Marco Valerio Jansen Cutrim
@ufma.br
Institute of Marine Sciences
Universidade Federal do Maranhão
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Lisana F. Cavalcanti-Lima, Marco V.J. Cutrim, Fernando A. do N. Feitosa, Manuel de J. Flores-Montes, Francisco J.S. Dias, Ana K.D. dos S. Sá, Taiza P. Santos, Quedyane S. da Cruz, and Caio B. Lourenço
Elsevier BV
Quedyane Silva da Cruz, Marco Valério Jansen Cutrim, Taiza Pimentel Santos, Ana Karoline Duarte dos Santos Sá, and Lisana Furtado Cavalcanti-Lima
Elsevier BV
James Jordan Marques Corrêa, Marco Valério Jansen Cutrim, and Quedyane Silva da Cruz
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Lorena K. S. Sousa, Marco V. J. Cutrim, Miodeli Nogueira Júnior, and Verônica M. de Oliveira
FapUNIFESP (SciELO)
Ana Karoline Duarte dos Santos Sá, Marco Valério Jansen Cutrim, Fernando Antônio do Nascimento Feitosa, Manuel de Jesus Flores-Montes, Lisana Furtado Cavalcanti, Denise dos Santos Costa, and Quedyane Silva da Cruz
Elsevier BV
Lisana F. Cavalcanti, Fernando A. do N Feitosa, Marco V.J. Cutrim, Manuel de J.F. Montes, Caio B. Lourenço, Jordana A. Furtado, and Ana Karoline D. dos S Sá
Elsevier BV
Yago Bruno Silveira Nunes, Marco Valério Jansen Cutrim, Xiomara Franchesca Garcia Diaz, Paula Nepomuceno Campos, Glauber David Almeida Palheta, and Nuno Filipe Alves Correia de Melo
Boletim do Instituto de Pesca
The equatorial Atlantic is characterized by its high abundance of zooplankton. However, starting point studies concerning the species composition in the northern Brazilian continental shelf are still scarce. Species cataloging studies can help to know the diversity of this ecosystem and, consequently, develop conservation studies and strategies for natural resources management. Thus, this work aims to characterize the species composing the zooplanktonic communities present on the continental shelf of Maranhão. Ninety-six taxa distributed among the Radiolaria, Myozoa, Foraminifera, Cnidaria, Mollusca, Annelida, Arthropoda, Bryozoa, Chaetognatha, Echinodermata, Chordata, and other groups, were recorded. The composition of mesozooplankton showed a wide distribution, indicating that the species are finding the appropriate conditions for their development.
A. K. D. S. Sá, F. A. N. Feitosa, M. V. J. Cutrim, M. J. Flores-Montes, D. dos S. Costa, and L. F. Cavalcanti
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Lisana F. Cavalcanti, Marco V. J. Cutrim, Cybelle C. S. Maciel, Ana Karoline D. dos S. Sá, Andrea C.G. Azevedo-Cutrim, Taiza Pimentel Santos, and Quedyane Silva da Cruz
Informa UK Limited
Denise dos Santos Costa and Marco Valério Jansen Cutrim
Elsevier BV
Ana Karoline Duarte dos Santos Sá, Marco Valerio Jansen Cutrim, Denise Santos Costa, Lisana Furtado Cavalcanti, Francinara Santos Ferreira, Amanda Lorena Lima Oliveira, and Jefferson Horlley Feitosa Serejo
FapUNIFESP (SciELO)
SOLANGE F. ALMEIDA, MARTA R.C. BELFORT, MARCO V.J. CUTRIM, LUIS F. CARVALHO-COSTA, SILMA R.F. PEREIRA, and RICARDO LUVIZOTTO-SANTOS
FapUNIFESP (SciELO)
The Itaqui Port Complex (northeastern Brazil) is one of the largest Brazilian port facilities, whose effluents and waste are dumped directly into the estuarine waters. Although environmental monitoring has been a concern around this site, there has been no toxicogenetics study on organisms living in this environment. Thus, we assessed the toxicogenetics potential of the estuarine waters surrounding Itaqui, using the native catfish Sciades herzbergii as a biomonitor. We found a significantly higher frequency of genetic damage and mutations in the animals collected near to Itaqui in both seasons compared to the reference site (distant from Itaqui with no port activities). We also quantified chemical elements in the surface water and sediments near the port and found that clorine, phosphorus, zinc, and boron were above the limits set by the Brazilian legislation. We suggest that such contaminants are involved in the origin of DNA damage. Moreover, we recommend including toxicogenetics assays in the environmental monitoring of pollutants, as well as in the definition of their allowable limits, as they could be used as law enforcement tools and help to predict large-scale contamination events associated with port activities.
