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Trophic interactions between ciliates and nematodes from an intertidal flat Hamels, I.; Moens, T.; Muylaert, K.; Vyverman, W. (2001). Trophic interactions between ciliates and nematodes from an intertidal flat, in: Hamels, I. (2003). Protozoan communities in intertidal estuarine sediments, their dynamics and trophic interactions = Protozoa in intertidale estuariene sedimenten, hun dynamiek en trofische interacties. pp. 97-116 In: Hamels, I. (2003). Protozoan communities in intertidal estuarine sediments, their dynamics and trophic interactions = Protozoa in intertidale estuariene sedimenten, hun dynamiek en trofische interacties. PhD Thesis. Universiteit Gent. Faculteit Wetenschappen: Gent. 135 pp. Is gerelateerd aan: Hamels, I.; Moens, T.; Muylaert, K.; Vyverman, W. (2001). Trophic interactions between ciliates and nematodes from an intertidal flat. Aquat. Microb. Ecol. 26(1): 61-72. https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/ame026061, meer

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Trefwoorden

Aquatic communities > Benthos Aquatic organisms > Heterotrophic organisms > Predators Eukaryotes > Animals > Invertebrates > Protozoa > Ciliophora > Ciliates Interactions Sediments Sediments > Clastics > Sand Topographic features > Landforms > Coastal landforms > Tidal flats Trophic levels Trophic relationships Ciliophora [WoRMS]; Nematoda [WoRMS] ANE, Nederland, Westerschelde [Marine Regions]; ANE, Nederland, Westerschelde, Molenplaat [Marine Regions]; België, Schelde R. [Marine Regions] Marien/Kust

Author keywords

predation; ciliates; nematodes; intertidal flat; microbial food web; grazing experiments

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Hamels, I. Moens, T. Muylaert, K. Vyverman, W.

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Abstract

The present study investigated the possibility of a trophic link between ciliates and nematodes in fine sandy sediments of the Molenplaat intertidal flat (Schelde estuary, SW Netherlands). Grazing experiments were conducted under controlled laboratory conditions, with ciliate species isolated from enrichment cultures and nematodes collected directly from the field. Significant reductions in ciliate numbers were found in the presence of the predatory nematode Enoploides longispiculosus, a prominent species (and genus) in fine to medium sandy sediments of the North Sea and adjacent estuaries. No such effects were found when ciliates were inoculated with a mix of mainly deposit-feeding nematodes from the same sampling site. On the basis of these results, ciliate predation by E. longispiculosus was tested for several benthic ciliate species and abundances, at a range of predator abundances and temperatures, and in the presence of alternative prey (in casu nematodes). E. longispiculosus significantly reduced the densities of 5 out of 6 ciliate species offered as prey. Depending on the experimental conditions and the prey species, predation rates ranged from 0.19 to 10.8 ciliates predator-1 h-1, corresponding to a biomass consumption of 0.001 to 0.33 µg C predator-1 d-1. An overall positive relation between available ciliate biomass and predation rate was found. Comparison of experimental data with field conditions suggests that a considerable part of the ciliate production in fine sandy sediments of the Molenplaat is likely to be consumed by E. longispiculosus, which largely dominates meiofaunal biomass there. Estimated carbon requirements for the predator and production estimates of ciliate and nematode prey at the study site strongly suggest that ciliates are probably a far more important carbon source for E. longispiculosus than nematode prey, at least between late spring and autumn. This implies that carbon transfer from primary producers and bacteria to predatory nematodes may to a large extent be mediated through the microbial food web. In view of the generally high densities and biomasses of ciliates as well as predacious nematodes in fine sandy sediments, similar patterns are to be expected in many other estuarine and marine sediments.

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