Rain-fed granite rock pools in a national park: extreme niches for protists

Rain-fed granite rock pools are geological landforms with a worldwide distribution. However, their role as habitats for microorganisms has been barely explored. We carried out a detailed morphological inventory of the ciliated protists in the sediments of three granite rain-fed rock pools from a Spa...

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Autores: Pérez Uz, María Blanca, Velasco González, Ismael, Murciano, Antonio, Sánchez Jiménez, Abel, García-Rodriguez, M., Centeno Carrillo, Juan de Dios, Montero González, Esperanza, Muñoz Araújo, Benito, Olmedo Salinas, Cristina, Quintela Alonso, Pablo, Refoyo Román, Pablo, Williams, Richard Alexander John, Martín Cereceda, María Mercedes
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/7879
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/7879
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:593.17
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pilas graníticas
conservación
amebas testáceas
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Microbiología (Biología)
2414 Microbiología
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spelling Rain-fed granite rock pools in a national park: extreme niches for protistsPilas graníticas ombrotróficas de un parque nacional: nichos extremos para protistasPérez Uz, María BlancaVelasco González, IsmaelMurciano, AntonioSánchez Jiménez, AbelGarcía-Rodriguez, M.Centeno Carrillo, Juan de DiosMontero González, EsperanzaMuñoz Araújo, BenitoOlmedo Salinas, CristinaQuintela Alonso, PabloRefoyo Román, PabloWilliams, Richard Alexander JohnMartín Cereceda, María Mercedes593.17biodiversityciliatesdormancygranite rock poolsconservationtestate amoebaebiodiversidadciliadosdormanciapilas graníticasconservaciónamebas testáceasMedio ambiente naturalMicrobiología (Biología)2414 MicrobiologíaRain-fed granite rock pools are geological landforms with a worldwide distribution. However, their role as habitats for microorganisms has been barely explored. We carried out a detailed morphological inventory of the ciliated protists in the sediments of three granite rain-fed rock pools from a Spanish National Park. The ciliate seed bank in the rock pools comprised 54 morphospecies. The species number inferred for each pool by rarefaction analysis was similar to that observed by microscopy. The most representative species were small bacterivorous ciliates, although the distribution of ciliate groups was significantly different in each rock pool. Testate amoebae were also found to be rich in species. This study demonstrates the existence of a diverse ciliate community adapted to persist in these ephemeral and extreme rock pool habitats through species resistance structures, many of which have not been described previously. The presence of competitive species in dormant stages prevents local extinctions through a sequential excystation over time. Our results provide a benchmark for studying protist and microbial biodiversity within rain-fed granite rock pools, a unique habitat that merits bio- and geo- conservation.Asociación Ibérica de LimnologíaUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20212021-01-0120212021-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/7879reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Atribución-NoComercial 3.0 Españahttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/78792026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Rain-fed granite rock pools in a national park: extreme niches for protists
Pilas graníticas ombrotróficas de un parque nacional: nichos extremos para protistas
title Rain-fed granite rock pools in a national park: extreme niches for protists
spellingShingle Rain-fed granite rock pools in a national park: extreme niches for protists
Pérez Uz, María Blanca
593.17
biodiversity
ciliates
dormancy
granite rock pools
conservation
testate amoebae
biodiversidad
ciliados
dormancia
pilas graníticas
conservación
amebas testáceas
Medio ambiente natural
Microbiología (Biología)
2414 Microbiología
title_short Rain-fed granite rock pools in a national park: extreme niches for protists
title_full Rain-fed granite rock pools in a national park: extreme niches for protists
title_fullStr Rain-fed granite rock pools in a national park: extreme niches for protists
title_full_unstemmed Rain-fed granite rock pools in a national park: extreme niches for protists
title_sort Rain-fed granite rock pools in a national park: extreme niches for protists
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Pérez Uz, María Blanca
Velasco González, Ismael
Murciano, Antonio
Sánchez Jiménez, Abel
García-Rodriguez, M.
Centeno Carrillo, Juan de Dios
Montero González, Esperanza
Muñoz Araújo, Benito
Olmedo Salinas, Cristina
Quintela Alonso, Pablo
Refoyo Román, Pablo
Williams, Richard Alexander John
Martín Cereceda, María Mercedes
author Pérez Uz, María Blanca
author_facet Pérez Uz, María Blanca
Velasco González, Ismael
Murciano, Antonio
Sánchez Jiménez, Abel
García-Rodriguez, M.
Centeno Carrillo, Juan de Dios
Montero González, Esperanza
Muñoz Araújo, Benito
Olmedo Salinas, Cristina
Quintela Alonso, Pablo
Refoyo Román, Pablo
Williams, Richard Alexander John
Martín Cereceda, María Mercedes
author_role author
author2 Velasco González, Ismael
Murciano, Antonio
Sánchez Jiménez, Abel
García-Rodriguez, M.
Centeno Carrillo, Juan de Dios
Montero González, Esperanza
Muñoz Araújo, Benito
Olmedo Salinas, Cristina
Quintela Alonso, Pablo
Refoyo Román, Pablo
Williams, Richard Alexander John
Martín Cereceda, María Mercedes
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 593.17
biodiversity
ciliates
dormancy
granite rock pools
conservation
testate amoebae
biodiversidad
ciliados
dormancia
pilas graníticas
conservación
amebas testáceas
Medio ambiente natural
Microbiología (Biología)
2414 Microbiología
topic 593.17
biodiversity
ciliates
dormancy
granite rock pools
conservation
testate amoebae
biodiversidad
ciliados
dormancia
pilas graníticas
conservación
amebas testáceas
Medio ambiente natural
Microbiología (Biología)
2414 Microbiología
description Rain-fed granite rock pools are geological landforms with a worldwide distribution. However, their role as habitats for microorganisms has been barely explored. We carried out a detailed morphological inventory of the ciliated protists in the sediments of three granite rain-fed rock pools from a Spanish National Park. The ciliate seed bank in the rock pools comprised 54 morphospecies. The species number inferred for each pool by rarefaction analysis was similar to that observed by microscopy. The most representative species were small bacterivorous ciliates, although the distribution of ciliate groups was significantly different in each rock pool. Testate amoebae were also found to be rich in species. This study demonstrates the existence of a diverse ciliate community adapted to persist in these ephemeral and extreme rock pool habitats through species resistance structures, many of which have not been described previously. The presence of competitive species in dormant stages prevents local extinctions through a sequential excystation over time. Our results provide a benchmark for studying protist and microbial biodiversity within rain-fed granite rock pools, a unique habitat that merits bio- and geo- conservation.
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