Cyanobacteria from freshwater lakes in the Azores Archipelago, Portugal

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Description

Cyanobacteria occurrence in lakes from the Azores Archipelago based on data from monitoring programs dated from 1996 to 2018.

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968
Occurrence 
1948

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Luz R, Cordeiro R, Vilaverde J, Raposeiro P M, Fonseca A, Gonçalves V (2019): Cyanobacteria from freshwater lakes in the Azores Archipelago, Portugal. v1.5. Universidade dos Açores. Dataset/Samplingevent. http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/resource?r=cyanobacteria_ocurrence&v=1.5

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Keywords

Cyanobacteria; Freshwater; Oceanic islands

Contacts

Rúben Luz
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
Researcher
CIBIO-Açores
PT
Rita Cordeiro
  • Originator
Researcher
FCT/UAC and CIBIO-Açores
PT
Joana Vilaverde
  • Originator
Researcher
CIBIO-Açores
PT
Pedro Miguel Raposeiro
  • Originator
Post-doc Researcher
CIBIO-Açores
PT
Amélia Fonseca
  • Originator
Assistant Professor
Vítor Gonçalves
  • Metadata Provider
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
Assistant Professor
FCT/UAC and CIBIO-Açores
PT

Geographic Coverage

Azores Archipelago, Portugal

Bounding Coordinates South West [36.9, -31.5], North East [39.8, -24.9]

Taxonomic Coverage

Cyanobacteria were identified to genus or species level. Nomenclature was updated to the most recent taxonomic treatment.

Class Cyanophyceae Schaffner (Cyanophyceae)

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 1996-12-16 / 2018-06-21

Project Data

The data present here come from samples collected during several monitoring programs developed between 1996 and 2018 which aimed to characterize the biodiversity of inland aquatic ecosystems (lakes and streams) from the islands of Santa Maria, São Miguel, Terceira, Pico, São Jorge, Faial, Flores and Corvo (Azores, Portugal) and to assess the ecological status of these waterbodies using biological quality elements together with physico-chemical and hydromorphological quality elements. These programs contributed to improving the knowledge of cyanobacteria distribution in the Azores, the phytoplankton community structure in regional freshwater ecosystems and the main environmental drivers of aquatic communities in these ecosystems.

Title Cyanobacteria from freshwater lakes in the Azores Archipelago, Portugal
Funding This research was funded by Secretaria Regional do Ambiente – Governo dos Açores (Contrato Nº 8/2003/DROTRH), Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e do Mar – Governo dos Açores (Ajuste Direto Nº 18/2009; Concurso Público Nº 3/2009; Contrato Nº 3/2011), Secretaria Regional dos Recursos Naturais – Governo dos Açores (Concurso Público 1/DRA/2014), Fundo Regional para a Ciência e Tecnologia – Governo dos Açores (M3.1.a/F/017/2015) and by FEDER funds through the Interreg-MAC 2014-2020 Programme under the REBECA project - Red de excelencia en biotecnología azul (algas) de la región macaronesia (MAC1.1a/060). This work was also funded by Portuguese National Funds, through FCT − Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, the European Union, QREN, FEDER, COMPETE, by funding the CIBIO/InBIO (project UID/BIA/50027/2013 and POCI-01-0145-FEDER-006821). This manuscript is also a contribution to the updated checklist of Azorean cyanobacteria that is being prepared within the newly launched project AZORESBIOPORTAL – PORBIOTA (ACORES-01-0145-FEDER-000072), financed by FEDER in 85% and by Azorean Public funds by 15% through Operational Program Azores 2020.

The personnel involved in the project:

Vítor Gonçalves

Sampling Methods

Phytoplankton samples were taken using Van Dorn bottle and a 10 µm mesh plankton net at lake maximum depth point. In deep lakes (maximum depth > 10 m), until 2010 discrete samples were collected at surface, mid-water column depth and 1 m above sediment. After 2010 a combined sample of the euphotic zone was obtained by mixing discrete 1 L samples collected at 1 m intervals from the surface to the bottom of the euphotic zone. In shallow lakes (maximum depth < 10 m) a surface sample (integrated sample of the first meter of the water column) was collected. Net samples were obtained by a trawl from 1 m above the sediment to the water column surface. All samples were preserved with 1% Lugol solution (v/v) and taxa were identified to the lower taxonomical level possible using light microscopy. Preserved samples after analysis were deposited in Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade dos Açores.

Study Extent Phytoplankton samples from 24 lakes in Corvo (1), Flores (6), Pico (5), and São Miguel (12) islands in the Azores archipelago were collected seasonally between 1996 and 2018.

Method step description:

  1. Cyanobacteria were identified according to Komárek and Anagnostidis (1998), Komárek and Anagnostidis (2008) and Komárek (2013).

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Komárek, J. & Anagnostidis, K. (1998). Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa: Cyanoprokaryota 1. Teil: Chroococcales. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag.
  2. Komárek, J. & Anagnostidis, K. (2008). Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Cyanoprokaryota 2. Teil: Oscillatoriales. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag.
  3. Komárek, J. (2013). Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa: Cyanoprokaryota 3. Teil: Heterocytous Genera. Springer Spektrum

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers 9d9d16b2-b6ad-433f-9baa-5354132896ac
http://ipt.gbif.pt/ipt/resource?r=cyanobacteria_ocurrence