Lisana F. Cavalcanti, Marco V.J. Cutrim, Caio B. Lourenço, Ana Karoline D.S. Sá, Amanda L.L. Oliveira, and Andrea C.G. de Azevedo-Cutrim
Elsevier BV
Abstract The structure of phytoplankton community was studied in a tropical macrotidal estuary (Paciencia river estuary), which is socially and ecologically important because is surrounded by one of the most extensive mangrove forests of the world and plays a key role in the local economy, through artisanal fishing and bivalve extraction activities in natural environments. To understand the regulation mechanisms driving the phytoplankton dynamics and the key indicator species for monitoring ecological change, the study considered seasonal and spatial analysis of environmental and biological variables in thirteen sampling points during the three seasonal periods in 2017. The ecological patterns of phytoplankton were explored by Cluster Analysis and key species were selected by the indicator value method (IndVal). From 171 identified taxa, Bacillariophyta was the most representative division (128 taxa). The phytoplankton structure was well-defined by a salinity gradient governed by rainfall and river discharge. Thus, three scenarios related to seasonality and salinity gradient were identified: tidal river zone, mixing zone and coastal zone. During the rainy and transitional seasons, it was observed a spatial gradient of salinity, characterized by the gradual increase in phytoplankton abundance and biomass from the freshwater zone towards the coastal zone, following an opposite nutrient gradient. The highest salinity and light availability (low turbidity and total particulate matter) in the dry season favored a significant growth of phytoplankton (cell abundance and biomass). Thus, the key species selected by IndVal method was Discostella stelligera, Coscinodiscus oculus-iridis and Trieres sinensis in the rainy period, Nitzschia reversa, Thalassiosira sp. and Bellerochea horologicalis in the transitional period, and Protoperidinium sp., Thalassiosira subtilis, Cyclotella striata and Thalassiosira rotula in the dry period. Hence, this work contributes to the understanding of the macrotidal estuaries functioning, reinforcing the importance of phytoplankton monitoring for the identification of ecological changes.
Vinicius Henrique Maciel dos Santos, Francisco José da Silva Dias, Audálio Rebelo Torres, Rômulo Araújo Soares, Laís Costa Terto, Antônio Carlos Leal de Castro, Ricardo Luvizotto Santos, and Marco Valério Jansen Cutrim
Elsevier BV
Abstract The aim of the current study was to determine the nature of the seasonal variability of the Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) fluxes from the drainage basin to the estuary in a macrotidal region (Northeastern Brazil), and the estuarine response to a seawater intrusion regarding sediment deposition, which will support the understanding of the global transport of materials at the continent-ocean interface. Thermohaline structure data was acquired using a Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth (CTD) probe with a sampling frequency of 4 Hz. Suspended particulate material was measured by gravimetric measurements applied to exact filtered volume samples. The outflows were measured through the use of an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) with frequency of 1.5 MHz. The horizontal thermal and saline gradients varied from warmer and less saline waters (2014) to cooler and saline waters (2015). The gradient behavior when linked to volume transport and SPM flows, suggests a minimization of the fluvial flows in 2015, easing the advance of coastal water (CW) towards the inner estuary, leading to an inversion of the baroclinic pressure gradient. The bottom saline front, generated by the entrance of coastal water masses, caused an increase in SPM concentrations due to increased fluid density, resuspension of previously deposited sediment, and erosion of banks. High concentrations of SPM indicate higher volume transport suggesting a hydraulic barrier due to the change/inversion of the baroclinic pressure gradient, resulting in water and material retention. Material deposition was observed during neap tide, while during spring tide the material is resuspended, increasing the concentration, generating cycles of deposition and erosion during the neap-spring tides. The sediment in suspension that reach the estuary, even with low fluvial volume, stay in this environment forming new islands because of deposition. High deposition rates or sediment cycling, if generated by the hydraulic barrier, may indicate that the flows of SPM from the continental drainage to the estuary and adjacent continental shelf are interrupted and the residence time is increased.
