signature=b8baeda45beae87bf6b7ffaa01671be3,Fatty acid composition as biomarkers of freshwater microa...

摘要：

Algal fatty acid (FA) composition is an important determinant of their food quality for consumers. FA can also be used as biomarkers for biochemical and energetic pathways in food webs. FA analyses of seven freshwater algal classes and 37 strains showed clear similarity within classes and strong differences amongst classes. The algal class was dominant factor (66.4%) explaining variation in FA signatures of microalgae. Seven algal classes created four separate groups according to their FA profiles: 1) Chlorophyceae and Trebouxiophyceae 2) Bacillariophyceae, 3) Cryptophyceae, Chrysophyceae, and Raphidophyceae, and 4) Euglenophyceae. Each group has a characteristic FA composition although the proportional abundance of individual FA also differs between species and with environmental conditions. The FA which were found to be particularly representative for each group (i.e., diagnostic biomarkers) are: 16:4ω3 and 16:3ω3 for Chlorophyceae and Trebouxiophyceae; 16:2ω7, 16:2ω4, 16:3ω4, 16:4ω1 and 18:4ω4 for Bacillariophyceae; 22:5ω6 and 18:4ω3 for Cryptophyceae and Chrysophyceae (Synurales), 16:3ω1 for Chrysophyceae (Ochromonadales), 16:2ω4, 16:3ω4, 16:3ω1 and 20:3ω3 for Raphidophyceae; and 15:4ω2, 20:4ω3, 20:2ω6, 20:3ω6 and 22:4ω6 for Euglenophyceae. FA thus offer a powerful tool for lacustrine food web studies to track different consumer diets in a food web. Based on the 20:5ω3 (eicosapentaenoic acid) and 22:6ω3 (docosahexaenoic acid) content among the investigated freshwater algal classes, Chlorophyceae, Trebouxiophyceae and Chrysophyceae, are intermediate food quality for zooplankton and Cryptophyceae, Bacillariophyceae, Euglenophyceae and Raphidophyceae should be excellent resources for zooplankton.

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