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Kategorie Textpublikation
Referenztyp Zeitschriften
DOI 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116681
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Titel (primär) Unravelling winter diatom blooms in temperate lakes using high frequency data and ecological modeling
Autor Kong, X.; Seewald, M.; Dadi, T.; Friese, K.; Mi, C.; Boehrer, B.; Schultze, M.; Rinke, K.; Shatwell, T.
Quelle Water Research
Erscheinungsjahr 2021
Department SEEFO
Band/Volume 190
Seite von art. 116681
Sprache englisch
Topic T5 Future Landscapes
Keywords Winter diatom bloom; High frequency monitoring; Lake modeling; Light limitation; Temperature
Abstract In temperate lakes, it is generally assumed that light rather than temperature constrains phytoplankton growth in winter. Rapid winter warming and increasing observations of winter blooms warrant more investigation of these controls. We investigated the mechanisms regulating a massive winter diatom bloom in a temperate lake. High frequency data and process-based lake modeling demonstrated that phytoplankton growth in winter was dually controlled by light and temperature, rather than by light alone. Water temperature played a further indirect role in initiating the bloom through ice-thaw, which increased light exposure. The bloom was ultimately terminated by silicon limitation and sedimentation. These mechanisms differ from those typically responsible for spring diatom blooms and contributed to the high peak biomass. Our findings show that phytoplankton growth in winter is more sensitive to temperature, and consequently to climate change, than previously assumed. This has implications for nutrient cycling and seasonal succession of lake phytoplankton communities. The present study exemplifies the strength in integrating data analysis with different temporal resolutions and lake modeling. The new lake ecological model serves as an effective tool in analyzing and predicting winter phytoplankton dynamics for temperate lakes.
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Kong, X., Seewald, M., Dadi, T., Friese, K., Mi, C., Boehrer, B., Schultze, M., Rinke, K., Shatwell, T. (2021):
Unravelling winter diatom blooms in temperate lakes using high frequency data and ecological modeling
Water Res. 190 , art. 116681 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116681