Helen Roberta Silva Ferreira, Antonio Carlos Leal de Castro, Marco Valério Jansen Cutrim, and Verônica Maria de Oliveira
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Marco Valério Jansen Cutrim, Francinara Santos Ferreira, Ana Karoline Duarte dos Santos, Lisana Furtado Cavalcanti, Bethânia de Oliveira Araújo, Andrea Christina Gomes de Azevedo-Cutrim, Jordana Adorno Furtado, and Amanda Lorena Lima Oliveira
Elsevier BV
Abstract Jansen Lagoon is an urban coastal area formed by damming the Ana Jansen Creek, which is located in the northwest of Sao Luis Island (northern Brazil) and is influenced by semidiurnal macro-tides. This study aimed to characterize the seasonal variation of the phytoplankton communities and its relationship with environmental variables to determine the trophic conditions in the Jansen Lagoon. Samples were collected bimonthly in five fixed sites in 2011 and 2012 to analyze biological and physicochemical data. A total of 55 taxa were identified including Bacillariophyta (25), Cyanobacteria (17), Chlorophyta (5), Charophyta (2), Euglenophyta (4) and Miozoa (2). The Closterium setaceum, Pleurosigma elongatum e Oscillatoria sp3 occurrence had a positive correlation with the higher rainfall period, increase in dissolved oxygen concentrations and nutrients (DIP and NO2−) and elevated trophic levels (TRIX). Cyclotella stelligera and Microcystis aeruginosa were strongly correlated with chlorophyll a concentration (microphytoplankton) under turbidity and wind speed influence. The trophic state of Jansen Lagoon ranged from eutrophic to hypereutrophic according to the TRIX index, and this poor water quality is explained by an intense eutrophication process in the rainy season due to elevated nutrient availability. Hence, to change the scenario presented in this study the reduction of point and non-point sources is necessary to slow down the eutrophication and growth of algal blooms in Jansen Lagoon.
Lorena K. S. Sousa, Miodeli Nogueira Júnior, Marco V. J. Cutrim, and Verônica M. de Oliveira
FapUNIFESP (SciELO)
1. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Oceanografia, Universidade Federal do Maranhão. Av. dos Portugueses, s/n, Cidade Universitária Dom Delgado, 65080-805 São Luís, Maranhão, Brasil. (lorenakarine.ss@gmail.com; marco.cutrim@ufma.br) 2. Departamento de Sistemática e Ecologia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brasil. (miodeli@gmail.com) 3. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Recursos Aquáticos e Pesca, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão, Cidade Universitária Paulo VI, Tirirical, 65055-970 São Luís, MA, Brasil. (oliveira.veronica@gmail.com)
Lisana Furtado Cavalcanti, Andrea Christina Gomes Azevedo-Cutrim, Amanda Lorena Lima Oliveira, Jordana Adorno Furtado, Bethânia de Oliveira Araújo, Ana Karoline Duarte-dos-Santos Sá, Francinara Santos Ferreira, Nágela Gardênia Rodrigues Santos, Francisco José Silva Dias, and Marco Valério Jansen Cutrim
FapUNIFESP (SciELO)
São Marcos Bay is an estuarine complex with semidiurnal tides that can reach more than 7 m during equinoctial spring tides. It is situated in the second largest Brazilian coastline and is subjected to continuous human activities holding an important port complex of Latin America. In order to contribute to the knowledge about the structure of the phytoplankton in a macrotidal systems, this study aims to evaluate the phytoplankton community and its relationship with environmental conditions in the São Marcos Bay. Five surveys in 2010 and 2011 were carried out on four sampling points during the rainy and dry seasons. Samples were taken during the flood and ebb phases at neap tides. Hydrological parameters were correlated with biological data (phytoplankton composition, abundance and biomass) using statistical analysis. The phytoplankton biomass (chlorophyll a) characterized the bay as quite productive (10.43±7.62 mg m-3) with the nanophytoplankton