Annual Dynamics of a Layered Phytoplankton Structure in a Meromictic Lagoon Partially Isolated from the White Sea
In a saline semi-isolated lagoon on Cape Zeleny (White Sea), the annual dynamics of the vertical hydrological structure and the seasonal dynamics of phytoplankton were traced. Species composition, vertical distribution, abundance, nutrition type, and biomass were analyzed. In total, 293 species and...
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| author | Irina G. Radchenko Vasilisa A. Aksenova Dmitry A. Voronov Dmitry Viktorovich Rostanets Elena Dmitrievna Krasnova |
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| description | In a saline semi-isolated lagoon on Cape Zeleny (White Sea), the annual dynamics of the vertical hydrological structure and the seasonal dynamics of phytoplankton were traced. Species composition, vertical distribution, abundance, nutrition type, and biomass were analyzed. In total, 293 species and supraspecific taxa of algae and cyanobacteria were found. Most of the identified species are marine, and 38 species are freshwater. Taxonomic composition changed in the lagoon throughout the year. Dinoflagellates dominated in winter and early June; unidentified cocci and flagellates in July; diatoms, dinoflagellates, and unidentified cells in August; dinoflagellates in September; and unidentified cocci and flagellates in October–November. The abundance of algae also changed in the lagoon throughout the year. The integrated biomass in the water column varied from 0.01 g C/m<sup>2</sup> in January to 0.78 g C/m<sup>2</sup> in early September. According to the environmental parameters, the water column of the lagoon was subdivided into several zones with different environmental conditions and corresponding phytoplankton communities. The similarity between the communities of different horizons was 32–46% in summer and 7% in winter. The chemocline layer was the most populous. It contained a maximum of phytoplankton biomass, 1–2 orders of magnitude higher than that in the overlying horizons. Despite the connection to the sea, the phytoplankton structure in the surface water layer in the lagoon and in the sea differed significantly in composition, quantitative parameters, and seasonal dynamics. The similarity between the communities never exceeded 50%. In terms of biomass dynamics, the lagoon lagged behind the sea until mid-summer, but, starting from August, it outnumbered it, and the phytoplankton development in the lagoon lasted longer, until late autumn. According to sequential tests DistLM, the phytoplankton structure and dynamics in the lagoon and in the sea were related to the daylength, water salinity, oxygen content, and pH by 24.5%. At the same time, the PhP structure did not depend on water temperature, underwater illuminance, or depth. Oxygen content and pH were defined by PhP activity. Salinity serves as a vector of the vertical sequence of ecological niches. The day length seems to be the crucial factor of the seasonal PhP dynamics in the semi-isolated coastal stratified lakes and lagoons. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8c693cbb25cd4af49994b564301f0a1f2023-11-19T10:16:29ZengMDPI AGDiversity1424-28182023-09-01159100910.3390/d15091009Annual Dynamics of a Layered Phytoplankton Structure in a Meromictic Lagoon Partially Isolated from the White SeaIrina G. Radchenko0Vasilisa A. Aksenova1Dmitry A. Voronov2Dmitry Viktorovich Rostanets3Elena Dmitrievna Krasnova4Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, RussiaFaculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, RussiaKharkevich Institute for Information Transmission Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, 127051 Moscow, RussiaFaculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, RussiaFaculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, RussiaIn a saline semi-isolated lagoon on Cape Zeleny (White Sea), the annual dynamics of the vertical hydrological structure and the seasonal dynamics of phytoplankton were traced. Species composition, vertical distribution, abundance, nutrition type, and biomass were analyzed. In total, 293 species and supraspecific taxa of algae and cyanobacteria were found. Most of the identified species are marine, and 38 species are freshwater. Taxonomic composition changed in the lagoon throughout the year. Dinoflagellates dominated in winter and early June; unidentified cocci and flagellates in July; diatoms, dinoflagellates, and unidentified cells in August; dinoflagellates in September; and unidentified cocci and flagellates in October–November. The abundance of algae also changed in the lagoon throughout the year. The integrated biomass in the water column varied from 0.01 g C/m<sup>2</sup> in January to 0.78 g C/m<sup>2</sup> in early September. According to the environmental parameters, the water column of the lagoon was subdivided into several zones with different environmental conditions and corresponding phytoplankton communities. The similarity between the communities of different horizons was 32–46% in summer and 7% in winter. The chemocline layer was the most populous. It contained a maximum of phytoplankton biomass, 1–2 orders of magnitude higher than that in the overlying horizons. Despite the connection to the sea, the phytoplankton structure in the surface water layer in the lagoon and in the sea differed significantly in composition, quantitative parameters, and seasonal dynamics. The similarity between the communities never exceeded 50%. In terms of biomass dynamics, the lagoon lagged behind the sea until mid-summer, but, starting from August, it outnumbered it, and the phytoplankton development in the lagoon lasted longer, until late autumn. According to sequential tests DistLM, the phytoplankton structure and dynamics in the lagoon and in the sea were related to the daylength, water salinity, oxygen content, and pH by 24.5%. At the same time, the PhP structure did not depend on water temperature, underwater illuminance, or depth. Oxygen content and pH were defined by PhP activity. Salinity serves as a vector of the vertical sequence of ecological niches. The day length seems to be the crucial factor of the seasonal PhP dynamics in the semi-isolated coastal stratified lakes and lagoons.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/9/1009Arcticcoastal lagoonsstratificationalgal communitiesintegrated phytoplankton biomassvertical distribution |
| spellingShingle | Irina G. Radchenko Vasilisa A. Aksenova Dmitry A. Voronov Dmitry Viktorovich Rostanets Elena Dmitrievna Krasnova Annual Dynamics of a Layered Phytoplankton Structure in a Meromictic Lagoon Partially Isolated from the White Sea Diversity Arctic coastal lagoons stratification algal communities integrated phytoplankton biomass vertical distribution |
| title | Annual Dynamics of a Layered Phytoplankton Structure in a Meromictic Lagoon Partially Isolated from the White Sea |
| title_full | Annual Dynamics of a Layered Phytoplankton Structure in a Meromictic Lagoon Partially Isolated from the White Sea |
| title_fullStr | Annual Dynamics of a Layered Phytoplankton Structure in a Meromictic Lagoon Partially Isolated from the White Sea |
| title_full_unstemmed | Annual Dynamics of a Layered Phytoplankton Structure in a Meromictic Lagoon Partially Isolated from the White Sea |
| title_short | Annual Dynamics of a Layered Phytoplankton Structure in a Meromictic Lagoon Partially Isolated from the White Sea |
| title_sort | annual dynamics of a layered phytoplankton structure in a meromictic lagoon partially isolated from the white sea |
| topic | Arctic coastal lagoons stratification algal communities integrated phytoplankton biomass vertical distribution |
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