Analysis of the Phytoplankton Composition of 95 Labrador Lakes, with Special Reference to Natural and Anthropogenic Acidification

1986 ◽  
Vol 43 (9) ◽  
pp. 1804-1811 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Chris Earle ◽  
Hamish C. Duthie ◽  
David A. Scruton
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Habitat Preferences ◽  
Low Ph ◽  
Phytoplankton Composition ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Softwater Lakes ◽  
Phytoplankton Communities ◽  
Physical And Chemical Variables ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
Lake Size

Phytoplankton abundances and accompanying morphometric, physical, and chemical data from 95 Labrador lakes were subjected to statistical analysis to determine the structure of the phytoplankton communities and to relate environmental factors to the patterns observed. Factor analysis of the 22 measured physical and chemical variables reduced the data to six derived environmental factors: hardness, dystrophy, lake size, salinity, oligotrophy, and seasonality. The analysis showed that the low-pH lakes are associated with dystrophy and hence are likely to be naturally acidic. There was no evidence of anthropogenic acidification. Eight groups of co-occurring taxa were recognized from the data set, and all but two exhibited relatively consistent habitat preferences. It was suggested that the groups represent "species associations" in the sense that each group contains taxa that occur together because of similar requirements for a specific set of environmental conditions. Several lake types were identified as potentially influencing the distribution of phytoplankton in Labrador: small, dystrophic lakes; clear, softwater lakes; clear, hardwater lakes; large, hardwater lakes; and coloured, hardwater lakes.

scholarly journals Dynamics of the cyanobacterial water bloom with focus to Microcystis and its relationship with environmental factors in Brno reservoir

2013 ◽  
Vol 61 (5) ◽  
pp. 1383-1390
Author(s):  
Lucie Straková ◽  
Radovan Kopp ◽  
Eliška Maršálková ◽  
Blahoslav Maršálek
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Point Sources ◽  
Water Bloom ◽  
Data Set ◽  
New Information ◽  
Phytoplankton Communities ◽  
Management Effort ◽  
Phosphate Loading ◽  
Treatment Facilities

Our paper brings new information about long-term changes of the phytoplankton communities in the Brno reservoir with the focus on the Microcystis abundance using the semi-monthly monitoring data covering the period 2006–2012. The main aim is to extract from this long-term data set differences in number of Microcystis cells depending on environmental factors. The development of cyanobacteria in Brno reservoir is caused by excessive phosphate loading from wastewater treatment facilities upstream and from non–point sources along the Svratka river. It focuses management effort on upstream controls of reservoir condition. High abundance in millions of cyanobacteria cells in 1ml observed in Brno reservoir before was reduced to values in the order of thousands cells in 1ml in last two years through a combination of measures (liming, precipitation of phosphorus on inflow, aeration and destratification). Phytoplankton composition was also changed and at the expense of cyanobacteria promoted the development of green algae and diatoms.

Phytoplankton in Quebec Lakes: Variation with Lake Morphometry, and with Natural and Anthropogenic Acidification

1990 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 1047-1057 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernadette Pinel-Alloul ◽  
Ginette Méthot ◽  
Ghislain Verrault ◽  
Yvan Vigneault
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Newfoundland And Labrador ◽  
Data Matrix ◽  
Lake Morphometry ◽  
Phytoplankton Composition ◽  
Phytoplankton Distribution ◽  
Total Phytoplankton ◽  
Linkage Cluster ◽  
Lake Size ◽  
Flexible Linkage

Phytoplankton of 54 Québec lakes were studied to determine the effects of acidification, physico-chemistry, and lake morphometry on the community composition. The phytoplankton groups data matrix was submitted to a flexible linkage cluster analysis. The resulted six clusters of lakes are distributed along the northeast to southwest geographic axis and are related to an ascending density gradient in total phytoplankton, chlorophytes, cyanophytes, and microflagellates. Factor analysis produced five derived environmental factors (hardness-alkalinity, lake depth and transparency, dystrophy, lake size and salinity-sulphates loading), which explain 73% of the total variance of the abiotic data matrix. Alkalinity–acidity gradient is the most important factor related to phytoplankton groups and species distribution. Most of the cyanophytes taxa and some chlorophytes are positively related to the hardness-alkalinity and the sulphates loading factors. The abundances of pyrrophytes increases in alkaline lakes subjected to great sulphates loading. Lake morphometry and trophy also influence the phytoplankton distribution. Deep and clear lakes in eastern Quebec are dominated by chrysophycean species. Few species are related to the dystrophy factor. Phytoplankton distribution and relationships with environmental factors in Quebec lakes are compared with studies of the phytoplankton composition in Newfoundland and Labrador lakes.

scholarly journals Common Loon, Gavia immer, Breeding Success in Relation to Lake pH and Lake Size Over 25 Years

