Analysis of changes over 44 years in the phytoplankton of Lake Võrtsjärv (Estonia): The effect of nutrients, climate and the investigator on phytoplankton-based water quality indices

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 646, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-48

  Nõges, Peeter ^a,b   Mischke, Ute ^c   Laugaste, Reet ^a   Solimini, Angelo G ^b,d  

^a ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lake water level; Nutrient loading; Phytoplankton functional groups; Regime shift; Trophic index

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL STATUS; ESTONIA; EUTROPHIC WATER; INPUT DATAS; LAKE WATER LEVEL; LONG-TERM CHANGES; NON-LINEAR RESPONSE; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; NUTRIENT LOADING; NUTRIENT LOADS; PHYTOPLANKTON COMMUNITY; PHYTOPLANKTON COMPOSITION; PHYTOPLANKTON SPECIES; REGIME SHIFT; SHADE TOLERANCE; STEP CHANGES; TOTAL NITROGEN; TOTAL PHOSPHORUS; WATER LEVEL CHANGES; WATER QUALITY INDEXES;

ALGAE CONTROL; ECOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; LAKES; LOADING; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; WATER LEVELS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

NUTRIENTS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CYANOBACTERIUM; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; METEOROLOGY; NUTRIENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; SHADE TOLERANCE; TAXONOMY; TROPHIC STATUS; WATER LEVEL; WATER QUALITY;

ESTONIA; LAKE VORTSJARV;

CYANOBACTERIA; LIMNOTHRIX; PLANKTOLYNGBYA LIMNETICA;

EID: 77952011471     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-010-0178-y     Document Type: Article

References (67)

