| Abstract: | In 1984 and 1985 in Loch Vale, Rocky Mountain National Park, 3 periods were evident: 1) a spring bloom, during snowmelt, of the planktonic diatom Asterionella formosa, 2) a mid-summer period of minimal algal abundance, and 3) a fall bloom of the blue-green alga Oscillatoria limnetica. Seasonal phytoplankton dynamics are controlled partially by the rapid flushing rate during snowmelt and the transport of phytoplankton from the highest lake to the lower lakes by the stream, Icy Brook. During snowmelt, the A. formosa population in the most downstream lake has a net rate of increase of 0.34 d-1. The decline in A. formosa after snowmelt may be related to grazing by developing zooplankton populations. -from Authors |
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| Citation Author: | McKnight, D. M.; Smith, R. L.; Bradbury, J. P.; Baron, J. S.; Spaulding, S. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Arctic & Alpine Research |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Phytoplankton dynamics in three Rocky Mountain Lakes, Colorado, USA; 1990; Article; Journal; Arctic & Alpine Research; McKnight, D. M.; Smith, R. L.; Bradbury, J. P.; Baron, J. S.; Spaulding, S. |
| Citation Start Page: | 264 |
| Citation Volume: | 22 |
| Citation Year: | 1990 |
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| Text: | Phytoplankton dynamics in three Rocky Mountain Lakes, Colorado, USA; 1990; Article; Journal; Arctic & Alpine Research; McKnight, D. M.; Smith, R. L.; Bradbury, J. P.; Baron, J. S.; Spaulding, S. |
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| Date Other: | Mon, 1 Jan 1990 00:00 -0600 |
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