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Primary production and phytoplankton in polyhumic lakes showed a very distinct seasonal succession. A vigorous spring maximum produced by Chlamydomonas green algae at the beginning of the growing season and two summer maxima composed mainly of Mallomonas caudata Iwanoff were typical. The annual primary production was ca. 6 g org. C • m-2 in both lakes. The mean epilimnetic biomass was 1.1 in the first lake and 2.2 g • m-2 (ww) in the second one. The maximum phytoplankton biomass, 14 g • m-2, was observed during the vernal peak in May.
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Arvola, L. (1983). Primary production and phytoplankton in two small, polyhumic forest lakes in southern finland. In: Forsberg, C., Johansson, JÅ. (eds) Forest Water Ecosystems. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 13. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7284-1_11
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