Effect of flow rate on environmental variables and phytoplankton dynamics: results from field enclosures

Haiping Zhang; Ruihong Chen; Feipeng Li; Ling Chen

doi:10.1007/s00343-015-4063-4

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Effect of flow rate on environmental variables and phytoplankton dynamics: results from field enclosures

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- Effect of flow rate on environmental variables and phytoplankton dynamics: results from field enclosures
- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology Vol. 33, Issue 2, Pages: 430-438(2015)
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  College of Environmental Science and Engineering Tongji University
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- DOI：10.1007/s00343-015-4063-4
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- Online First：10 December 2014，
  
  Published：2015
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Zhang, H., Chen, R., Li, F. et al. Effect of flow rate on environmental variables and phytoplankton dynamics: results from field enclosures., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 33, 430–438 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-015-4063-4
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Zhang, H., Chen, R., Li, F. et al. Effect of flow rate on environmental variables and phytoplankton dynamics: results from field enclosures., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 33, 430–438 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-015-4063-4 DOI：

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To investigate the effects of flow rate on phytoplankton dynamics and related environment variables

a set of enclosure experiments with different flow rates were conducted in an artificial lake. We monitored nutrients

temperature

dissolved oxygen

conductivity

turbidity

chlorophyll-a and phytoplankton levels. The lower biomass in all flowing enclosures showed that flow rate significantly inhibited the growth of phytoplankton. A critical flow rate occurred near 0.06 m/s

which was the lowest relative inhibitory rate. Changes in flow conditions affected algal competition for light

resulting in a dramatic shift in phytoplankton composition

from blue-green algae in still waters to green algae in flowing conditions. These findings indicate that critical flow rate can be useful in developing methods to reduce algal bloom occurrence. However

flow rate significantly enhanced the inter-relationships among environmental variables

in particular by inducing higher water turbidity and vegetative reproduction of periphyton (Spirogyra). These changes were accompanied by a decrease in underwater light intensity

which consequently inhibited the photosynthetic intensity of phytoplankton. These results warn that a universal critical flow rate might not exist

because the effect of flow rate on phytoplankton is interlinked with many other environmental variables.

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