as the dominant fraction. Seasonal variation was observed in phytoplankton abundance with higher values (34,262±18,422 cells L-1) in the rainy season. Diatoms were the most important phytoplankton group, pointing out Nitzschia sp., Diploneis weissflogii and Synedra sp. as the dominant species. This study revealed that the composition of phytoplankton community was mainly influenced by the local dynamics, governed by macrotides, and precipitation regime that mostly contributed to the seasonal fluctuations of the environmental conditions, such as salinity, dissolved oxygen, and nutrients. AbstrAct Lisana Furtado Cavalcanti1, Andrea Christina Gomes Azevedo-Cutrim2, Amanda Lorena Lima Oliveira1, Jordana Adorno Furtado1, Bethânia de Oliveira Araújo1, Ana Karoline Duarte-dosSantos Sá1, Francinara Santos Ferreira1, Nágela Gardênia Rodrigues Santos1, Francisco José Silva Dias1, Marco Valério Jansen Cutrim1*
Ana Karoline Duarte dos Santos, Amanda Lorena Lima Oliveira, Jordana Adorno Furtado, Francinara Santos Ferreira, Bethânia de Oliveira Araújo, James Jordan Marques Corrêa, Lisana Furtado Cavalcanti, Andrea Christina Gomes de Azevedo Cutrim, and Marco Valerio Jansen Cutrim
FapUNIFESP (SciELO)
Abstract The Bacanga River Estuary has a hydrodynamic behavior and its tidal flow is limited by a dam. It is considered as a hypertrophic environment that receives daily high loads of domestic sewage without treatment. This study aimed to evaluate the spatial and temporal variation of phytoplankton community and its relationship with environmental parameters. Bi-monthly sampling campaigns were carried out at six fixed sites between 2012 and 2013. Physical-chemical and biological parameters were collected (chlorophyll a, phytoplankton composition and abundance) to perform the statistical correlations. The results indicate that phytoplankton community is mostly represented by diatoms, with Skeletonema costatum being the dominant species responsible for bloom in April and June of 2012. The dominance of this species is related to the high silicate concentrations, pH and turbidity. Other blooms events as well as the Euglena gracilis and Chlamydomonas sp. were recorded in February 2013, when the total phosphorus concentrations were high and the dissolved oxygen concentrations were higher. Dinoflagellates, cyanobacteria and diatom Thallassiosira sp. were widely distributed in the dry period and highly correlated with salinity, water transparency and nutrients. Hence, the distribution of phytoplankton community is more defined seasonally, rather than spatially.
A. K. Duarte-dos-Santos, M. V. J. Cutrim, F. S. Ferreira, R. Luvizotto-Santos, A. C. G. Azevedo-Cutrim, B. O. Araújo, A. L. L. Oliveira, J. A. Furtado, and S. C. D. Diniz
FapUNIFESP (SciELO)
Abstract Bacanga River Basin faces environmental problems related to urbanization and discharge of untreated domestic sewage, which compromise its ecosystem health. Due to the small number of studies that assessed its water quality, the present study aimed to assess the current status of this ecosystem based on the aquatic life protection index. Samples were carried out every two months, in a total of six events, in six sites along the basin, where the water samples were collected to assess physicochemical parameters and calculate the trophic state index and the index of minimum parameters for the protection of aquatic communities. The data were also compared with values determined by the resolution National Environment Council - CONAMA 357/05. Our results reveal significant changes in the water quality of Bacanga River Basin. An increase in nutrients and chlorophyll-a concentration led it to eutrophication. The surfactant values were high and put in danger the aquatic biota. Dissolved oxygen rates were below the values allowed by the resolution in most sites sampled. The current water quality is terrible for the protection of aquatic life in 61.92% of the sites sampled.