1. Anneville, O., S. Gammeter & D. Straile, 2005. Phosphorus decrease and climate variability: mediators of synchrony in phytoplankton changes among European peri-alpine lakes. Freshwater Biology 50: 1731-1746.
2. Brettum, P., 1989. Algen als Indikatoren für die Gewässerqualität in norwegischen Binnenseen. NIVA, Trondheim.
3. Carpenter, S. R., 2003. Regime Shifts in Lake Ecosystems: Pattern and Variation, Vol. 15. Excellence in Ecology Series. Ecology Institute, Oldendorf/Luhe, Germany.
4. Carvalho, L., A. G. Solimini, G. Phillips, M. van den Berg, O.-P. Pietiläinen, A. Lyche Solheim, S. Poikane & U. Mischke, 2008. Chlorophyll reference conditions for European lake types used for intercalibration of ecological status. Aquatic Ecology 42: 203-211.
5. Coops, H., M. Beklioglu & T. L. Crisman, 2003. The role of water-level fluctuations in shallow lake ecosystems - workshop conclusions. Hydrobiologia 506-509: 23-27.
6. Crossetti, L. O. & C. E. de M Bicudo, 2008. Phytoplankton as a monitoring tool in a tropical urban shallow reservoir (Garças Pond): the assemblage index application. Hydrobiologia 610: 161-173.
7. Directive, 2000. Directive 2000/60/EC of the European parliament and of the council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for community action in the field of water policy. Official Journal of the European Communities L 327: 1-72.
8. Dokulil, M. T. & K. Teubner, 2003. Eutrophication and restoration of shallow lakes - the concept of stable equilibria revisited. Hydrobiologia 506-509: 29-35.
9. Dokulil, M. T. & K. Teubner, 2005. Do phytoplankton communities correctly track trophic changes? An assessment using directly measured and palaeolimnological data. Freshwater Biology 50: 1589-1593.
10. Dokulil, M., A. Hamm & J.-G. Kohl (eds), 2001. Ökologie und Schutz von Seen. UTB, Facultas-Universitäts-Verlag, Wien.
11. Dokulil, M. T., K. Teubner & J. Greisberger, 2005. Typenspezifische Referenzbedingungen für die integrierende Bewertung des ökologischen Zustandes stehender Gewässer Österreichs Gemäß der EU-Wasserrahmenrichtlinie. Modul 1: Die Bewertung der Phytoplankton Struktur nach dem Brettum-Index. Projektstudie Phase 3, Abschlussbericht. Im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft: Wien.
12. Geelen, J. F. M., 1969. Vergelijkend planktononderzoek in twee Hatertse vennen (Comparative plankton investigation in two Hatertse fens). Proefschrift, Nijmegen.
13. Hajnal, É. & J. Padisák, 2008. Analysis of long-term ecological status of Lake Balaton based on the ALMOBAL phytoplankton database. Hydrobiologia 599: 227-237.
14. Hörnström, E., 1981. Trophic characterisation of lakes by means of quantitative phytoplankton analysis. Limnologica 13: 249-361.
15. Jaagus, J., 2006. Climatic changes in Estonia during the second half of the 20th century in relationship with changes in large-scale atmospheric circulation. Theoretical and Applied Climatology 83: 77-88.
16. Jacquet, S., J.-F. Briand, C. Leboulanger, C. Avois-Jacquet, L. Oberhaus, B. Tassin, B. Vinçon-Leite, G. Paolini, J.-C. Druart, O. Anneville & J.-F. Humbert, 2005. The proliferation of the toxic cyanobacterium Planktothrix rubescens following restoration of the largest natural French lake (Lac du Bourget). Harmful Algae 4: 651-672.
17. Jeppesen, E., M. Søndergaard, M. Søndergaard & K. Christofferson (eds), 1998. The Structuring Role of Submerged Macrophytes in Lakes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
18. Jöhnk, K. D., J. Huisman, J. Sharples, B. Sommeijer, P. M. Visser & J. Stroom, 2008. Summer heatwaves promote blooms of harmful cyanobacteria. Global Change Biology 14: 495-512.
19. Kaiblinger, C., O. Anneville, R. Tadonleke, F. Rimet, J. C. Druart, J. Guillard & M. T. Dokulil, 2009. Central-European Water Quality indices applied to long-term data from peri-alpine lakes: test and possible improvements. Hydrobiologia 633: 67-74.
20. Köhler, J., S. Hilt, R. Adrian, H. P. Kozerski & N. Walz, 2005. Long-term response of a shallow, moderately flushed lake to reduced external phosphorus and nitrogen loading. Freshwater Biology 50: 1639-1650.
21. Maileht, K., 2008. Phytoplankton as an indicator in lakes for EU Water Framework Directive classification. Master Thesis, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu.
22. Marchetto, A., B. M. Padedda, M. A. Mariani, A. Lugliè & N. Sechi, 2009. A numerical index for evaluating phytoplankton response to changes in nutrient levels in deep mediterranean reservoirs. Journal of Limnology 68: 106-121.
