The Flora and Fauna of the Great Salt Lake Region, Utah

Flowers, Seville; Evans, Frederick R.

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“…In addition, Kirkpatrick (1934) observed two species of Navicula, two species of Chlamydomonas and three ciliate protozoans (Uroleptus packii Calkins, Prorodon utahensis Pack, and an unidentified species), and one amoeba. Flowers & Evans (1966), using data collected prior to 1959, reported the lake biota to consist of the brine shrimp (A. salina), two species of brine flies (Ephydra cinerea, E. hians Say), ciliate protozoans [UAoleptus; packii Calkins, Chilophyra utahensis (Pack), uiplotes, Cyclidium, Pseudocohnilembus, Podophyra], two unidentified amoebae, and at least two species of flagellates (Tetramitus, Oikomonas). The only algae present were Coccochloris elabens Drouet and Daily (formerly known as Polycystis packardii, Microcystis packardii and Aphanothece utahensis), Entophysalis rivularis (Ktltz.)…”

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“…By 1962, the salinity of the north 1898 191719661987. Distribution of species in the major algal phyla in Great Salt Lake, 1879-1987.…”

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“…Distribution of species in the major algal phyla in Great Salt Lake, 1879-1987. Data sources: 1879-1966, Felix & Rushforth (19801980, Rushforth andFelix, (1982, p. 160); 1987, S.E. Rushforth, Brigham Young University, written commun., 1987. part had increased to 28 percent and the brine shrimp industry moved to be south part.…”

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Changes in lake levels, salinity and the biological community of Great Salt Lake (Utah, USA), 1847?1987

Stephens

1990

Hydrobiologia

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Great Salt Lake is the fourth largest terminal lake in the world, with an area of about 6000 square kilometers at its historic high elevation. Since its historic low elevation of 1277.52 meters in 1963, the lake has risen to a new historic high elevation of 1283.77 meters in 1986-87, a net increase of about 6.25 meters. About 60 percent of this increase, 3.72 meters, has occurred since 1982 in response to greater than average precipitation and less than average evaporation.Variations in salinity have resulted in changes in the composition of the aquatic biological community which consists of bacteria, protozoa, brine shrimp and brine flies. These changes were particularly evident following the completion of a causeway in 1959 which divided the lake. Subsequent salinities in the north part of the lake have ranged from 16 to 29 percent and in the south part from 6 to 28 percent.Accompanying the rise in lake elevation from 1982 to 1987 have been large decreases in salinity of both parts of the lake. This has resulted in changes in the biota from obligate halophiles, such as Dunaliella salina and D. viridis, to opportunistic forms such as a blue-green alga (Nodularia spumigena). The distribution and abundance of brine shrimp (Artemia salina) in the lake also have followed closely the salinity. In 1986, when the salinity of the south part of the lake was about 6 percent, a population of brackish-water killifish (Lucania parva) was observed along the shore near inflow from a spring.

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“…By 1962, the salinity of the north 1898 191719661987. Distribution of species in the major algal phyla in Great Salt Lake, 1879-1987.…”

Section: Changes In Biological Communitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Changes in lake levels, salinity and the biological community of Great Salt Lake (Utah, USA), 1847?1987

Stephens

1990

Hydrobiologia

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“…Since that date many additional papers have appeared. Those important and concerning lakes in the United States include (for Arizona) Cole & Brown (1967), (for California) Wetzel (1964), Mason (1967), (for Nebraska) McCarraher (1970McCarraher ( , 1971McCarraher ( , 1977, (for New Mexico) Bradbury (1967Bradbury ( , 1971, (for North Dakota) Neel (1974), (for Washington) Lauer (1963Lauer ( , 1969, Edmondson (1969), Walker (1975), Hairston (1979a, b), and (for Utah) Flowers & Evans (1966), Brock (1975), Stephens & Gillespie (1976), Post (1977), and Felix & Rushforth (1979). The more important recent papers on Canadian salt lakes are those by (for British Columbia) Northcote & Halsey (1969), Scudder (1969a, Topping (1971), Reynolds (1975), (for Manitoba) Barica (1975Barica ( , 1978, and (for Saskatchewan) Hammer, Haynes, Heseltine & Swanson (1975), Tones & Hammer (1975), Tones (1977), Hammer(1978a, b), , and Lawrence, Haynes & Hammer (1978).…”

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1. Inland salt lakes: An introduction

Williams

1981

Hydrobiologia

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“…* Author's note: Aphanothece halophytica, Aphanocapsa halophytica, Aphanothecepackardii, Polycystis packardii, Microcystis packardii, Aphanothece utahensis, and Coccochloris elabens appear to be synonyms for the same coccoid cyanobacterium (see also Flowers and Evans, 1966;Brock, 1976). Laguna Mormona, on the Pacific coast of Baja California, is a closed lagoon separated from the ocean by a barrier dune ridge.…”

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8. Occurrence of benthic microbial mats in saline lakes

Bauld

1981

Hydrobiologia

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The Flora and Fauna of the Great Salt Lake Region, Utah

Cited by 21 publications

References 9 publications

Changes in lake levels, salinity and the biological community of Great Salt Lake (Utah, USA), 1847?1987

Changes in lake levels, salinity and the biological community of Great Salt Lake (Utah, USA), 1847?1987

1. Inland salt lakes: An introduction

8. Occurrence of benthic microbial mats in saline lakes

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