Seasonal and interannual variation of autotrophic picoplankton in a large prealpine lake (Lake Constance)
Seasonal and interannual variation of autotrophic picoplankton in a large prealpine lake (Lake Constance)
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高山前大型湖泊(博登湖)自养超微型浮游生物的季节和年际变化
DOI:
10.1080/03680770.1989.11898858
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发表时间:
1991
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通讯作者:
A. Schweizer
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作者:
T. Weisse;A. Schweizer
New methods in planktological research, especially the use of epifluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry, have led to the discovery of minute (0.2-21'm) autotrophic picoplankton (APP) both in marine and freshwater ecosystems. Although small eukaryotic algae may dominate locally or temporarily, the bulk of the APP assemblages appears to be composed of chroococcoid cyanobacteria of the Synechococcus type. lt is now well established that APP contribute substantially to total phytoplankton biomass and primary production worldwide (for review see STOCKNER & ANTIA 1986, STOCKNER 1988). However, in spite of its ubiquity and ecological importance, little is known abou t the seasonal and interannual variation of APP. joiNT et al.(1986), WATERBURYet al.(1986) andJocHEM (1988) reported on the seasonal pattern of APP biomass and production in coastal marine and brackish waters. Abundance and seasonal distribution of APP in freshwater have been studied mainly in North American lakes (CRAIG 1983, PICK & CARON 1987, FAHNENSTIEL & ITTURIAGA 1988, STOCKNER & SHORTREED 1989). WEISSE (1988) described the growth dynamics of APP in the course of one year in Lake Constance, a large lake in central Europe. Here, we extend this information and compare the seasonal development of APP abundance and biomass during three consecutive years in Lake Constance. The APP population dynamics will be discussed in relation to the major meteorological, hydrographical and biological conditions in the pelagial, and the key factors triggering the seasonal variation will be identified.