Ronnessa C.Q. Carvalho, Marco V.J. Cutrim, Samara A. Eschrique, Andrea C.G. Azevedo Cutrim, Evaldeni G. Moreira, Paula C.A. Silveira, and Juliana M. Coelho
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso
The distribution of phytoplankton in a coastal gradient located in the pelagic area of the Maranhao continental shelf was analyzed. Samples were collected in six bimonthly campaigns with seven sampling stations from November 2013 to September 2014. Simultaneously, environmental parameters were obtained, such as rainfall, salinity, conductivity, pH, dissolved oxygen, suspended particulate matter (SPM), water temperature, water transparency, nitrite, phosphate and silicate concentrations. The values of SPM showed a decreasing profile toward the ocean. The nutrients showed a clear seasonal cycle. The pH maintained alkaline during all the study period. There was an increase in electrical conductivity in direction of the ocean, the same pattern was observed for salinity. Chlorophyll-a concentration presented the highest values during the dry season and the lowest in the rainy one. The total chlorophyll-a also showed a decreasing profile toward the ocean in both dry and rainy season and was very low if compared with other studies in northern Brazil. The scenario observed in this study showed a clear seasonal cycle, with the highest contribution of the phytoplankton in the dry period; also it was observed the predominance of the Bacillariophyta division over the other identified divisions found, based on the obtained qualitative data.
F. H. Passig, E. J. Arantes, C. R. G. Tavares, M. V. J. Cutrim, and M. A. S. Rodrigues
FapUNIFESP (SciELO)
Aline de Jesus Veloso Castro, Ioni Gonçalves Colares, Teresa Cristina Rodrigues dos Santo Franco, Marco Valerio Jansen Cutrim, and Ricardo Luvizotto-Santos
Elsevier BV
Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto's broad-spectrum herbicide Roundup, consists of one of the most used pesticides worldwide, but its effects on the marine flora are still not well understood. Were examined Roundup toxic effects on Ruppia maritima specimens collected from Jansen Lagoon (São Luís, MA, Brazil) and acclimatized under laboratory conditions. The numbers of new and dead leaves, the root and leaf length, the chlorophyll a content, and the weight of R. maritima branches were determined before and after exposure to different Roundup concentrations for seven days. High concentrations caused a significant lethal effect. In addition, significant changes were observed in the wet and dry weights, the number and length of the leaves, and the chlorophyll a content. Leaf elongation was observed in the branches exposed to low concentrations, and this change was likely activated as a compensatory mechanism. The results indicate that high concentrations of this herbicide may compromise estuarine flora.
S.M. Cantanhêde, A.M. Medeiros, F.S. Ferreira, J.R.C. Ferreira, L.M.C. Alves, M.V.J. Cutrim, and D.M.S. Santos
FapUNIFESP (SciELO)
Com o objetivo de analisar a intensidade das alterações histológicas em brânquias de Centropomus undecimalis para avaliar a qualidade da água do Parque Ecológico Laguna da Jansen, em São Luís, Estado do Maranhão, coletaram-se exemplares de peixes no período chuvoso de 2012 e amostras de água nos períodos seco de 2011 e chuvoso de 2012 para análises físico-química e bacteriológica. Os resultados mostraram que a maioria dos parâmetros físico-químicos e bacteriológicos estava de acordo com os valores estabelecidos pela Resolução do CONAMA nº 357 de 2005. As alterações histológicas observadas foram: elevação do epitélio lamelar; proliferação excessiva de células dos epitélios filamentar e lamelar causando fusão total ou parcial das lamelas; alteração da estrutura das lamelas; hiperplasia das células mucosas; ruptura do epitélio lamelar; espessamento descontrolado do tecido proliferativo filamentar e lamelar e aneurismas de vários tamanhos. Também foi observada a presença de parasito em alguns exemplares. O Índice de Alteração Histológica (IAH) por indivíduo variou de 2 a 114. O valor médio do IAH obtido foi de 40,3, demonstrando que as brânquias dos indivíduos amostrados da espécie C. undecimalis apresentaram alterações de moderadas para severas no tecido. As alterações histológicas encontradas indicam que esses indivíduos desenvolveram mecanismos de defesa contra a ação de estressores presentes na água da laguna e a um provável desequilíbrio parasito-hospedeiro-ambiente associado à baixa qualidade do ambiente.