Effect of phosphorus and temperature on chlorophyll <Emphasis Type="Italic">a</Emphasis> contents and cell sizes of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Scenedesmus obliquus</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Microcystis aeruginosa</Emphasis> |
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Authors: | Meijun Chen Jing Li Xi Dai Ying Sun Feizhou Chen |
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Institution: | (1) State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 210008 Nanjing, China; |
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Abstract: | An experiment was carried out to evaluate the effects of phosphorus concentration (1, 4 and 10 mg l−1) and temperature (15 and 25°C) on chlorophyll a (chl a) contents and cell size/volume of green alga Scenedesmus
obliquus and blue green alga Microcystis aeruginosa. Long-term field data from Lake Taihu, a large, shallow eutrophic lake between Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces, China, was
also used to evaluate the effect of temperature on the model between chl a and total phosphorus (TP). The chl a content of both algae increased with an increase in phosphorus concentration and temperature. Temperatures showed a significantly
different effect on chl a content of S. obliquus at a phosphorus concentration of 10 mg l−1, whereas there was no significant difference at the two lower phosphorus levels. For M. aeruginosa, temperatures presented significantly different effects on the chl a contents at three phosphorus concentrations. Chl a content of neither alga presented an interaction between the nutrient and the temperature. Long-term field data from Lake
Taihu also indicated that the addition of temperature to the model increased predictability of chl a by TP. The length/diameter and volume of both algae were greater at the lower temperature and phosphorus concentration. Moderate
negative correlations were observed between algal size, volume, and chl a content. Our results suggest that phosphorus concentration and temperature could change chl a contents and size in species-specific algal cells and that temperature should be considered when building the model of TP
and chl a concentration. |
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