Object structure
Title:

Does biotic patchiness in a lake conform to chemical heterogeneity?

Subtitle:

Biotic patchiness in a lake

Creator:

Kufel, Irena ; Kufel, Lech

Contributor:

Polish Academy of Sciences. Institute of Ecology

Publisher:

Polish Academy of Sciences. Institute of Ecology. Publishing Office

Place of publishing:

Dziekanów Leśny

Date issued/created:

2001

Description:

Pages 427-430 : illustrations ; 27 cm ; Bibliographical references (page 430)

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

nutrients ; chlorophyll ; spatial and temporal variability

Abstract:

Analyses of lake water taken in discrete sites along a c. 2 km transect from a 1 m depth in a eutrophic Lake MikoĊ‚ajskie revealed a uniform horizontal distribution of temperature and oxygen concentrations. Conductivity, soluble reactive phosphorus and particularly chlorophyll concentrations showed, however, a marked variability along the transect. Significant correlation between pH and conductivity suggests that a local photosynthetically induced calcite precipitation may be responsible for the observed horizontal variability of these parameters. Biotic response (inferred from chlorophyll concentrations) was not coupled with chemical differences. Different temporal scales of chemical processes and phytoplankton growth are assumed to explain this discrepancy.

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Relation:

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volume:

49

Issue:

4

Start page:

427

End page:

430

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Resource Identifier:

ISSN 1505-2249

Source:

MiIZ PAN, call no. P.2840 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

eng

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Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY 3.0 PL license

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. [CC BY 3.0 PL] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY 3.0 PL license, full text available at: ; -

Digitizing institution:

Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Operational Program Digital Poland, 2014-2020, Measure 2.3: Digital accessibility and usefulness of public sector information; funds from the European Regional Development Fund and national co-financing from the state budget.

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