Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
8-1-1971
Keywords
Phytoplankton, Algae, Diatoms, Aphanizomenon, Oscillatoria Cyanophyta, Cryptophyta, Chrysophyta, Oxygen, Temperature, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Silicon, pH, Annual Cycles, Productivity, Arkansas
Abstract
Phytoplankton community was analyzed for seasonal and vertical distribution in Lake Fayetteville. This northwest Arkansas reservoir maintains a stable water level and chemical input with a relatively constant, slow overflow. Its source is groundwater seepage through a calcareous substrate with little contribution from the limited drainage basin. Phytoplankton community development with its associations and assemblages, chlorophylls -a, -b and c, and biomass distribution are described. The seasonal cycles of the chemical parameters NH4-N, NO2-N, NO3-N, ortho-phosphate, silicon, pH, HCO3- and total-alkalinity plus oxygen are described and discussed. The physical parameters of temperature, light and climate are included. The interaction of these parameters and other factors are related to phytoplankton dynamics.
Citation
Meyer, Richard L.. 1971. A Study of Phytoplankton Dynamics in Lake Fayetteville as a Means of Assessing Water Quality. Arkansas Water Resource Center, Fayetteville, AR. PUB010A. 68
https://scholarworks.uark.edu/awrctr/357
Report Number
PUB010A
Page
68
