@article{fdi:010073085, title = {{T}richodesmium and other planktonic cyanobacteria in {N}ew {C}aledonian waters ({SW} tropical {P}acific) during an {E}l {N}ino episode}, author = {{T}enorio, {M}. {M}. {B}. and {D}upouy, {C}{\'e}cile and {R}odier, {M}artine and {N}eveux, {J}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{C}ontributions of filamentous and picoplanktonic cyanobacteria to the phytoplankton community structure were examined in {N}ew {C}aledonian waters during the 2001-2003 {E}l {N}ino period at 2 ocean stations ({L}oyalty {C}hannel and {S}antal {B}ay) and 1 coral-reef lagoon station ({O}uinne). {M}orphometric characteristics of diazotrophic filamentous cyanobacteria are given, as well as the seasonal and inter-annual variations of their surface areas and integrated abundances. {T}richodesmium tenue and {T}. thiebautii were the dominant species followed by {T}. erythraeum, altogether accounting for more than 51-80% of the biomass of the free-living filamentous cyanobacteria. {K}atagnymene spp. accounted for a smaller percentage (<13.8% at ocean stations, <3.6% in the lagoon). {R}ichelia intracellularis biomass was relatively small (<1 % of total surface area and volume of {T}richodesmium trichomes), with the highest concentration observed in summer (735 trichomes 1(-1)). {C}olonies of unidentified cyanobacteria composed of spherical cells accounted on average for <1 % of the {T}richodesmium biomass, with maximum values exceeding 4000 cells 1(-1). {A}bundance of filamentous cyanobacteria varied according to environmental factors; summer 2001-2002 was characterized by low filamentous diazotroph abundance, and summer 2003, at the peak of the 2001-2003 {E}l {N}ino, was particularly rich in filamentous cyanobacteria (with a maximum {T}richodesmium spp. abundance of 4500 trichomes 1(-1) in the {L}oyalty {C}hannel). {A} similar variability pattern was observed for large diatoms and dinoflagellates, and for all picoeukaryotic populations. {D}ifferent biomass estimators are provided, including cell abundances, pigment concentrations including chlorophylls and phycoerythrin, and carbon content.}, keywords = {{T}richodesmium ; {F}ilamentous cyanobacteria ; {C}ommunity structure ; {M}icroscopy ; {P}icoplankton ; {P}igments ; {L}oyalty {I}slands ; {C}oral-reef lagoon ; {E}l {N}ino ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE} ; {PACIFIQUE} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}quatic {M}icrobial {E}cology}, volume = {81}, numero = {3}, pages = {219--241}, ISSN = {0948-3055}, year = {2018}, DOI = {10.3354/ame01873}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010073085}, }