Cite this paper:
Qiang HE, Yiyao WANG, Ming LI. Influences of aeration induced turbulence on growth and competition of Microcystis and Scenedesmus in the presence of sediments with varying particle sizes[J]. Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 2022, 40(1): 142-152

Influences of aeration induced turbulence on growth and competition of Microcystis and Scenedesmus in the presence of sediments with varying particle sizes
Qiang HE1, Yiyao WANG2, Ming LI1
1 College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China;
2 Chengdu Environmental Protection Research Institute, Chengdu 610072, China
Abstract:
Aeration is an important measure to prevent cyanobacterial growth in eutrophic lakes and reservoirs. The purpose of this study is to clarify the influence of aeration induced turbulence on growth and competition of Microcystis and Scenedesmus in the presence of sediments with varying particle sizes. Microcystis aeruginosa and Scenedesmus obliquus were selected as the model organisms. Sediments with varying particle sizes were added into mono and mixed cultures of the organisms. In the absence of sediment, both low, and high-intensity aerations (the turbulent dissipation rates were 1.60×10-6 and 1.16×10-5 m2/s3, respectively) promoted the growth of Scenedesmus, but the growth of Microcystis was inhibited particularly obvious under the high-intensity aeration conditions. In the presence of sediment, Scenedesmus was promoted under all aeration conditions, while Microcystis was inhibited. The inhibition rate of Microcystis decreased with the increase of sediment size when treated with low-intensity aeration in the nighttime. The highest inhibition rate of M. aeruginosa (89.2%) was identified under the condition of low-intensity aeration in the nighttime with small sediment addition. Furthermore, our results indicated that the impacts of sediment-induced light intensity reduction on algal growth were insignificant. In the mixed culture, the growth of Microcystis was inhibited by Scenedesmus in all treatments with aeration. Our results provided a theoretical basis for the practice in controlling cyanobacteria by aeration.
Key words:    aeration induced turbulence|suspended sediment|phytoplankton community|cyanobacteria|Scenedesmus   
Received: 2020-08-18   Revised:
Tools
PDF (1600 KB) Free
Print this page
Add to favorites
Email this article to others
Authors
Articles by Qiang HE
Articles by Yiyao WANG
Articles by Ming LI
References:
Barbosa M J, Hadiyanto, Wijffels R H. 2004. Overcoming shear stress of microalgae cultures in sparged photobioreactors. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 85(1): 78-85, https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.10862.
Barton A D, Ward B A, Williams R G, Follows M J. 2014. The impact of fine-scale turbulence on phytoplankton community structure. Limnology and Oceanography, 4(1): 34-49, https://doi.org/10.1215/21573689-2651533.
Becker A, Herschel A, Wilhelm C. 2006. Biological effects of incomplete destratification of hypertrophic freshwater reservoir. Hydrobiologia, 559: 85-100, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-005-4428-3.
Brasil J, Huszar V L M, Attayde J L, Marinho M M, Van Oosterhout F, Lurling M. 2018. Effect of suspended clay on growth rates of the cyanobacterium Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii. Fundamental and Applied Limnology, 191(1): 13-23, https://doi.org/10.1127/fal/2017/1096.
Chengala A, Hondzo M, Mashek D G. 2013. Fluid motion mediates biochemical composition and physiological aspects in the green alga Dunaliella primolecta butcher. Limnology and Oceanography, 3(1): 74-88, https://doi.org/10.1215/21573689-2326826.
Cross J, Nimmo-Smith W A M, Hosegood P J, Torres R. 2014. The dispersal of phytoplankton populations by enhanced turbulent mixing in a shallow coastal sea. Journal of Marine Systems, 136: 55-64, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2014.03.009.
Effler S W, Prestigiacomo A R, Matthews D A, Peng F. 2012. Sources and sinks of phosphorus for a perturbed stream and the effects of mineral deposits. JAWRA: Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 48(2): 321-335, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-1688.2011.00617.x.
Feng Q, Ge R, Sun Y Q, Fang F, Luo J Y, Xue Z X, Cao J S, Li M. 2020. Revealing hydrodynamic effects on flocculation performance and surface properties of sludge by comparing aeration and stirring systems via computational fluid dynamics aided calculation. Water Research, 172: 115500, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2020.115500.
Fouxon I, Leshansky A. 2015. Phytoplankton’s motion in turbulent ocean. Physical Review E, 92(1): 013017, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.92.013017.
Gao K S, Ji Y, Aruga Y. 1999. Relationship of CO2 concentrations to photosynthesis of intertidal macroalgae during emersion. Hydrobiologia, 398: 355-359, https://doi.org/10.1023/A: 1017072303189.
Grobbelaar J U. 1994. Turbulence in mass algal cultures and the role of light/dark fluctuations. Journal of Applied Phycology, 6(3): 331-335, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02181947.
