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The Impact of Variations in the Climate on Seasonal Dynamics of Phytoplankton

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The Impact of Climate Change on European Lakes

Part of the book series: Aquatic Ecology Series ((AQEC,volume 4))

Abstract

Phytoplankton, an assemblage of suspended, primarily autotrophic single cells and colonies, forms part of the base of the pelagic food chain in lakes. The responses of phytoplankton to anthropogenic pressures frequently provide the most visible indication of a long-term change in water quality. Several attributes related to the growth and composition of phytoplankton, such as their community structure, abundance as well as the frequency and the intensity of blooms, are included as indicators of water quality in the Water Framework Directive. The growth and seasonal succession of phytoplankton is regulated by a variety of external as well as internal factors (Reynolds et al., 1993; Reynolds, 2006). Among the most important external factors are light, temperature, and those associated with the supply of nutrients from point and diffuse sources in the catchment. The internal factors include the residence time of the lakes, the underwater light regime and the mixing characteristics of the water column. The schematic diagram (Fig. 14.1) shows some of the ways in which systematic changes in the climate can modulate these seasonal and inter-annual variations. The effects associated with the projected changes in the rainfall are likely to be most pronounced in small lakes with short residence times (see George et al., 2004 for some examples). In contrast, those connected with the projected changes in irradiance and wind mixing, are likely to be most important in deep, thermally stratified lakes.

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The CLIME project was supported under contract EVK1-CT-2002-00121 by the Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development (EESD) Programme of the 5th EU Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development.

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  1. Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi Str. 64, 51014, Tartu, Estonia

    Peeter Nõges

  2. Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Müggelseedamm 301, D-12587, Berlin, Germany

    Rita Adrian

  3. INRA UMR CARRTEL, 75 avenue de Corzent, BP511, Cedex, 74203, France

    Orlane Anneville

  4. University of Helsinki, Lammi Biological Station, Pääjärventie 320, FI-16900, Lammi, Finland

    Lauri Arvola

  5. Erken Laboratory, Department of Ecology and Evolution, EBC, Uppsala University, Norr Malma 4200, SE-761 73, Norrtälje, Sweden

    Thorsten Blenckner

  6. Knott End, Windermere, Windy Hall Road, Cumbria, LA, 23 3HX, UK

    Glen George

  7. Department of Water Resources and Drinking Water, Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Ueberlandstrasse 133, CH-8600, Dübendorf, Switzerland

    Thomas Jankowski

  8. SYKE Jyväskylä, University of Jyväskylä, PO Box 35, FI-40014, Jyväskylä, Finland

    Marko Järvinen

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    Stephen Maberly

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Nõges, P. et al. (2010). The Impact of Variations in the Climate on Seasonal Dynamics of Phytoplankton. In: George, G. (eds) The Impact of Climate Change on European Lakes. Aquatic Ecology Series, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2945-4_14

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