Phycological investigations of pelagic vs. littoral zones of shallow lake ecosystems

Biologia ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofia Celewicz-Gołdyn ◽  
Małgorzata Klimko ◽  
Natalia Kuczyńska-Kippen
Keyword(s):  
Shallow Lake ◽  
Submerged Macrophytes ◽  
Diversity Indices ◽  
Typha Angustifolia ◽  
Eutrophic Lakes ◽  
Algal Communities ◽  
Lake Ecosystems ◽  
Phytoplankton Communities ◽  
Littoral Zones ◽  
Ecological Types

AbstractThe main goal of this study was to examine the influence of two aquatic plants representing various ecological types (Chara tomentosa and Typha angustifolia) and comparatively the pelagic zone, on the phytoplankton communities in three shallow and macrophyte-dominated lakes.The stand dominated by Chara tomentosa was characterised by the richest taxonomical structure, the highest biomass of algae (phytoplankton sensu lato), as well as by the highest values biodiversity indices out of all the examined stations. Bacillariophyceae and Chlorophyta dominated in the biomass. There was a numerous group of species that selectively chose the Chara bed among the two groups of phytoplankton, e.g. Cymbella lanceolata (Ehr.) Kirchner, Rhopalodia gibba (Ehr.) O.Müll and Spirogyra sp.It was found that the stand of submerged macrophytes, represented by Chara tomentosa, significantly and specifically influenced the differentiation of the structure of the algal communities of shallow and eutrophic lakes.The aim of the study was to determine differences in algal communities, relating to biomass and diversity indices, between lake zones — eulittoral (with Typha), infralittoral (with Chara meadows) and pelagial.

scholarly journals Application of the Conditional Nonlinear Optimal Perturbations Method in the Shallow Lake Ecological Degradation and Restoration

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Wang ◽  
Qianqian Qi
Keyword(s):  
Shallow Lake ◽  
Sediment Resuspension ◽  
Finite Amplitude ◽  
Water Transparency ◽  
Lake Ecosystem ◽  
Lake Ecosystems ◽  
Ecological Degradation ◽  
Parameter Condition ◽  
Restoration Model ◽  
Simple Combination

In the shallow lake ecosystems, the recovery of the aquatic macrophytes and the increase in the water transparency have been the main contents of the ecological restoration. Using the shallow lake ecological degradation and restoration model, CNOP method is adopted to discuss the instability and sensitivity of the ecosystem to the finite-amplitude perturbations related to the initial condition and the parameter condition. Results show that the linearly stable clear (turbid) water states can be nonlinearly unstable with the finite-amplitude perturbations, which represent the nature factors and the human activities such as the excessive harvest of the macrophytes and the sediment resuspension caused by artificially dynamic actions on the ecosystems. The results also support the viewpoint of Scheffer et al., whose emphasis is that the facilitation interactions between the submerged macrophytes and the water transparency are the main trigger for an occasional shift from a turbid to a clear state. Also, by the comparison with CNOP-I, CNOP-P, CNOP, and (CNOP-I, CNOP-P), results demonstrate that CNOP, which is not a simple combination of CNOP-I and CNOP-P, could induce the shallow lake ecosystem larger departure from the same ground state rather than CNOP-I, CNOP-P, and (CNOP-I, CNOP-P).

scholarly journals Feeding patterns in Eubranchipus grubii (Dybowski 1860) (Branchiopoda: Anostraca) and its potential influence on the phytoplankton communities of vernal pools

2018 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofia Celewicz ◽  
Michał Jan Czyż ◽  
Bartłomiej Gołdyn
Keyword(s):  
Cell Volume ◽  
Phytoplankton Community ◽  
Grazing Pressure ◽  
Potential Influence ◽  
Filter Feeder ◽  
Algal Communities ◽  
Phytoplankton Communities ◽  
Fairy Shrimps ◽  
The Mean ◽  
And Control

Filtration patterns in the fairy shrimp Eubranchipus grubii were analysed under laboratory conditions using water containing phytoplankton from their actual locality in western Poland. After 48 hours of feeding, we compared the structure of algal communities in water samples in treatments with males, females and control. The mean filtration rate for E. grubii was relatively high (14,488 mL h-1) in comparison to other crustacean filter feeders and was higher for females than for males. Fairy shrimps grazed effectively on all 11 dominant phytoplankton taxa and there was no sign of overall preferences with regard to taxon, cell volume, length or shape. Female fairy shrimps removed significantly more cells of three taxa (Cryptomonas erosa, C. ovata and Trachelomonas volvocina). The differences between sexes did not depend on the cell volume or length of particular phytoplankton taxa but were significantly related to their initial abundance, initial biomass and shape. The higher the abundance and biomass of the algal taxa, the more intensively it was grazed by females than by males. Females were also observed to graze more on spherical and elongated cells. In conclusion, our results show E. grubii to be an effective, generalist filter feeder capable of significantly influencing the phytoplankton community of a vernal pool. Possible implications of such grazing pressure are also discussed.