Guenther M, Bozelli R. 2004. Effects of inorganic turbidity on the phytoplankton of an Amazonian lake impacted by bauxite tailings. Hydrobiologia, 511: 151-159, https://doi.org/10.1023/B: HYDR.0000014095.47409.39.
Harvey H R, Macko S A. 1997. Kinetics of phytoplankton decay during simulated sedimentation: changes in lipids under oxic and anoxic conditions. Organic Geochemistry, 27(3-4): 129-140, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0146-6380(97)00077-6.
He Q, Qiu Y X, Liu H H, Sun X F, Kang L, Cao L, Li H, Ai H N. 2017. New insights into the impacts of suspended particulate matter on phytoplankton density in a tributary of the Three Gorges Reservoir, China. Scientific Reports, 7(1): 13518, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-13235-0.
Heo W M, Kim B. 2004. The effect of artificial destratification on phytoplankton in a reservoir. Hydrobiologia, 524: 229-239, https://doi.org/10.1023/B: HYDR.0000036142.74589.a4.
Heredia-Arroyo T, Wei W, Ruan R, Hu B. 2011. Mixotrophic cultivation of Chlorella vulgaris and its potential application for the oil accumulation from non-sugar materials. Biomass and Bioenergy, 35(5): 2245-2253, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.02.036.
Hondzo M, Lyn D. 1999. Quantified small-scale turbulence inhibits the growth of a green alga. Freshwater Biology, 41(1): 51-61, https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2427.1999.00389.x.
Hondzo M, Wüest A. 2009. Do microscopic organisms feel turbulent flows? Environmental Science & Technology, 43(3): 764-768, https://doi.org/10.1021/es801655p.
Huisman J, Sharples J, Stroom J M, Visser P M, Kardinaal W E A, Verspagen J M H, Sommeijer B. 2004. Changes in turbulent mixing shift competition for light between phytoplankton species. Ecology, 85(11): 2960-2970, https://doi.org/10.1890/03-0763.
Jacoby J M, Collier D C, Welch E B, Hardy F J, Crayton M. 2000. Environmental factors associated with a toxic bloom of Microcystis aeruginosa. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 57(1): 231-240, https://doi.org/10.1139/f99-234.
Jungo E, Visser P M, Stroom J, Mur L R. 2001. Artificial mixing to reduce growth of the blue-green alga Microcystis in Lake Nieuwe Meer, Amsterdam: an evaluation of 7 years of experience. Water Science & Technology: Water Supply, 1(1): 17-23, https://doi.org/10.2166/ws.2001.0003.
Kang L, He Y X, Dai L C, He Q, Ai H N, Yang G F, Liu M, Jiang W, Li H. 2019. Interactions between suspended particulate matter and algal cells contributed to the reconstruction of phytoplankton communities in turbulent waters. Water Research, 149: 251-262, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2018.11.003.
Lehman J T. 2014. Understanding the role of induced mixing for management of nuisance algal blooms in an urbanized reservoir. Lake and Reservoir Management, 30(1): 63-71, https://doi.org/10.1080/10402381.2013.872739.
Li Z, Xiao Y, Yang J X, Li C, Gao X, Guo J S. 2017. Response of cellular stoichiometry and phosphorus storage of the cyanobacteria Aphanizomenon flos-aquae to small-scale turbulence. Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 35(6): 1409-1416, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-017-6178-2.
Liang Y N, Sarkany N, Cui Y. 2009. Biomass and lipid productivities of Chlorella vulgaris under autotrophic, heterotrophic and mixotrophic growth conditions. Biotechnology Letters, 31(7): 1043-1049, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10529-009-9975-7.
Matisoff G, Watson S B, Guo J, Duewiger A, Steely R. 2017. Sediment and nutrient distribution and resuspension in Lake Winnipeg. Science of the Total Environment, 575: 173-186, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.09.227.
Michels M H A, Van der Goot A J, Vermuë M H, Wijffels R H. 2016. Cultivation of shear stress sensitive and tolerant microalgal species in a tubular photobioreactor equipped with a centrifugal pump. Journal of Applied Phycology, 28: 53-62, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-015-0559-8.
Mitsuhashi S, Hosaka K, Tomonaga E, Muramatsu H, Tanishita K. 1995. Effects of shear flow on photosynthesis in a dilute suspension of microalgae. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 42(5): 744-749, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00171956.
O’Brien K R, Meyer D L, Waite A M, Ivey G N, Hamilton D P. 2004. Disaggregation of Microcystis aeruginosa colonies under turbulent mixing: laboratory experiments in a grid, stirred tank. Hydrobiologia, 519: 143-152, https://doi.org/10.1023/B: HYDR.0000026501.02125.cf.
Oberholster P J, Botha A M, Cloete T E. 2006. Toxic cyanobacterial blooms in a shallow, artificially mixed urban lake in Colorado, USA. Lakes and Reservoirs: Research and Management, 11(2): 111-123, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1770.2006.00297.x.
