Effects of light and nutrients on seasonal phytoplankton succession in a temperate eutrophic coastal lagoon
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Abstract
Rodeo Lagoon, a low-salinity coastal lagoon in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California, United States, has been identified as an important ecosystem due to the presence of the endangered goby (Eucyclogobius newberri). Despite low anthropogenic impacts, the lagoon exhibits eutrophic conditions and supports annual episodes of very high phytoplankton biomass. Weekly assessments (February–December 2007) of phytoplankton indicated diatoms, Nodularia spumigena, Chaetoceros muelleri var. muelleri, flagellated protozoa, a mixed assemblage, and Microcystis aeruginosa dominated the algal community in successive waves. Phytoplankton succession was significantly correlated (r 2 = 0.37, p < 0.001) with averaged daily irradiance (max = 29.7 kW m−2 d−1), water column light attenuation (max = 14 m−1), and orthophosphate and dissolved inorganic carbon concentrations (max = 1.5 and 2920 μM, respectively). Negative effects of phytoplankton growth and decay included excessive ammonia concentrations (exceeded EPA guidelines on 77% of sampling days), hypoxia (<3 mg l−1dissolved oxygen), and introduction of several microcystins, all in the latter half of the year. Our one-year study suggests that this coastal lagoon is a highly seasonal system with strong feedbacks between phytoplankton and geochemical processes.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Effects of light and nutrients on seasonal phytoplankton succession in a temperate eutrophic coastal lagoon |
| Series title | Hydrobiologia |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10750-010-0380-y |
| Volume | 654 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 2010 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer Netherlands |
| Contributing office(s) | Toxic Substances Hydrology Program |
| Description | 16 p. |
| First page | 177 |
| Last page | 192 |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Other Geospatial | Rodeo Lagoon, Golden Gate National Recreation Area |
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