Abstract
The polymictic properties of Lake Müggelsee, a eutrophic shallow lake in Berlin, are described by the water column stability (N 2) and gradients in saturation of oxygen at the deepest site of the lake (7.5 m). Mixing and stratification changed irregularly up to 7 times during the vegetation season (April to September), as was indicated by all of the stratification parameters. Thermally stable conditions generally lasted 1–2 weeks. A maximum of 5 weeks stratification was observed in 1982.
In order to investigate the response of algal development, the internal rates of change of the dominant algal species in the lake during the vegetation period were estimated from weekly measurements of phytoplankton biomass from 1980 to 1990. The necessity taking a mixed sample in a shallow lake is discussed. The polymictic properties favoured the development of specific blue-green algal species; there dominance was also favoured by the trophic conditions. Among the dominant blue-greens the growth of Limnothrix redekei was independent of polymixis whereas stratification supported the starting conditions for the summer blue-greens Aphanizomenon flos-aquae and Planktothrix agardhii. After these algae reached a distinct level of biomass, they grew under mixing as well as under stratified conditions.
For the development of solitary centric diatoms during summer regulation by growth restriction through nutrient limitation, esp. dissolved silicon was more important. However, Melosira sp. developed well under stratified conditions but collapsed due to increased sinking losses when the water column became too stable.
An attempt is made to apply Reynolds’ possibility matrix of the most likely phytoplankton assemblages as a function of nutrients and mixing in the shallow Lake Müggelsee.
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
Ausgewählte Methoden der Wasseruntersuchung. Bd.1, VEB Gustav Fischer Verlag Jena, 1986.
Behrendt, H., E. Driescher and G. Schellenberger, 1990. Lake Müggelsee–the usage of lake water and its consequences. Geojournal 22: 175–183.
Behrendt, H., B. Nixdorf and W. G. Pagenkopf, 1993. Phenomenological description of polymixis in Lake Müggelsee. Int. Revue ges. Hydrobiol. 78, 3.
Bursche, E. M., 1953. Beitrag zum Phytoplanktonhaushalt des Müggelsees mit einer Betrachtung über die Verschiedenartigkeit von Netz-, Sieb-und Schöpfplankton. Z. Fischerei. 209–226.
Chorus, I. and G. Schlag, 1993. Importance of intermediate disturbances for the species composition and diversity of phytoplankton in two very different Berlin Lakes. Hydro-biologia 249/Dev. Hydrobiol. 81: 67–92.
Cochlan, W. P., N. M. Price and P. J. Harrison, 1991. Effects of irradiance on nitrogen uptake by phytoplankton: comparison of frontal and stratified communities. Mar. Ecol. Progr. Ser., 69: 103–116.
Cosper, E., 1982. Influence of light intensity on diel variations in rates of growth, respiration and organic release of a marine diatom: comparison of diurnally constant and fluctuating light. J. Plankton Res. 4: 705–724.
Driescher, E., H. Behrendt, R. Stellmacher and G. Schellen-berger, 1993. Lake Müggelsee and its environment - natural conditions and anthropogenic impacts. Int. Revue ges. Hydrobiol.
Gibson, C. E., R. B. Wood, E. L. Dickson and D. M. Jewson, 1971. The succession in phytoplankton in L. Neagh, 19681970. Mitt. int. Ver. Limnol. 19: 146–160.
Gallegos, C. L. and T. Platt, 1982. Phytoplankton production and water motion in surface mixed layers. Deep-Sea Research 29: 65–76.
Grobbelaar, J. U., B. M. A. Kroon, T. Burger-Wiersma and L. R. Mur, 1992. Influence of medium frequency light/dark cycles of equal duration on the photosynthesis and respiration of Chlorella pyrenoidosa. Hydrobiologia 238/Dev. Hydrobiol. 76: 53–62.
Harris, G. P., 1978. Photosynthesis, productivity and growth: The physiological ecology of phytoplankton. Arch. Hydrobiol. Beih. Ergebn. Limnol. 10: 1–171.