23. Mischke, U. & B. Nixdorf, 2003. Equilibrium phase conditions in shallow German lakes: how Cyanoprokaryota species establish a steady state phase in late summer. Hydrobiologia 502: 123-132.
24. Mischke, U. & J. Böhmer, 2008. Software PhytoSee Version 3. 0 Preliminary English Version of the calculation program for German Phyto-See-Index (PSI) according to Mischke et al. 2008 to assess natural lakes to implement the European Water Framework Directive. Free Internet Download (PhytoSee_Vers3_0_eng. zip), http://igb-berlin. de/abt2/mitarbeiter/mischke.
25. Mischke, U., U. Riedmüller, E. Hoehn, I. Schönfelder & B. Nixdorf, 2008. Description of the German system for phytoplankton-based assessment of lakes for implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD). In Mischke, U. & B. Nixdorf (eds), Bewertung von Seen mittels Phytoplankton zur Umsetzung der EU-Wasserrahmenrichtlinie. Gewässerreport Nr. 10. Brandenburg Technical University of Cottbus, ISBN 978-3-940471-06-2, BTUC-AR 2/2008: 117-146.
26. Mooij, W. M., S. Hülsmann, L. N. De Senerpont Domis, B. A. Nolet, P. L. E. Bodelier, P. C. M. Boers, L. M. Dionisio Pires, H. J. Gons, B. W. Ibelings, R. Noordhuis, R. Portielje, K. Wolfstein & E. H. R. R. Lammens, 2005. The impact of climate change on lakes in the Netherlands: a review. Aquatic Ecology 39: 381-400.
27. Murphy, K. J., M. P. Kennedy, V. McCarthy, M. T. Ó'Hare, K. Irvine & C. Adams, 2002. A review of ecology based classification systems for standing freshwaters. SNIFFER Project Number: W(99)65, Environment Agency R& D Technical Report: E1-091/TR.
28. Netherland, M. D., C. A. Lembi & A. G. Poovey, 2009. Screening of various herbicide modes of action for selective control of algae responsible for harmful blooms. Technical Note ADA494357, U. S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, Vicksburg: 1-12. http://handle. dtic. mil/100. 2/ADA494357.
29. Nixdorf, B., U. Mischke & J. Rücker, 2003. Phytoplankton assemblages and steady state in deep and shallow eutrophic lakes - an approach to differentiate the habitat properties of Oscillatoriales. Hydrobiologia 502: 111-121.
30. Nõges, P. 1999. Seasonal variation in trichome length of cyanophytes Limnothrix planctonica and L. redekei in a large shallow lake. Archiv für Hydrobiologie Suppl. 129/Algological Studies 94: 261-274.
31. Nõges, P. & A. Järvet, 1995. Water level control over light conditions in shallow lakes. Report Series in Geophysics, University of Helsinki 32: 81-92.
32. Nõges, P. & A. Kisand, 1999. Forms and mobility of sediment phosphorus in shallow eutrophic Lake Võrtsjärv (Estonia). International Review of Hydrobiology 84: 255-270.
33. Nõges, P. & T. Nõges, 2006. Indicators and criteria to assess ecological status of the large shallow temperate polymictic lakes Peipsi (Estonia/Russia) and Võrtsjärv (Estonia). Boreal Environment Research 11: 67-80.
34. Nõges, P., R. Laugaste & T. Nõges, 2004. Phytoplankton. In Haberman, J., E. Pihu & A. Raukas (eds), Lake Võrtsjärv. Estonian Encyclopedia Publishers, Tallinn: 217-231.
35. Nõges, T., A. Järvet, A. Kisand, R. Laugaste, E. Loigu, B. Skakalski & P. Nõges, 2007. Reaction of large and shallow lakes Peipsi and Võrtsjärv to the changes of nutrient loading. Hydrobiologia 584: 253-264.
36. 2-fixing species in the large shallow temperate lakes Peipsi and Võrtsjärv, North-East Europe. Hydrobiologia 599: 77-86.
37. Nygaard, G., 1949. Hydrobiological studies in some ponds and lakes. Part II: the quotient hypothesis and some new or little known phytoplankton organisms. Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab, Biologiske Skrifter 7: 1-293.
38. Nygaard, G., 1955. On the productivity of five Danish waters. Proceedings of the International Association of Theoretical and Applied Limnology 12: 123-133.
39. Nyström, B., B. Björnsäter & H. Blanck, 1999. Effects of sulfonylurea herbicides on non-target aquatic micro-organisms. Growth inhibition of micro-algae and short-term inhibition of adenine and thymidine incorporation in periphyton communities. Aquatic toxicology 47: 9-22.
40. OECD, 1982. Eutrophication of Waters, Monitoring, Assessment and Control. OECD, Paris. 154 pp.
41. Oksanen, J., R. Kindt, P. Legendre, B. O'Hara, G. L. Simpson, P. Solymos, M. H. H. Stevens & H. Wagner, 2009. Community Ecology Package, Version 1. 15-2. http://www. cran. r-project. org/.
42. Padisák, J. & C. S. Reynolds, 1998. Selection of phytoplankton associations in Lake Balaton, Hungary, in response to eutrophication and restoration measures, with special reference to the cyanoprokaryotes. Hydrobiologia 384: 41-53.
