Big Soda Lake (Nevada). 1. Pelagic bacterial heterotrophy and biomass
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Abstract
Bacterial activities and abundance were measured seasonally in the water column of meromictic Big Soda Lake which is divided into three chemically distinct zones: aerobic mixolimnion, anaerobic mixolimnion, and anaerobic monimolimnion. Bacterial abundance ranged between 5 and 52 x 106 cells ml−1, with highest biomass at the interfaces between these zones: 2–4 mg C liter−1 in the photosynthetic bacterial layer (oxycline) and 0.8–2.0 mg C liter−1 in the chemocline. Bacterial cell size and morphology also varied with depth: small coccoid cells were dominant in the aerobic mixolimnion, whereas the monimolimnion had a more diverse population that included cocci, rods, and large filaments. Heterotrophic activity was measured by [methyl-3H]thymidine incorporation and [14C]glutamate uptake. Highest uptake rates were at or just below the photosynthetic bacterial layer and were attributable to small (<1 µm) heterotrophs rather than the larger photosynthetic bacteria. These high rates of heterotrophic uptake were apparently linked with fermentation; rates of other mineralization processes (e.g. sulfate reduction, methanogenesis, denitrification) in the anoxic mixolimnion were insignificant. Heterotrophic activity in the highly reduced monimolimnion was generally much lower than elsewhere in the water column. Therefore, although the monimolimnion contained most of the bacterial abundance and biomass (∼60%), most of the cells there were inactive.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Big Soda Lake (Nevada). 1. Pelagic bacterial heterotrophy and biomass |
| Series title | Limnology and Oceanography |
| DOI | 10.4319/lo.1987.32.4.0781 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 1987 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | ASLO Publications |
| Contributing office(s) | San Francisco Bay-Delta, Toxic Substances Hydrology Program, Pacific Regional Director's Office |
| Description | 13 p. |
| First page | 781 |
| Last page | 793 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| Other Geospatial | Big Soda Lake |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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