Abstract
The diel vertical distribution patterns of a migratory alga Cryptomonas marssonii in a small, steeply stratified humic lake were investigated during a summer season (10 diurnal experiments between May and September) using a close-interval Blakar-type sampler. The results indicate that the cells were phototactic; they were typically concentrated at the surface or subsurface during daylight, while in darkness the highest densities were recorded in deeper water, usually near the upper limit of anoxia. During a dense blue-green bloom in August the cells of C. marssonii were also concentrated by day into the same water layer, where oxygen was depleted. However, the cells seemed to avoid totally anoxic water. Because the vertical distribution pattern of C. marssonii had special diurnal and seasonal characteristics, care is needed when designing a sampling programme for a phytoplankton population dominated by this species.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Arvola, L., 1984. Diel variation in primary production and the vertical distribution of phytoplankton in a polyhumic lake. Arch. Hydrobiol. 101: 503–519.
Arvola, L., K. Salonen, R. I. Jones, A. Heinänen &I. Bergström, 1987. A three day study of the diel behaviour of plankton in a highly humic and steeply stratified lake. Arch. Hydrobiol. 109: 89–106.
Blakar, I. A., 1979. A close-interval water sampler with minimal disturbance properties. Limnol. Oceanogr. 24: 983–988.
Burns, N. M. &F. Rosa, 1980. In situ measurement of the settling velocity of organic carbon particles and 10 species of phytoplanton. Limnol. Oceanogr. 25: 855–864.
Cloern, J. E., 1977. Effects of light intensity and temperature on Cryptomonas ovata (Cryptophyceae) growth and nutrient uptake rates. J. Phycol. 13: 389–395.
Goldman, J. C, J. J. McCarthy &D. G. Peavey, 1979. Growth rate influence on the chemical composition of phytoplanton in oceanic waters. Nature 279: 210–215.
Harris, G. P., 1986. Phytoplankton ecology. Structure, function and fluctuation. Chapman and Hall, London &New York. 384 p.
Heaney, S. I. &R. W. Eppley, 1981. Light, temperature and nitrogen as interacting factors affecting diel vertical migrations of dinoflagellates in culture. J. Plankton Res. 3: 331–344.
Heaney, S. I. &J. F. Tailing, 1980. Dynamic aspects of dinoflagellate distribution patterns in a small productive lake. J. Ecol. 68: 75–94.
Heinonen, P., 1980. Quantity and decomposition of phytoplankton in Finnish inland waters. Publ. Wat. Res. Inst., National Board of Waters, Finland. 37: 1–91.
Holm-Hansen, O. &B. Riemann, 1978. Chlorophyll-a determination: improvements in methodology. Oikos 30: 438–447.
Ilmavirta, K., P. Huttunen &J. Meriläinen, 1984. Phytoplankton in 151 Eastern Finnish lakes: Species composition and its relations to the water chemistry. Verh. int. Ver. Limnol. 22: 822–828.
Ilmavirta, V., 1974. Diel periodicity in the phytoplankton community of the oligotrophic lake Pääjärvi, southern Finland. I. Phytoplanktonic primary production and related factors. Ann. bot. fenn. 11: 136–177.
Jones, R. I., 1987. Vertical distribution and diel migration of flagellated phytoplankton in a small humic lake. Hydrobiologia (this volume).
Jones, R. I. &L. Arvola, 1984. Light penetration and some related characteristics in small forest lakes in Southern Finland. Verh. int. Ver. Limnol. 22: 811–816.
Koroleff, F., 1979. Methods for the chemical analysis of seawater. -Meri 7: 1–60 (In Finnish).
Lehtovaara, A., 1986. Daphnia longispina ja Bosmina longispina vesikirppujen populaatiodynamiikka kahdessa eteläsuomalaisessa järvessä (The population dynamics of Daphnnia longispina and Bosmina longispina in two southern Finnish lakes). Theses for M. Sci., The Univ. of Helsinki, 92 p. (In Finnish).
Murphy, J. &J. P. Riley, 1962. A modified singlesolution method for the determination of phosphate in natural waters. Analyt. chim. Acta 27: 31–36.
Salonen, K., 1979. A versatile method for the rapid and accurate determination of carbon by high temperature combustion. Limnol. Oceanogr. 24: 177–183.
Salonen, K., R. I. Jones &L. Arvola, 1984. Hypolimnetic phosphorus retrieval by diel vertical migrations of lake phytoplankton. Freshw. Biol. 14: 431–438.
Solorzano, L., 1969. Determination of ammonia in natural waters by the phenolhypochlorite method. Limnol. Oceanogr. 14: 799–801.
Van den Avyle, M. J., D. W. Allard, T. M. Dreier &W. J. Clark, 1982. Effects of diel phytoplankton migrations on chlorophyll a vertical profiles in a central Texas pond. Texas J. Sci. 34: 69–78.
Wood, E. D., F. A. J. Armstrong &F. A. Richards, 1967. Determination of nitrate in sea water by cadmium-copper reduction to nitrite. J. mar. biol. Ass. U.K. 47: 23–31.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1988 Kluwer Academic Publishers
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Smolander, U., Arvola, L. (1988). Seasonal variation in the diel vertical distribution of the migratory alga Cryptomonas marssonii (Cryptophyceae) in a small, highly humic lake. In: Jones, R.I., Ilmavirta, V. (eds) Flagellates in Freshwater Ecosystems. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 45. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3097-1_8
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3097-1_8
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-94-010-7892-4
Online ISBN: 978-94-009-3097-1
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive