-1599

Elisa Piña-Ochoa, Karoliina A. Koho, Emmanuelle Geslin, Nils Risgaard‐Petersen,

Isotope Analysis in Ecology

MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsTheme Sections MEPS 417:39-49 (2010) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08805 Survival and life strategy of the foraminiferan Globobulimina turgida through nitrate storage and denitrification Elisa Piña-Ochoa1,**, Karoliina A. Koho2,*,**, Emmanuelle Geslin3,4, Nils Risgaard-Petersen1 1Center for Geomicrobiology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark 2Utrecht University, Faculty of Geosciences, Aardwetenschappen building, 3584 CD Utrecht, The Netherlands 3Laboratory of Recent and Fossil Bio-Indicators, Angers University, 49045 Angers Cedex, France 4Laboratory of Marine Bio-Indicators (LEBIM), 85350 Ile d'Yeu, France *Corresponding author. Email: koho@geo.uu.nl**These authors contributed equally to this work ABSTRACT: In a laboratory experiment, we examined the prolonged survival and behaviour of the benthic foraminiferan Globobulimina turgida under 3 simulated natural conditions: oxygenated with added nitrate, anoxic with added nitrate, and anoxic. The survival rates, adenosine triphosphate (ATP) reserve and intracellular nitrate pool of G. turgida were measured periodically under these conditions. Furthermore, to evaluate the efficiency and energy yield of the respiration system, denitrification rates of individual specimens were quantified using the acetylene inhibition and N2O microsensor technique at the start of the experiment. Our results demonstrate that the long-term (56 d) survival rate (64%) and ATP concentrations of G. turgida were not significantly different in oxygenated and anoxic, nitrate-containing conditions (Mann-Whitney test, p > 0.05). Thus, G. turgida can survive prolonged anoxia (3 mo) as long as nitrate is available to sustain its respiration. However, it remains unsure whether growth or reproduction can take place under anoxia. Short-term (21 to 35 d) survival rates were lower in nitrate-free, anoxic conditions (22% recovered alive compared to 62 to 82% in nitrate-oxic or nitrate-anoxic conditions), but foraminifera were observed to survive up to 56 d if respiring from their intra-cellular nitrate pool only. The foraminiferal nitrate pool appears very dynamic, as wide ranges of concentrations were measured in living specimens (0 to 463 mM ind.–1). We postulate that the scatter in the nitrate pool measurements highlights the ability of the foraminifera to actively collect and respire on nitrate, depending on individuals' history of exposure to oxygen and nitrate. KEY WORDS: Benthic foraminifera . Denitrification . Intracellular nitrate . ATP . Anoxia Full text in pdf format PreviousNextCite this article as: Piña-Ochoa E, Koho KA, Geslin E, Risgaard-Petersen N (2010) Survival and life strategy of the foraminiferan Globobulimina turgida through nitrate storage and denitrification. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 417:39-49. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08805 Export citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in MEPS Vol. 417. Online publication date: November 04, 2010 Print ISSN: 0171-8630; Online ISSN: 1616-1599 Copyright © 2010 Inter-Research.