Preliminary Investigation of the Algal Flora in the Sediments of Lake Erie

Frederick, V. Ray

doi:10.1016/s0380-1330(81)72068-9

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“…Peterson's (1975) quantitative data from a core in eastern Lake Erie show little trend, although Peterson concluded that the small changes in relative species composition present indicated that 'even in the eastern basin of Lake Erie the phytoplankton assemblage is beginning to respond to change'. This conservative conclusion is strikingly different than those subsequently reached by Frederick (1981), Harris & Vollenweider (1982), and Stoermer etal. (1987), all of whom concluded that substantial change in Lake Erie's phytoplankton assemblages had begun with large-scale western settlement and forest clearance.…”

Section: Quantitative Relationshipscontrasting

confidence: 82%

“…Parker & Edgington apparently rejected the hypothesis that both concentration and relative abundance data reflected eutrophication on the basis of their calculations of system production. Frederick (1981) was even more explicit. He found 'productivity peaks' in the late 1800's which he considered 'incongruous' ... 'in light of the known history of Lake Erie'.…”

Section: Quantitative Relationshipsmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…He further maintained that 'No event in the late 1800's in the Lake Erie basin could account for the tremendous increase in productivity as indicated by the quantitative profiles'. Schelske et al (1983) presented a model, based partially on earlier experimental work on Lake Michigan (Schelske & Stoermer, 1971, which rationalized Parker & Edgington's (1976) and Frederick's (1981) quantitative observations. Subsequent quantitative studies of diatoms in Great Lakes cores (Stoermer et al, 1985a(Stoermer et al, , b, c, 1987(Stoermer et al, , 1990a(Stoermer et al, , 1991Wolin etal., 1988Wolin etal., , 1991, in my opinion, conform to this model.…”

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Evaluating diatom succession: some pecularities of the Great Lakes case

Stoermer

1993

J Paleolimnol

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Succession of diatom communities in the Laurentian Great Lakes has several unusual aspects related to physical and chemical characteristics peculiar to these large systems and the constraints these conditions impose upon species which inhabit the Great Lakes. In such systems, paleolimnological reconstructions based on strict analogy to succession patterns in smaller lakes may be incomplete and, in some cases, positively misleading. In the Great Lakes, diatom accumulation rates appear to be regulated by interaction between concentration and supply rates of phosphorus and dissolved silicate. As phosphorus loadings increased historically, storage of diatom frustules in sediments was first increased, then limited, as concentrations of dissolved silica were reduced to levels limiting to diatom growth. Qualitative aspects of the diatom flora are also affected. Indigenous species adapted to growth in winter persist, while those with abundance maxima in summer are extirpated, presumably due to silica limitation in the summer epilimnion. Severe silica limitation also results in shifts to dominance by species whose growth strategies are particularly well adapted to sequestering dissolved silica. Because it is necessary to know the historical context in order to correctly interpret current changes in the Great Lakes diatom flora, paleolimnological studies have proven particularly valuable.

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Evaluating diatom succession: some pecularities of the Great Lakes case

Stoermer

1993

J Paleolimnol

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“…Paleolimnological studies of diatom species composition from sediments in the Great Lakes demonstrate that significant changes have occurred with eutrophication (Frederick 1981, Harris & Vollenweider 1982, Stoermer et al 1985a, b, d , 1987, 1990b, Wolin et al 1988. Algal community composition changes can occur at 2 levels.…”

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Modification of the biogeochemical cycle of silica with eutrophication

Dj¹,

Schelske²,

Stoermer³

1993

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

438

218

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ABSTRACT-Nutrient enrichment and consequent alteration of nutrient biogeochernical cycles is a serious problem in both freshwater and marine systems. The response of aquatic systems to additions of N and P is generally to increase algal biomass. The partitioning of these nutrients into different functional groups of autotrophic organisms is dependent upon both intrinsic and extrinsic factors. A common response to nutrient loading in northern temperate aquatic ecosystems is an increase in diatom biomass. Because nutrient enrichment generally leads to increases in water column concentrations of total N and total P (and not Si) such nutrient loading can lead to transient nutrient limitation of diatom biomass due to lack of dissolved silicate (DSi). Increased production of diatom biomass can lead to an increased accumulation of biogenic silica in sediments, ultimately resulting in a decline in the water column reservoir of DSi. Such biogeochemical changes in the silica cycle induced by eutrophication were first reported for the North American Laurentian Great Lakes. However, these changes are not a regional problem confined to the Great Lakes, but occur in many freshwater and marine systems throughout the world. Here we summarize the effects of anthropogenic modification of silica biogeochemical cycles for the North American Laurentian Great Lakes, describe some of the biogeochemical changes occurring in other systems, and discuss some of the ecological implications of a reduction in water column DSi concentrations, including changes in species composition, as DSi concentrations become limiting to diatom growth and biomass, changes in food web dynamics, and altered nutnent-recycling processes.

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“…Examples of regional studies using diatoms to infer past aquatic conditions include studies of post-glacial development of Vestaburg Bog (Collingsworth etal., 1967), Barney's Lake (King & Hohn, 1972), Fox Lake (Robbins & Hohn, 1972), and the post-glacial (Stoermer, 1977) and postsettlement (Andresen, 1976) history of Douglas Lake. Diatom analysis has also been widely employed in reconstructions of the trophic history of the Great Lakes (Duthie & Sreenivasa, 1971;Frederick, 1981;Harris & Vollenweider, 1982;Thayer etaL, 1983;Stoermer etal., 1985a,b,c;Stoermer et al, 1987).…”

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Diatoms from the Shelton Mastodon Site

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A fairly diverse and abundant diatom flora is associated with remains of Mammut americanurn at the Shelton Mastodon Site in northern Oakland County, Michigan. The most abundant elements of this flora are species commonly recorded from late-glacial deposits in North America and Europe. The nearest modern analogues of this flora are assemblages deposited in small lakes in the high arctic and present day periglacial environments. Based on the diatoms present, the most probable depositional habitat was the margin of a moderately alkaline (pH > 7.0) and moderately productive pond which existed under arctic conditions.

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Preliminary Investigation of the Algal Flora in the Sediments of Lake Erie

Cited by 15 publications

References 8 publications

Evaluating diatom succession: some pecularities of the Great Lakes case

Evaluating diatom succession: some pecularities of the Great Lakes case

Modification of the biogeochemical cycle of silica with eutrophication

Diatoms from the Shelton Mastodon Site

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