Bibliographic citations
Cuadra, D., (2011). Variación bimestral de la densidad bacteriana bentónica y su relación con factores oceanográficos y sedimentarios frente al Callao durante el año 2007 [Tesis, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos]. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12672/1432
Cuadra, D., Variación bimestral de la densidad bacteriana bentónica y su relación con factores oceanográficos y sedimentarios frente al Callao durante el año 2007 [Tesis]. PE: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos; 2011. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12672/1432
@misc{renati/474397,
title = "Variación bimestral de la densidad bacteriana bentónica y su relación con factores oceanográficos y sedimentarios frente al Callao durante el año 2007",
author = "Cuadra Collaton, D'Lourdes Isabel",
publisher = "Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos",
year = "2011"
}
Microorganisms play an important role in the remineralization of organic matter in marine sediments. Nutrients obtained by this process are taken to the surface with the upwelling at the central coast of Peru, contributing to the high productivity of this region. Nevertheless, there are few studies about the microbial ecology of marine sediments in Peru. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the benthic microbial density and biomass, and to establish their relationship with oceanographic and sedimentary parameters in the coast of Callao during the year 2007. The technique of direct counting by epifluorescence microscopy was used, as well as analysis of digital pictures and statistical correlation. Microbial density varied between 4,35 x 10^9 and 3,06 x 10^10 cell/cm³. Biomass values ranged from 79,73 to 2527,93 µgC/cm³. The biovolume oscillated between 0.06 and 0.51 µm³/cell. A significant positive correlation between chlorophyll and biomass, as well as between chlorophyll and biovolume at the closest station to the coast was found. A significant negative correlation between total organic carbon and both microbial density and biomass was also found. Bottom water temperature showed a significant positive correlation with both microbial density and biomass. On other hand, we did not observe a significant decrease of microbial biomass with sediment depth, therefore, we conclude that the phytoplanktonic organic matter is not the only factor that affects the distribution of microbial abundance. Other factors such as the availability of electron acceptors, which controls the nutrient remineralization, should be explored. Keywords: marine sediments, microbial abundance, microbial biovolume, microbial biomass, epifluorescence, remineralization.
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