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Article

Temporal Variation in the Phytoplankton Community of Acapulco Bay, Mexico

by
Agustín A. Rojas-Herrera
,
Juan Violante-González
*,
Sergio García-Ibáñez
,
Víctor M. G. Sevilla-Torres
,
Jaime S. Gil-Guerrero
and
Pedro Flores-Rodríguez
Unidad Académica de Ecología Marina, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Acapulco, México
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Microbiol. Res. 2012, 3(1), e4; https://doi.org/10.4081/mr.2012.e4
Submission received: 27 October 2011 / Revised: 27 October 2011 / Accepted: 4 December 2011 / Published: 22 February 2012

Abstract

Species composition and abundance of the phytoplankton community in Acapulco Bay, Mexico, were studied from May to December 2009. Samples were collected at 5 stations (4 coastal and one oceanic) at 3 depths (1, 5 and 10 m). Eighty-seven species were identified: 54 dinoflagellates, 32 diatoms and one silicoflagellate. The community was structured mainly by adiaphoric species, that is species adapted to both neritic and oceanic environments. Species abundance and composition varied significantly during the sampling period due to increased nutrient concentrations in the rainy season. Dinoflagellate species were more abundant during the dry season, and diatom species dominated numerically during the rainy season.
Keywords: phytoplankton community; temporal variation; Acapulco bay; México phytoplankton community; temporal variation; Acapulco bay; México

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Rojas-Herrera, A.A.; Violante-González, J.; García-Ibáñez, S.; Sevilla-Torres, V.M.G.; Gil-Guerrero, J.S.; Flores-Rodríguez, P. Temporal Variation in the Phytoplankton Community of Acapulco Bay, Mexico. Microbiol. Res. 2012, 3, e4. https://doi.org/10.4081/mr.2012.e4

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Rojas-Herrera AA, Violante-González J, García-Ibáñez S, Sevilla-Torres VMG, Gil-Guerrero JS, Flores-Rodríguez P. Temporal Variation in the Phytoplankton Community of Acapulco Bay, Mexico. Microbiology Research. 2012; 3(1):e4. https://doi.org/10.4081/mr.2012.e4

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Rojas-Herrera, Agustín A., Juan Violante-González, Sergio García-Ibáñez, Víctor M. G. Sevilla-Torres, Jaime S. Gil-Guerrero, and Pedro Flores-Rodríguez. 2012. "Temporal Variation in the Phytoplankton Community of Acapulco Bay, Mexico" Microbiology Research 3, no. 1: e4. https://doi.org/10.4081/mr.2012.e4

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Rojas-Herrera, A. A., Violante-González, J., García-Ibáñez, S., Sevilla-Torres, V. M. G., Gil-Guerrero, J. S., & Flores-Rodríguez, P. (2012). Temporal Variation in the Phytoplankton Community of Acapulco Bay, Mexico. Microbiology Research, 3(1), e4. https://doi.org/10.4081/mr.2012.e4

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