Biomass and Distribution of Cladophora Glomerata in Relation to Some Physical-Chemical Variables at Two Sites in Lake Erie

Millner, Glenn C.; Sweeney, Robert A.; Frederick, V. Ray

doi:10.1016/s0380-1330(82)71940-9

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“…The pattern of Cladophora growth during the year was comparable to that recorded in other studies (Millner Sweeney & Frederick 1982;Lorenz & Herdendorf, 1982), with low spring biomass building up to a maximum in June or July. Averaged over the four sites, the South Basin biomass maximum (128 g dry mass m ±2 in June 1993; Fig.…”

Section: Growth Patterns Of Cladophorasupporting

confidence: 87%

“…1) was similar in magnitude to peak values at sites in the western basin of Lake Erie in 1979 ( Lorenz & Herdendorf, 1982) and Lake Ontario in 1983 ( Painter & Kamaitis, 1987). The decline in biomass in late summer may be linked, among other factors, to water temperature ( Wong et al , 1978 ; Graham et al , 1982 ) or depletion of internal reserves of phosphorus ( Millner et al , 1982 ).…”

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Biological response to lake remediation by phosphate stripping: control of Cladophora

Parker¹,

Maberly²

2000

Freshwater Biology

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Summary The North and South Basins of Windermere, Cumbria, have experienced a large increase in concentrations of nutrients, particularly phosphate, since 1945 when detailed measurements began. Over‐winter concentrations have increased from 1 to 3 mg PO4‐P m‐3 in the 1940s, up to 30 mg PO4‐P m‐3 in the South Basin of Windermere in the early 1990s where nutrient enrichment has been most marked. A visible manifestation of this ‘eutrophication’ in recent years has been the production of a large biomass by the green filamentous macroalga, Cladophora. Since April 1992, tertiary chemical stripping of phosphate at the two sewage treatment plants on Windermere has reduced direct sources of phosphate to both basins. In the South Basin, over‐winter concentrations of phosphate have fallen to values similar to those in the early 1970s. The biomass of Cladophora has declined markedly in response to the reduced phosphate availability. Significant relationships were found between the annual maximum biomass of Cladophora and two measures of phosphate availability: the over‐winter concentration and, more strongly, the day of year when the concentration fell below 1 mg m‐3. The annual biomass maxima of Cladophora since 1945, estimated from the regressions, showed a gradual increased potential for biomass production after 1965 as phosphate concentrations increased, followed by a striking and rapid biological response to lake remediation by phosphate stripping.

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Biological response to lake remediation by phosphate stripping: control of Cladophora

Parker¹,

Maberly²

2000

Freshwater Biology

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“…Millner et al, 1982), nearly all studies on Cladophora in freshwaters indicate that phosphorus is the principal growth limiting nutrient Painter and Kamaitis, 1987). Both TP and SRP measured in Lake Simcoe are similar to concentrations measured in 2005 in near shore areas of Lakes Ontario and Erie, where excessive Cladophora growth is a seasonally recurrent phenomenon (e.g., Higgins et al, 2005;Malkin et al, 2008).…”

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Why does Cladophora fail to reach nuisance proportions in Lake Simcoe?

Depew

Houben

Ozersky

et al. 2011

Journal of Great Lakes Research

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“…Depth intervals of 0.5 m (solid bar), 1.0 m (gray bar), 1.5 m (hatched bar), and 2.0 m (open bar) are included. Data sources: Millner et al. (1982), Neil and Jackson (1982), Higgins et al.…”

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“…Using similar approaches to that for Q P , cell quotas for nitrogen ( Q N ) have been used to assess the potential for N‐limited growth in Cladophora , with critical Q N values ( Q N0 ) near 1.1% DM (Gerloff and Fitzgerald 1976). Using these criteria, the potential for N limitation was demonstrated at two sites in eastern Lake Erie during 1979 (Millner et al. 1982).…”

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AN ECOLOGICAL REVIEW OFCLADOPHORA GLOMERATA(CHLOROPHYTA) IN THE LAURENTIAN GREAT LAKES¹

Higgins

Malkin

Howell

et al. 2008

Journal of Phycology

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Cladophora glomerata (L.) Kütz. is, potentially, the most widely distributed macroalga throughout the world's freshwater ecosystems. C. glomerata has been described throughout North America, Europe, the Atlantic Islands, the Caribbean Islands, Asia, Africa, Australia and New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. Cladophora blooms were a common feature of the lower North American Great Lakes (Erie, Michigan, Ontario) from the 1950s through the early 1980s and were largely eradicated through the implementation of a multibillion-dollar phosphorus (P) abatement program. The return of widespread blooms in these lakes since the mid-1990s, however, was not associated with increases in P loading. Instead, current evidence indicates that the resurgence in blooms was directly related to ecosystem level changes in substratum availability, water clarity, and P recycling associated with the establishment of dense colonies of invasive dreissenid mussels. These results support the hypothesis that dreissenid mussel invasions may induce dramatic shifts in energy and nutrient flow from pelagic zones to the benthic zone.

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Biomass and Distribution of Cladophora Glomerata in Relation to Some Physical-Chemical Variables at Two Sites in Lake Erie

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Biological response to lake remediation by phosphate stripping: control of Cladophora

Biological response to lake remediation by phosphate stripping: control of Cladophora

Why does Cladophora fail to reach nuisance proportions in Lake Simcoe?

AN ECOLOGICAL REVIEW OFCLADOPHORA GLOMERATA(CHLOROPHYTA) IN THE LAURENTIAN GREAT LAKES¹

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Biomass and Distribution of Cladophora Glomerata in Relation to Some Physical-Chemical Variables at Two Sites in Lake Erie

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Biological response to lake remediation by phosphate stripping: control of Cladophora

Biological response to lake remediation by phosphate stripping: control of Cladophora

Why does Cladophora fail to reach nuisance proportions in Lake Simcoe?

AN ECOLOGICAL REVIEW OFCLADOPHORA GLOMERATA(CHLOROPHYTA) IN THE LAURENTIAN GREAT LAKES1

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AN ECOLOGICAL REVIEW OFCLADOPHORA GLOMERATA(CHLOROPHYTA) IN THE LAURENTIAN GREAT LAKES¹