First report of Planktothrix rubescens bloom from the Algerian freshwater reservoir Hammam Debagh

Massive cyanobacteria blooms have become a worldwide concern problem due to the multiple nuisances they can cause. The impacts of climate change are distinct from other environmental constraints controlling its population dynamics. The current study was accomplished in the monomictic reservoir Hamma...

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Main Authors: Fatma Zohra GUELLATI, Hassen TOUATI, Skander KADRI, Amel SAOUDI, Luc BRIENT, Mourad BENSOUILAH
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Published: Cluj University Press 2024-12-01
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author Fatma Zohra GUELLATI
Hassen TOUATI
Skander KADRI
Amel SAOUDI
Luc BRIENT
Mourad BENSOUILAH
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description Massive cyanobacteria blooms have become a worldwide concern problem due to the multiple nuisances they can cause. The impacts of climate change are distinct from other environmental constraints controlling its population dynamics. The current study was accomplished in the monomictic reservoir Hammam Debagh (North-Eastern Algeria). A sampling campaign was conducted during May and June 2012 in four surface sampling stations and the water column in the center of this reservoir. This study aims to investigate the surface bloom of Planktothrix rubescens (De Candolle ex Gomont 1892) Anagnostidis and Komarek, 1988; observed for the first time in an Algerian reservoir with a focus on the environmental variable changes in 2012. During this thick epilimnetic bloom, P. rubescens spread in all water column layers, reaching 6.4 x 106 cells mL-1 at 2m from the surface recorded on 11.05.2012. Meanwhile, at the surface P. rubescens abundances ranged from 3 x 105 to 3.6 x 106 cells mL-1. The biomass was so high that the signal from the phycocyanin probe became saturated attending a value of 200 μg L-1 PC in the top 1 m. In addition, the biogenic compounds especially P-PO4 and NO3 show a high concentration of 0.48 mg L-1 and 5 mg L-1 respectively. The red pigmented cyanobacterium bloom altered environmental conditions in the reservoir Hammam Debagh, since primarily oxygen concentration shows a minimum of 2.63 mg L-1 and water transparency did not exceed 1m (min= 40cm). The vertical profile of temperature performed on 29.05.2012 over 33m; shows a stratified water column ranging from 22.6°C in the upper subsurface to 9.8°C in the bottom hypolimnion. Finally, suitable meteorological conditions were observed during 2012.  Article history: Received 09 March 2024; Revised 13 August 2024; Accepted 01 December 2024; Available online 10 December 2024
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spelling doaj-art-5fbcaafbe2fd41cf86a85e33295aaaed2025-08-20T03:27:48ZengCluj University PressStudia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai. Biologia2065-95122024-12-01476110.24193/subbbiol.2024.2.03175First report of Planktothrix rubescens bloom from the Algerian freshwater reservoir Hammam DebaghFatma Zohra GUELLATI0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7237-4341Hassen TOUATI1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4185-5449Skander KADRI2Amel SAOUDI3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5495-0891Luc BRIENT4Mourad BENSOUILAH5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9574-5915Ecobiology Laboratory for Marine Environments and Coastal Areas, Badji Mokhtar University of Annaba, Annaba, Algeria. Corresponding author: fatma-zohra.guellati@univ-annaba.dz Ecobiology Laboratory for Marine Environments and Coastal Areas, Badji Mokhtar University of Annaba, Annaba, Algeria. Ecobiology Laboratory for Marine Environments and Coastal Areas, Badji Mokhtar University of Annaba, Annaba, AlgeriaLaboratory for Marine Environments and Coastal Areas, Badji Mokhtar University of Annaba, Annaba, AlgeriaUMR/CNRS Ecobio 6553, University of Rennes I, Rennes, FranceEcobiology Laboratory for Marine Environments and Coastal Areas, Badji Mokhtar University of Annaba, Annaba, AlgeriaMassive cyanobacteria blooms have become a worldwide concern problem due to the multiple nuisances they can cause. The impacts of climate change are distinct from other environmental constraints controlling its population dynamics. The current study was accomplished in the monomictic reservoir Hammam Debagh (North-Eastern Algeria). A sampling campaign was conducted during May and June 2012 in four surface sampling stations and the water column in the center of this reservoir. This study aims to investigate the surface bloom of Planktothrix rubescens (De Candolle ex Gomont 1892) Anagnostidis and Komarek, 1988; observed for the first time in an Algerian reservoir with a focus on the environmental variable changes in 2012. During this thick epilimnetic bloom, P. rubescens spread in all water column layers, reaching 6.4 x 106 cells mL-1 at 2m from the surface recorded on 11.05.2012. Meanwhile, at the surface P. rubescens abundances ranged from 3 x 105 to 3.6 x 106 cells mL-1. The biomass was so high that the signal from the phycocyanin probe became saturated attending a value of 200 μg L-1 PC in the top 1 m. In addition, the biogenic compounds especially P-PO4 and NO3 show a high concentration of 0.48 mg L-1 and 5 mg L-1 respectively. The red pigmented cyanobacterium bloom altered environmental conditions in the reservoir Hammam Debagh, since primarily oxygen concentration shows a minimum of 2.63 mg L-1 and water transparency did not exceed 1m (min= 40cm). The vertical profile of temperature performed on 29.05.2012 over 33m; shows a stratified water column ranging from 22.6°C in the upper subsurface to 9.8°C in the bottom hypolimnion. Finally, suitable meteorological conditions were observed during 2012.  Article history: Received 09 March 2024; Revised 13 August 2024; Accepted 01 December 2024; Available online 10 December 2024https://studiabiologia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/studiabio/article/view/175cyanobacteriaplanktothrix rubescensphycocyaninmicrocystinreservoir hammam debagh
spellingShingle Fatma Zohra GUELLATI
Hassen TOUATI
Skander KADRI
Amel SAOUDI
Luc BRIENT
Mourad BENSOUILAH
First report of Planktothrix rubescens bloom from the Algerian freshwater reservoir Hammam Debagh
Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai. Biologia
cyanobacteria
planktothrix rubescens
phycocyanin
microcystin
reservoir hammam debagh
title First report of Planktothrix rubescens bloom from the Algerian freshwater reservoir Hammam Debagh
title_full First report of Planktothrix rubescens bloom from the Algerian freshwater reservoir Hammam Debagh
title_fullStr First report of Planktothrix rubescens bloom from the Algerian freshwater reservoir Hammam Debagh
title_full_unstemmed First report of Planktothrix rubescens bloom from the Algerian freshwater reservoir Hammam Debagh
title_short First report of Planktothrix rubescens bloom from the Algerian freshwater reservoir Hammam Debagh
title_sort first report of planktothrix rubescens bloom from the algerian freshwater reservoir hammam debagh
topic cyanobacteria
planktothrix rubescens
phycocyanin
microcystin
reservoir hammam debagh
url https://studiabiologia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/studiabio/article/view/175
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