Distribution and Ecology of Cyanobacteria in the Rocky Littoral of an English Lake District Water Body, Devoke Water
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
Factor | Value |
---|---|
Lat/long | 54°21'N, 3°18'W |
National grid reference | 34/158969 |
Altitude | 244 m |
Surface area | 35 ha |
Maximum depth | 16 m |
pH | 6.8 |
Alkalinity | 66 μeq/L |
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Results
3.1.1. General Flora
Order/Genus | Species/Variety | Position Range in Relation to Water Level | Frequency of Occurrence |
---|---|---|---|
Chroococcales | |||
Aphanocapsa | fonticola | 31 | |
A. | grevillei | −40, +32 | 8 |
Aphanothece | elabens | −40, −2 | 10 |
A. | microscopica | −10, −20 | 2 |
Chroococcus | minutus | −12 | 1 |
C. | pallidus | −12, −50 | 5 |
C. | turgidus | −2, −25 | 2 |
Gloeocapsa | compacta | 46 | |
G. | granosa | −30 | 1 |
G. | kuetzingiana | 32 | |
G. | punctata | 18 | |
G. | rupicola | 52 | |
Hydrococcus | rivularis | −10, +10 | 3 |
Merismopedia | punctata | −30, +18 | 12 |
Oscillatoriales | |||
Ammatoidea | normanii | 0, +10 | 3 |
Homoeothrix | fusca | −4, +32 | 16 |
Lyngbya | lagerheimii s.l. | 71 | |
Microcoleus | lacustris | 0, +32 | 3 |
Schizothrix | calcicola | −12, 0 | 2 |
S. | fuscescens | 0, +28 | 9 |
S. | heufleri | −6, +12 | 2 |
Nostocales | |||
Calothrix | braunii | −8, −16 | 1 |
C. | epiphytica | −10 | 1 |
C. | parietina | 47 | |
Dichothrix | gypsophila | +22 | 1 |
D. | orsiniana | 33 | |
Nostoc | sp. | −16 | 1 |
Scytonema | mirabile | 0, +30 | 7 |
S. | myochrous | +10, +16 | 2 |
Stigonematales | |||
Stigonema | mamillosum | 31 | |
S. | ocellatum | 15 |
3.1.2. Vertical Zonation
3.1.3. Cyanobacterium Communities
3.1.4. Lateral Variation
3.2. Discussion
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Pentecost, A. Distribution and Ecology of Cyanobacteria in the Rocky Littoral of an English Lake District Water Body, Devoke Water. Life 2014, 4, 1026-1037. https://doi.org/10.3390/life4041026
Pentecost A. Distribution and Ecology of Cyanobacteria in the Rocky Littoral of an English Lake District Water Body, Devoke Water. Life. 2014; 4(4):1026-1037. https://doi.org/10.3390/life4041026
Chicago/Turabian StylePentecost, Allan. 2014. "Distribution and Ecology of Cyanobacteria in the Rocky Littoral of an English Lake District Water Body, Devoke Water" Life 4, no. 4: 1026-1037. https://doi.org/10.3390/life4041026