Harris, G. P., 1986. Phytoplankton ecology: Structure, function and fluctuation. - London: Chapman and Hall.
Hoeg, S., 1983. Betrachtungen zur Jahresdynamik des Phytoplanktons im Müggelsee (1976–1979). Acta hydrophys. 28: 5–36.
Köhler, J., B. Nixdorf and S. Hoeg, 1993. Phytoplankton import by the river Spree into Lake Müggelsee. Int. Revue ges. Hydrobiol. (in press).
Köhler, J. and Nixdorf, B., 1994. Influences of the lowland river Spree on phytoplankton dynamics in the flow-through Lake Müggelsee (Germany). Hydrobiologia 275–276/Dev. Hydrobiol. 94: 187–195.
Löhr, J., 1985. Die Bedeutung der vertikalen Durchmischung für die phytoplanktische Sauerstoffproduktion in einem gestauten Fließgewässer. Schweiz. Z. Hydrol. 47: 179–196.
Margalef, R., 1978. Life-forms of phytoplankton as survival alternatives in an unstable environment. Oceanol. Acta 1: 493–509.
Marra, J., 1980. Vertical mixing and primary production. In: Primary productivity in the sea. (Ed. P G. Falkowski ). Plenum press, New York, London.
Mortain-Bertrand, A., C. Descolas-Gros and H. Jupin, 1987. Stimulating effect of light-to-dark transitions on carbon assimilation by a marine diatom. J. exp. mar. Biol. Ecol. 112: 11–26.
Müller, O., 1894/95. Die Bacillariaceen im Plankton des Müggelsees bei Berlin. Z. f. Fischerei 3: 266–270.
Nicklisch, A., 1993. Does mortality by nitrogen deficiency influence the succession of Limnothrix redeckei and Planktothrix agardhii? Verh. int. Ver. Limnol. (in press).
Nixdorf, B. and H. Behrendt, 1991. Discrepancies between 02 and 14C-method resulting from measurements of primary production under consideration of vertical mixing in a shallow eutrophic lake. Verh. int. Ver. Limnol. 24: 1268–1271.
Nixdorf, B. and S. Hoeg, 1983. Phytoplankton - community structure, succession and chlorophyll content in Lake Müggelsee from 1979 to 1990. Int. Revue ges. Hydrobiol. (in press).
Reynolds, C. S., 1980. Phytoplankton assemblages and their periodicity in stratifying lake systems. Holarct Ecol. 3: 141–159.
Reynolds, C. S., 1984. The ecology of freshwater phytoplankton. Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, 384 pp.
Reynolds, C. S., 1984. Phytoplankton periodicity: the interaction in form, function and environmental variability. Freshwater Biol. 14: 111–142.
Reynolds, C. S., 1990. Temporal scales of variability in pelagic environments and the response of phytoplankton. Freshwat. Biol. 23: 25–53.
Reynolds, C. S. and E. G. Bellinger, 1992. Patterns of abundance and dominance of the phytoplankton of Rostherne Mere, England. Evidence from an 18-year data set. Aquat. Sciences 54: 10–36.
Sommer, U., 1985. Seasonal succession of phytoplankton in Lake Constance. BioScience 35: 351–357.
Sommer, U., Z. M. Gliwicz, W. Lampert and A. Duncan, 1986. The PEG-model of seasonal succession in planktonic events in fresh waters. Arch. Hydrobiol. 106: 433–471.
Utermöhl, H., 1958. Zur Vervollkommnung der quantitativen Phytoplankton-Methodik. Mitt. int. Ver. Limnol. 9: 1–38.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1994 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Nixdorf, B. (1994). Polymixis of a shallow lake (Großer Müggelsee, Berlin) and its influence on seasonal phytoplankton dynamics. In: Mortensen, E., Jeppesen, E., Søndergaard, M., Nielsen, L.K. (eds) Nutrient Dynamics and Biological Structure in Shallow Freshwater and Brackish Lakes. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 94. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2460-9_15
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2460-9_15
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-90-481-4360-3
Online ISBN: 978-94-017-2460-9
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive