Changes in the phytoplankton structure in a Pampean shallow lake in the transition from a clear to a turbid regime

We analysed the changes in phytoplankton and in the main limnological features in a shallow lake during its transition from a clear-vegetated regime to a turbid one from 2005 to 2013. As samplings were discontinuous, data were analysed considering three different sampling periods. At the beginning o...

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Autores principales: Sánchez, M.L., Lagomarsino, L., Allende, L., Izaguirre, I.
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spelling todo:paper_00188158_v752_n1_p65_Sanchez2023-10-03T14:16:09Z Changes in the phytoplankton structure in a Pampean shallow lake in the transition from a clear to a turbid regime Sánchez, M.L. Lagomarsino, L. Allende, L. Izaguirre, I. Macrophytes Pampean plain Phytoplankton Shallow lakes Shift regimes abundance chlorophyll a hydrometeorology lake limnology macrophyte phytoplankton population density population structure shallow water turbidity water column Argentina Pampas We analysed the changes in phytoplankton and in the main limnological features in a shallow lake during its transition from a clear-vegetated regime to a turbid one from 2005 to 2013. As samplings were discontinuous, data were analysed considering three different sampling periods. At the beginning of the first period, the lake was in a clear-vegetated regime, showing low values of chlorophyll a, Kd<inf>PAR</inf>, total suspended solids and nutrients, and high Secchi depth. Phytoplankton was dominated by nano-phytoplanktonic species. During the second period, some evidences of the shift to a turbid regime were observed (mainly in Kd<inf>PAR</inf> and total suspended solids). Towards the end of our study, submerged macrophytes sharply declined; in this period Kd<inf>PAR</inf> and total suspended solids noticeably increased, whereas a significant reduction in Secchi depth occurred. Concomitantly, phytoplankton abundance augmented in two orders of magnitude, changing to a community with a higher proportion of micro-phytoplankton. Although the causes of the regimen shift could not be unequivocally assessed, the drastic reduction in the hydrometric level of the lake probably provoked a declination in macrophytes, with the consequent increase of nutrients in the water column and the increment in phytoplankton densities, carrying the system towards a turbid regime. © 2014, Springer International Publishing Switzerland. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00188158_v752_n1_p65_Sanchez
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topic Macrophytes
Pampean plain
Phytoplankton
Shallow lakes
Shift regimes
abundance
chlorophyll a
hydrometeorology
lake
limnology
macrophyte
phytoplankton
population density
population structure
shallow water
turbidity
water column
Argentina
Pampas
spellingShingle Macrophytes
Pampean plain
Phytoplankton
Shallow lakes
Shift regimes
abundance
chlorophyll a
hydrometeorology
lake
limnology
macrophyte
phytoplankton
population density
population structure
shallow water
turbidity
water column
Argentina
Pampas
Sánchez, M.L.
Lagomarsino, L.
Allende, L.
Izaguirre, I.
Changes in the phytoplankton structure in a Pampean shallow lake in the transition from a clear to a turbid regime
topic_facet Macrophytes
Pampean plain
Phytoplankton
Shallow lakes
Shift regimes
abundance
chlorophyll a
hydrometeorology
lake
limnology
macrophyte
phytoplankton
population density
population structure
shallow water
turbidity
water column
Argentina
Pampas
description We analysed the changes in phytoplankton and in the main limnological features in a shallow lake during its transition from a clear-vegetated regime to a turbid one from 2005 to 2013. As samplings were discontinuous, data were analysed considering three different sampling periods. At the beginning of the first period, the lake was in a clear-vegetated regime, showing low values of chlorophyll a, Kd<inf>PAR</inf>, total suspended solids and nutrients, and high Secchi depth. Phytoplankton was dominated by nano-phytoplanktonic species. During the second period, some evidences of the shift to a turbid regime were observed (mainly in Kd<inf>PAR</inf> and total suspended solids). Towards the end of our study, submerged macrophytes sharply declined; in this period Kd<inf>PAR</inf> and total suspended solids noticeably increased, whereas a significant reduction in Secchi depth occurred. Concomitantly, phytoplankton abundance augmented in two orders of magnitude, changing to a community with a higher proportion of micro-phytoplankton. Although the causes of the regimen shift could not be unequivocally assessed, the drastic reduction in the hydrometric level of the lake probably provoked a declination in macrophytes, with the consequent increase of nutrients in the water column and the increment in phytoplankton densities, carrying the system towards a turbid regime. © 2014, Springer International Publishing Switzerland.
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author Sánchez, M.L.
Lagomarsino, L.
Allende, L.
Izaguirre, I.
author_facet Sánchez, M.L.
Lagomarsino, L.
Allende, L.
Izaguirre, I.
author_sort Sánchez, M.L.
title Changes in the phytoplankton structure in a Pampean shallow lake in the transition from a clear to a turbid regime
title_short Changes in the phytoplankton structure in a Pampean shallow lake in the transition from a clear to a turbid regime
title_full Changes in the phytoplankton structure in a Pampean shallow lake in the transition from a clear to a turbid regime
title_fullStr Changes in the phytoplankton structure in a Pampean shallow lake in the transition from a clear to a turbid regime
title_full_unstemmed Changes in the phytoplankton structure in a Pampean shallow lake in the transition from a clear to a turbid regime
title_sort changes in the phytoplankton structure in a pampean shallow lake in the transition from a clear to a turbid regime
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