Date of Award
2009
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.Sc.
Department
Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research
Keywords
Health Sciences, Toxicology.
Supervisor
Haffner, G.D. (GLIER Environmental Science)
Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Abstract
Factors regulating composition and relative abundance in phytoplankton communities were investigated in an ancient lake with a highly endemic food web. Lake Matano has genera diversity (21) similar to tropical lakes, but low phytoplankton biomass (0.0162 ug/L). Vertical mixing physically limits primary production (42% Zeu:Zm); phytoplankton are moved below the euphotic zone. Macronutrient concentrations (0.30 umol/L N, 0.13 umol/L P) are low. Nutrient bioassays used N and P (30-320 umol/L individually, 60:5-1920:160 umol/L N:P combined). After 16 days, no significant (p > 0.05) changes in relative abundance and no biologically significant changes in phytoplankton biomass occurred. CHU-10 growth media cultivation, however, significantly increased chl-a. Analysis identified Cr (0.14 umol/L) above a threshold to restrict algal growth (0.12 umol/L) and Mo (0.0005 umol/L) below requirements by most aquatic life (0.008 umol/L). Therefore, physical (mixing) and chemical (toxicity, micronutrient) factors are concluded to limit composition and relative abundance of phytoplankton in Matano.
Recommended Citation
Snook, Amy, "Investigation of Factors Limiting Pelagic Phytoplankton Abundance and Composition in the Ancient Malili Lakes of Indonesia" (2009). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 368.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/368