43. Padisák, J., G. Borics, G. Fehér, I. Grigorszky, I. Oldal, A. Schmidt & Z. Zámbóné-Doma, 2003. Dominant species and frequency of equilibrium phases in late summer phytoplankton assemblages in Hungarian small shallow lakes. Hydrobiologia 502: 157-168.
44. Padisák, J., G. Borics, I. Grigorszky & É. Soróczki-Pintér, 2006. Use of phytoplankton assemblages for monitoring ecological status of lakes within the Water Framework Directive: the assemblage index. Hydrobiologia 553: 1-14.
45. Padisák, J., L. O. Crossetti & L. Naselli-Flores, 2009. Use and misuse in the application of the phytoplankton functional classification: a critical review with updates. Hydrobiologia 621: 1-19.
46. Paerl, H. W. & J. Huisman, 2008. Blooms like it hot. Science 320: 57-58.
47. Paerl, H. W. & J. Huisman, 2009. Climate change: a catalyst for global expansion of harmful cyanobacterial blooms. Environmental Microbiology Reports 1: 27-37.
48. Pettersson, K., K. Grust, G. Weyhenmeyer & T. Blenckner, 2003. Seasonality of chlorophyll and nutrients in Lake Erken - effects of weather conditions. Hydrobiologia 506-509: 75-81.
49. Ptacnik, R., L. Lepistö, E. Willén, P. Brettum, P. T. Andersen, S. Rekolainen, A. Lyche Solheim & L. Carvalho, 2008. Quantitative responses of Lake Phytoplankton to eutrophication in Northern Europe. Aquatic Ecology 42: 227-236.
50. Rawson, D. S., 1956. Algal indicators of trophic lakes types. Limnology & Oceanography 1: 18-25.
51. Reynolds, C. S. & A. E. Irish, 1997. Modelling phytoplankton dynamics in lakes and reservoirs: the problem of in situ growth rates. Hydrobiologia 349: 5-17.
52. Reynolds, C. S., V. Huszar, C. Kruk, L. Naselli-Flores & S. Melo, 2002. Towards a functional classification of the freshwater phytoplankton. Journal of Plankton Research 24: 17-428.
53. Rott, E., 1981. Some results from phytoplankton counting intercalibrations. Journal Aquatic Sciences 43: 34-62.
54. Rücker, J., C. Wiedner & P. Zippel, 1997. Factors controlling the dominance of Planktothrix agardhii and Limnothrix redekei in eutrophic shallow lakes. Hydrobiologia 342(343): 107-115.
55. Salmaso, N. & J. Padisák, 2007. Morpho-functional groups and phytoplankton development in two deep lakes (Lake Garda, Italy and Lake Stechlin, Germany). Hydrobiologia 578: 97-112.
56. Salmaso, N., G. Morabito, F. Buzzi, L. Garibaldi, M. Simona & R. Mosello, 2006. Phytoplankton as an indicator of the water quality of the deep lakes south of the Alps. Hydrobiologia 563: 167-187.
57. Scheffer, M., S. Rinaldi, A. Gragnani, L. R. Mur & E. H. van Nes, 1997. On the dominance of filamentous cyanobacteria in shallow, turbid lakes. Ecology 78: 272-282.
58. Teubner, K., M. Tolotti, S. Greisberger, H. Morscheid, M. T. Dokulil & H. Morscheid, 2003. Steady state phytoplankton in a deep pre-alpine lake: species and pigments of epilimnetic versus metalimetic assemblages. Hydrobiologia 502: 49-64.
59. Teubner, K., M. Tolotti, S. Greisberger, H. Morscheid, M. T. Dokulil & V. Kucklentz, 2006. Steady state of phytoplankton and implications for climatic changes in a deep pre-alpine lake: epilimnetic versus metalimnetic assemblages. Verhandlungen der internationale Vereinigung für theoretische und angewandte Limnologie 29: 1688-1692.
60. Thunmark, S., 1945. Zur Sociologie des Süsswasserplanktons. Eine methodologisch-ökologische Studie. Folia Limnologica Scandinavica 3: 1-66.
61. Tremel, B., 1996. Determination of the trophic state by qualitative and quantitative phytoplankton analysis in two gravel pit lakes. Hydrobiologia 323: 97-106.
62. Troell, M., L. Pihl, P. Rönnbäck, H. Wennhage, T. Söderqvist & N. Kautsky, 2005. When resilience is undesirable: regime shifts and ecosystem service generation in Swedish coastal soft bottom habitats. Ecology and Society 10: 30.
63. Utermöhl, H., 1958. Zur Vervollkommnung der quantitativen Phytoplankton-Methodik. Mitteilungen der internationalen Vereinigung der theoretische und angewandte Limnologie 5: 567-596.
64. von zur Mühlen, M. & G. Schneider, 1920. Der See Wirzjerw in Livland (Lake Wirzjerw in Livland (in German). Archiv für die Naturkunde des Ostbaltikums 14: 1-156.
65. Vuorio, K., L. Lepistö & A.-L. Holopainen, 2007. Intercalibrations of freshwater phytoplankton analyses. Boreal Environment Research 12: 561-569.
66. Willén, E., 2007. Växtplankton i sjöar. Bedömningsgrunder. SLU, Institutionen för Miljöanalys, Rapport 5: 33 pp.
67. Zebek, E., 2006. Quantitative changes of Planktolyngbya brevicellularis, Limnothrix redekei and Aphanizomenon gracile in the annual cycle vs. physicochemical water parameters in the urban Lake Jeziorak Mały. Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies 35: 69-84.