Regime shifts in shallow lake ecosystems along an urban-rural gradient in central China

2020 ◽  
Vol 733 ◽  
pp. 139309
Author(s):  
Yanmin Cao ◽  
Peter Langdon ◽  
Xu Chen ◽  
Chunling Huang ◽  
Yi Yan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shallow Lake ◽  
Regime Shifts ◽  
Central China ◽  
Lake Ecosystems ◽  
Urban Rural

Application of the CNOP Method in the Shallow Lake Ecosystem

2014 ◽  
Vol 1010-1012 ◽  
pp. 658-661 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qian Qian Qi ◽  
Bo Wang
Keyword(s):  
Ecological Restoration ◽  
Shallow Lake ◽  
Submerged Macrophytes ◽  
Finite Amplitude ◽  
Water Transparency ◽  
Lake Ecosystem ◽  
Initial Condition ◽  
Turbid Water ◽  
Variable Model

It is serious on the degradation of the shallow lake ecosystem at present, while the recovery of the macrophytes vegetations and the increase in water transparency have been the main contents of the ecological restoration. Using a two-variable model, we discuss the instability and sensitivity of the ecosystem to the finite-amplitude perturbations related to the initial condition with CNOP-I method. Results show that the linearly stable clear (turbid) water states can be nonlinearly unstable with the finite-amplitude perturbations. The results also demonstrate that the facilitation interactions between the submerged macrophytes and the water transparency are the main trigger for a shift from the turbid to the clear state.

scholarly journals Control and remediation methods for eutrophic lakes in the past 30 years

2020 ◽  
Vol 81 (6) ◽  
pp. 1099-1113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan Zhang ◽  
Pingping Luo ◽  
Shuangfeng Zhao ◽  
Shuxin Kang ◽  
Pengbo Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Cyanobacterial Blooms ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Eutrophic Lakes ◽  
Lake Ecosystems ◽  
The Past ◽  
Incomplete Removal

Abstract Accelerated eutrophication, which is harmful and difficult to repair, is one of the most obvious and pervasive water pollution problems in the world. In the past three decades, the management of eutrophication has undergone a transformation from simple directed algal killing, reducing endogenous nutrient concentration to multiple technologies for the restoration of lake ecosystems. This article describes the development and revolution of three remediation methods in application, namely physical, chemical, and biological methods, and it outlines their possible improvements and future directions. Physical and chemical methods have obvious and quick effects to purify water in the short term and are more suitable for small-scale lakes. However, these two methods cannot fundamentally solve the eutrophic water phenomenon due to costly and incomplete removal results. Without a sound treatment system, the chemical method easily produces secondary pollution and residues and is usually used for emergency situations. The biological method is cost-effective and sustainable, but needs a long-term period. A combination of these three management techniques can be used to synthesize short-term and long-term management strategies that control current cyanobacterial blooms and restore the ecosystem. In addition, the development and application of new technologies, such as big data and machine learning, are promising approaches.

scholarly journals Effects of eutrophication on sedimentary organic carbon cycling in five temperate lakes

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (19) ◽  
pp. 3725-3746 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annika Fiskal ◽  
Longhui Deng ◽  
Anja Michel ◽  
Philip Eickenbusch ◽  
Xingguo Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Water Column ◽  
Trophic State ◽  
Microbial Respiration ◽  
Accumulation Rate ◽  
Eutrophic Lake ◽  
Accumulation Rates ◽  
Artificial Lake ◽  
Eutrophic Lakes ◽  
Lake Ecosystems

Abstract. Even though human-induced eutrophication has severely impacted temperate lake ecosystems over the last centuries, the effects on total organic carbon (TOC) burial and mineralization are not well understood. We study these effects based on sedimentary records from the last 180 years in five Swiss lakes that differ in trophic state. We compare changes in TOC content and modeled TOC accumulation rates through time to historical data on algae blooms, water column anoxia, wastewater treatment, artificial lake ventilation, and water column phosphorus (P) concentrations. We furthermore investigate the effects of eutrophication on rates of microbial TOC mineralization and vertical distributions of microbial respiration reactions in sediments. Our results indicate that the history of eutrophication is well recorded in the sedimentary record. Overall, eutrophic lakes have higher TOC burial and accumulation rates, and subsurface peaks in TOC coincide with past periods of elevated P concentrations in lake water. Sediments of eutrophic lakes, moreover, have higher rates of total respiration and higher contributions of methanogenesis to total respiration. However, we found strong overlaps in the distributions of respiration reactions involving different electron acceptors in all lakes regardless of lake trophic state. Moreover, even though water column P concentrations have been reduced by ∼ 50 %–90 % since the period of peak eutrophication in the 1970s, TOC burial and accumulation rates have only decreased significantly, by ∼ 20 % and 25 %, in two of the five lakes. Hereby there is no clear relationship between the magnitude of the P concentration decrease and the change in TOC burial and accumulation rate. Instead, data from one eutrophic lake suggest that artificial ventilation, which has been used to prevent water column anoxia in this lake for 35 years, may help sustain high rates of TOC burial and accumulation in sediments despite water column P concentrations being strongly reduced. Our study provides novel insights into the influence of human activities in lakes and lake watersheds on lake sediments as carbon sinks and habitats for diverse microbial respiration processes.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document