2009 ◽  
Vol 123 (2) ◽  
pp. 146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Alvo
Keyword(s):  
Breeding Success ◽  
Low Ph ◽  
Single Pair ◽  
Gavia Immer ◽  
Common Loon ◽  
Sulphur Deposition ◽  
Acidic Lakes ◽  
Ph Range ◽  
Lake Size ◽  
Critical Ph

I monitored Common Loon (Gavia immer) breeding success in relation to lake pH (range 4.0–8.5) between 1982 and 2007 on 38 single-pair lakes (5–88 ha) in the Sudbury, Ontario, area. No chicks fledged on lakes with pH < 4.4. Chicks fledged on lakes with slightly higher pH only if the lakes were relatively large. Acidic lakes became less acidic as sulphur dioxide emissions from the Sudbury smelters and sulphur deposition from other long-range sources decreased. Two lakes initially too acidic to support successful loon reproduction eventually had successful reproduction. One loon pair used two large acidic lakes (combined area 140 ha) connected by shallow rapids, and one of the adults made extremely long dives (average = 99 s) while foraging for the chicks. One chick died on that lake after apparently ingesting a very large food item; the lack of smaller items was attributed to the lake’s acidity. My results suggest that a shortage of food for chicks is the main reason why low pH reduces breeding success. I suggest that, for lakes without high levels of dissolved organic carbon (DOC), the critical pH for loon breeding success is approximately 4.3, and the suboptimal pH is approximately 4.4–6.0.

scholarly journals Limnological study of Piraquara river (Upper Iguaçu basin): spatiotemporal variation of physical and chemical variables and watershed zoning

2003 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 383-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo Henrique C. Marques ◽  
Haydée Torres de Oliveira ◽  
Eunice da Costa Machado
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Serra Do Mar ◽  
Spatial Gradients ◽  
Water Composition ◽  
Physical And Chemical Variables ◽  
Nitrite Nitrate ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
Iguaçu River

The Piraquara river basin (Upper Iguaçu River basin - Brazil) was studied as an ecological system throughout a complete seasonal cycle, comprising the rainy and dry season. Analyzes of 16 physical and chemical water variables (dissolved oxygen, biochemical oxygen demand, temperature, pH, conductivity, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, ortophosphates, nitrite, nitrate, ammonium, reagent silicate, total suspended solids, chlorophyll - a, flow velocity and depth) showed correlations between water composition and watershed physiographic features, and the Principal Component Analysis allowed to evidence spatial gradients and seasonal differences. The sampling points were clustered in patches with homogeneous behavior, according to ecologycal concepts: patch 1, with strong influence of Serra do Mar mountains; patch 2, medium course, under Piraquara Dam influence and patch 3, under wetlands influence. Two main factors of serial discontinuity were identified: the Piraquara dam effect and the influence of wetlands. The watershed zoning based on limnological characteristics seeks to subsidize research and biomonitoring for this public springs area.

scholarly journals Variations in time and space of some physical and chemical variables in the Bernesga river (León, Spain)

1988 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 285-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. C. Fernandez Alaez ◽  
M. Fernandez Alaez ◽  
E. Luis Calabuig
Keyword(s):  
Time And Space ◽  
Physical And Chemical Variables ◽  
Physical And Chemical

scholarly journals Water quality and potamoplankton evaluation of the Nile River in Upper Egypt

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Mohamed El-Otify ◽  
Isaac Agaiby Iskaros
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Zooplankton Community ◽  
Water Level Fluctuations ◽  
Main Stream ◽  
Upper Egypt ◽  
Physical And Chemical Variables ◽  
Different Seasons ◽  
High Current Velocity ◽  
Major Nutrients ◽  
Physical And Chemical