Oliver R L. 1994. Floating and sinking in gas-vacuolate cyanobacteria. Journal of Phycology, 30(2): 161-173, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0022-3646.1994.00161.x.
Paerl H W, Otten T G. 2013. Harmful cyanobacterial blooms: causes, consequences, and controls. Microbial Ecology, 65(4): 995-1 010, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-012, 0159-y.
Qiu B S, Gao K S. 2002. Effects of CO2 enrichment on the bloom-forming cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa (cyanophyceae): physiological responses and relationships with the availability of dissolved inorganic carbon. Journal of Phycology, 38(4): 721-729, https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1529-8817.2002.01180.x.
Qu Y M, Wu N C, Guse B, Fohrer N. 2018. Riverine phytoplankton shifting along a lentic-lotic continuum under hydrological, physiochemical conditions and species dispersal. Science of the Total Environment, 619-620: 1628-1636, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.139.
Schallenberg M, Burns C W. 2004. Effects of sediment resuspension on phytoplankton production: teasing apart the influences of light, nutrients and algal entrainment. Freshwater Biology, 49(2): 143-159, https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2426.2003.01172.x.
Sengupta A, Carrara F, Stocker R. 2017. Phytoplankton can actively diversify their migration strategy in response to turbulent cues. Nature, 543(7646): 555-558, https://doi.org/10.1038/nature21415.
Sitanggang K I, Lynett P J. 2010. Multi-scale simulation with a hybrid Boussinesq-RANS hydrodynamic model. lnternational Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, 62(9): 1013-1046, https://doi.org/10.1002/fld.2056.
Song Y, Zhang L L, Li J, Chen M, Zhang Y W. 2018. Mechanism of the influence of hydrodynamics on Microcystis aeruginosa, a dominant bloom species in reservoirs. Science of the Total Environment, 636: 230-239, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.257.
Thomas W H, Gibson C H. 1990. Effects of small-scale turbulence on microalgae. Journal of Applied Phycology, 2(1): 71-77, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02179771.
Tian Y Q, Gao L, Deng J M, Li M. 2019. Characterization of phytoplankton community in a river ecosystem using pigment composition: a feasibility study. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27(34): 42210-42220, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-07213-4.
Tsukada H, Tsujimura S, Nakahara H. 2006. Seasonal succession of phytoplankton in Lake Yogo over 2 years: effect of artificial manipulation. Limnology, 7(1): 3-14, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10201-005-0159-4.
Visser P M, Ibelings B W, Bormans M, Huisman J. 2016. Artificial mixing to control cyanobacterial blooms: a review. Aquatic Ecology, 50(3): 423-441, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10452-015-9537-0.
Visser P, Ibelings B, van der Veer B, Koedood J, Mur R. 1996. Artificial mixing prevents nuisance blooms of the cyanobacterium Microcystis in Lake Nieuwe meer, the Netherlands. Freshwater Biology, 36(2): 435-450, https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2427.1996.00093.x.
Warnaars T A, Hondzo M. 2006. Small-scale fluid motion mediates growth and nutrient uptake of Selenastrum capricornutum. Freshwater Biology, 51(6): 999-1 015, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2427.2006.01546.x.
Watermann F, Hillebrand H, Gerdes G, Krumbein W E, Sommer U. 1999. Competition between benthic cyanobacteria and diatoms as influenced by different grain sizes and temperatures. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 187: 77-87, https://doi.org/10.3354/meps187077.
Wilkinson A, Hondzo M, Guala M. 2016. Effect of small-scale turbulence on the growth and metabolism of Microcystis aeruginosa. Advances in Microbiology, 6(5): 351-367, https://doi.org/10.4236/aim.2016.65034.
Xiao Y, Li Z, Li C, Zhang Z, Guo J S. 2016. Effect of small, scale turbulence on the physiology and morphology of two bloom-forming cyanobacteria. PLoS One, 11(12): e0168925, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0168925.
Yu Q, Liu Z W, Chen Y C, Zhu D J, Li N. 2018. Modelling the impact of hydrodynamic turbulence on the competition between Microcystis and Chlorella for light. Ecological Modelling, 370: 50-58, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2018.01.004.
Zhao M M, He Q, Chen C T, Tian Y Q, Wei J, Duan P F, Wu H M, Li M. 2021. Effects of iron and humic acid on competition between Microcystis aeruginosa and Scenedesmus obliquus revealed by HPLC analysis of pigments. Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 39(2): 525-535, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-020-0012-y.
Zhou J, Qin B Q, Han X X. 2016. Effects of the magnitude and persistence of turbulence on phytoplankton in Lake Taihu during a summer cyanobacterial bloom. Aquatic Ecology, 50(2): 197-208, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10452-016-9568-1.
Zhu K X, Bi Y H, Hu Z Y. 2013. Responses of phytoplankton functional groups to the hydrologic regime in the Daning River, a tributary of Three Gorges Reservoir, China. Science of the Total Environment, 450-451: 169-177, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.01.101.
Copyright © Haiyang Xuebao