Field ecology of freshwater macroalgae in pools and ditches,with special attention to eutrophication |
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Authors: | J Simons |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Ecology and Ecotoxicology, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1087, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | A review is presented on the occurrence of macroalgae in dune pools, ditches and moorland pools in The Netherlands, which
were studied in the period 1980–1987. There are clear effects of eutrophication on biomass as well as on species composition.
A general trend is that under mesotrophic or moderately eutrophic conditions, the filamentous macroalgae form a diversified
component of the primary producers in shallow water bodies. Especially spore forming genera asSpirogyra andOedogonium can be represented with up to about 20 species per site. In hardwater ditches alsoVaucheria is an important component, especially the sediment dwellingVaucheria dichotoma. Under distinctly eutrophic conditions dense floating algal masses contain only one or a few species asCladophora glomerata, Enteromorpha intestinalis, Hydrodictyon reticulatum. Under hypertrophic conditions the water surface is covered by dense blanketing mats of duckweeds in summer and autumn.
Besides trophic factors, other factors as alkalinity and chloride concentration play a role in species composition.
The results are discussed in the framework of water quality assessment of polder waters and possible applications for water
purification or use as manuring substance. The need for experimental ecophysiological studies is underlined. |
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Keywords: | Filamentous algae freshwater pools ditches Spirogyra Oedogonium Vaucheria Enteromorpha Hydrodictyon eutrophication periodicity |
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