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Epiphytic Diatoms along Environmental Gradients in Western European Shallow Lakes

Blanco, Saul ; Cejudo-Figueiras, Cristina ; Alvarez-Blanco, Irene ; van Donk, Ellen ; Gross, Elisabeth M. ; Hansson, Lars-Anders LU orcid ; Irvine, Kenneth ; Jeppesen, Erik ; Kairesalo, Timo and Moss, Brian , et al. (2014) In Clean - Soil, Air, Water 42(3). p.229-235
Abstract
Diatom-based assays have been successfully associated worldwide with the tropic status of lakes. Several studies have demonstrated a correlation between epiphytic diatoms and nutrient load in shallow lakes and wetlands. We examine the relative importance of environmental factors in explaining the structure of epiphytic diatom communities in a set of Western European shallow lakes. The effects of lake physical/chemical, morphometric, and geographical variables on diatom assemblages were tested using distance-based, canonical correspondence and regression analyses. Our results show that epiphytic diatom communities respond, mainly to physical/chemical variables, overriding the effects of lake depth, size, and location. The clustering of... (More)
Diatom-based assays have been successfully associated worldwide with the tropic status of lakes. Several studies have demonstrated a correlation between epiphytic diatoms and nutrient load in shallow lakes and wetlands. We examine the relative importance of environmental factors in explaining the structure of epiphytic diatom communities in a set of Western European shallow lakes. The effects of lake physical/chemical, morphometric, and geographical variables on diatom assemblages were tested using distance-based, canonical correspondence and regression analyses. Our results show that epiphytic diatom communities respond, mainly to physical/chemical variables, overriding the effects of lake depth, size, and location. The clustering of studied systems based along a total phosphorus concentration gradient concurs with previous classification of diatom taxa and nutrient state. Assessment of epiphytic diatoms provided a potential method for shallow lake classification. (Less)
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Bacillariophyta, Bioindication, European shallow lakes, Eutrophication, Total phosphorus
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Clean - Soil, Air, Water
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42
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3
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229 - 235
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Wiley-Blackwell
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  • scopus:84896717994
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1863-0650
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10.1002/clen.201200630
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English
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  abstract     = {{Diatom-based assays have been successfully associated worldwide with the tropic status of lakes. Several studies have demonstrated a correlation between epiphytic diatoms and nutrient load in shallow lakes and wetlands. We examine the relative importance of environmental factors in explaining the structure of epiphytic diatom communities in a set of Western European shallow lakes. The effects of lake physical/chemical, morphometric, and geographical variables on diatom assemblages were tested using distance-based, canonical correspondence and regression analyses. Our results show that epiphytic diatom communities respond, mainly to physical/chemical variables, overriding the effects of lake depth, size, and location. The clustering of studied systems based along a total phosphorus concentration gradient concurs with previous classification of diatom taxa and nutrient state. Assessment of epiphytic diatoms provided a potential method for shallow lake classification.}},
  author       = {{Blanco, Saul and Cejudo-Figueiras, Cristina and Alvarez-Blanco, Irene and van Donk, Ellen and Gross, Elisabeth M. and Hansson, Lars-Anders and Irvine, Kenneth and Jeppesen, Erik and Kairesalo, Timo and Moss, Brian and Noges, Tiina and Becares, Eloy}},
  issn         = {{1863-0650}},
  keywords     = {{Bacillariophyta; Bioindication; European shallow lakes; Eutrophication; Total phosphorus}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{3}},
  pages        = {{229--235}},
  publisher    = {{Wiley-Blackwell}},
  series       = {{Clean - Soil, Air, Water}},
  title        = {{Epiphytic Diatoms along Environmental Gradients in Western European Shallow Lakes}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/clen.201200630}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/clen.201200630}},
  volume       = {{42}},
  year         = {{2014}},
}