Aim: The composition, abundance, community structure of potamoplankton and major physical and chemical variables of the Nile water in Upper Egypt were investigated to assess its status in different seasons during 2007.MethodsWater samples were collected seasonally during 2007 from six investigated sites from variable depths at levels of 0, 2.5 and 5 m. The area of this investigation is defined as the southern 120 Km of the main stream of the Nile in Upper Egypt (24° 04’ – 25° 00’ latitudes and 32° 51’ – 32° 54’ longitudes), downstream of Aswan Old Dam.ResultsAltogether, 121 potamoplankton species, of which 85 related to phytoplankton and 36 appertaining to zooplankton were recorded. Most numerous phytoplankton were Chlorophyceae (42 species) followed by Bacillariophyceae (30 species). Cyanobacteria and Dinophyceae were less numerous with only 11 and 2 species, respectively. Zooplankton species were mainly belonging to three systematic groups namely; Rotifera (24 species), Copepoda (3 species) and Cladocera (9 species). Besides, other rare zooplankton including Platyhelminthes, Nemata and Ciliophora were sparsely encountered. The main hydrological conditions characterizing the investigated area include water level fluctuations (˂82 - ˃85 m above sea level), relatively high current velocity (0.8 - 1.3 m sec–1) and disposal of wastewater. Plankton populations were variably but rather weakly dependent on the major nutrients due to their excessive availability in accessible form for uptake by the producers. For phytoplankton, the community structure was categorized in relation to temperature, pH, SO42– and Mg2+. For zooplankton, the community structure was categorized in relation to conductivity as well as Mg2+. Sampling intervals were inadequate to demonstrate the existing successional pattern of the Nile potamoplankton community. Alterations in the phytoplankton community structure accompanied changes in water temperature represented by the alternate dominance between diatoms and cyanobacteria, while zooplankton community was always dominated by rotifers. Phytoplankton populations were numerically more abundant in autumn and zooplankton peaked in spring.ConclusionsWastewater disposal restricted the abundance of the Nile zooplankton assemblages mainly due to the numerical decline of Rotifera and Cladocera. Otherwise, wastewater did not exert major limits for phytoplankton. The data obtained in this investigation will be crucial to understand potamoplankton regulation and contribute to the knowledge regarding the Limnology of the Nile basin.

scholarly journals Aquatic plant distribution is driven by physical and chemical variables and hydroperiod in a mediterranean temporary pond network

Hydrobiologia ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 774 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rocío Fernández-Zamudio ◽  
Pablo García-Murillo ◽  
Carmen Díaz-Paniagua
Keyword(s):  
Aquatic Plant ◽  
Plant Distribution ◽  
Temporary Pond ◽  
Physical And Chemical Variables ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
Mediterranean Temporary Pond

scholarly journals Phytoplankton abundance, dominance and coexistence in an eutrophic reservoir in the state of Pernambuco, Northeast Brazil

2011 ◽  
Vol 83 (4) ◽  
pp. 1313-1326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulliari A. S. T. Lira ◽  
Elcida L. Araújo ◽  
Maria Do Carmo Bittencourt-Oliveira ◽  
Ariadne N. Moura
Keyword(s):  
Rainy Season ◽  
Phytoplankton Community ◽  
Dry Season ◽  
Cylindrospermopsis Raciborskii ◽  
Phytoplankton Abundance ◽  
Vertical Variation ◽  
Total Phytoplankton ◽  
Physical And Chemical Variables ◽  
Different Depths ◽  
Physical And Chemical

The present study reports the phytoplankton abundance, dominance and co-existence relationships in the eutrophic Carpina reservoir, Pernambuco, Brazil. Sampling was carried out at six different depths bimonthly at a single reservoir spanning two climatic periods: dry season (January, September, and November 2006) and rainy season (March, May, and July 2006). Density, abundance, dominance, specific diversity and equitability of the community were determined, along with chlorophyll a, and physical and chemical variables of the environment. Eight species were considered abundant, and their densities corresponded to more than 90% of the total phytoplankton community quantified. Cyanobacteria represented more than 80% of this density. Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii was the only dominant taxon in the dry season, and was co-dominant in the rainy season. C. raciborskii, Planktothrix agardhii and Geitlerinema amphibium had the greatest densities and lowest vertical variation coefficients. The statistical analysis indicated relationships with vertical and seasonal variations in the phytoplankton community and the following variables: total dissolved solids, water temperature, electrical conductivity and pH. The changes in the environmental variables were discrete and regulated by the establishment of precipitation however, they were able to promote vertical and seasonal instability in the structure of the phytoplankton community.

scholarly journals Environmental quality evaluation of lakes in the Rio Grande do Sul coastal plain

2007 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 673-685 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catarina da Silva Pedrozo ◽  
Odete Rocha
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Organic Pollution ◽  
Physical And Chemical Variables ◽  
Environmental Element ◽  
Different Characteristics ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
The Town

The purpose of the present work was to evaluate the environmental quality of Marcelino, Pinguela, Peixoto, Palmital, Malvas and Do Passo lakes, interconnected by canals and located in the district of Osório, RS. In this context, 29 physical and chemical variables were analyzed with sampling carried out in January, May, July and October 1997 to verify the environmental quality of the system and the existence of a gradient of quality. Canonical Analysis was applied to the data of all environmental variables measured, and showed that the lakes had different characteristics as a consequence of the organic pollution received. Marcelino lake received continuous input of organic matter from the sewage treatment works in the town of Osório, whereas Peixoto, Pinguela, Palmital, Malvas and Do Passo lakes resembled other water bodies described in the region, not showing, so far, signs of degradation caused by the input of effluents. Principal Component Analysis selected environmental element were directly linked to organic pollution, that reflected sequential non-recent effects of contamination.

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