Differential response of phytoplankton to additions of nitrogen, phosphorus and iron in Lake Tanganyika

@article{citeulike:2067030, abstract = {Summary 1. In order to evaluate limitation of different phytoplankton groups by inorganic nutrients, multiple nutrient enrichment bioassays using the addition of iron (Fe) and the combined addition of nitrogen and phosphorus (NP) were carried out in the north and the south of Lake Tanganyika during the rainy and dry seasons in 2003 and 2004. 2. Nutrient additions resulted in an increase in phytoplankton growth rate relative to control treatments in all experiments. HPLC pigment data and epifluorescence microscopy counts indicated differential stimulation of the dominant phytoplankton groups. Iron additions mainly stimulated prokaryotic picophytoplankton, while enrichments with nitrogen and phosphorus stimulated green algae and in some cases diatoms. Extended incubation (3 days) indicated co-limitation of Fe and NP, in particular for picocyanobacteria.}, author = {Dewever, Aaike and Muylaert, Koenraad and Langlet, Denis and Alleman, Laurent and Descy, Pierre J. E. A. N. and Andre, L. U. C. and Cocquyt, Christine and Vyverman, W. I. M. }, citeulike-article-id = {2067030}, doi = {10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01890.x}, journal = {Freshwater Biology}, keywords = {phytoplankton, synechococcus}, number = {0}, pages = {???}, posted-at = {2007-12-07 09:51:40}, priority = {0}, title = {Differential response of phytoplankton to additions of nitrogen, phosphorus and iron in Lake Tanganyika}, url = {http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01890.x}, volume = {0}, year = {0} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2067030 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2067030 TI - Differential response of phytoplankton to additions of nitrogen, phosphorus and iron in Lake Tanganyika JF - Freshwater Biology VL - 0 IS - 0 SP - ??? EP - ??? N2 - Summary 1. In order to evaluate limitation of different phytoplankton groups by inorganic nutrients, multiple nutrient enrichment bioassays using the addition of iron (Fe) and the combined addition of nitrogen and phosphorus (NP) were carried out in the north and the south of Lake Tanganyika during the rainy and dry seasons in 2003 and 2004. 2. Nutrient additions resulted in an increase in phytoplankton growth rate relative to control treatments in all experiments. HPLC pigment data and epifluorescence microscopy counts indicated differential stimulation of the dominant phytoplankton groups. Iron additions mainly stimulated prokaryotic picophytoplankton, while enrichments with nitrogen and phosphorus stimulated green algae and in some cases diatoms. Extended incubation (3 days) indicated co-limitation of Fe and NP, in particular for picocyanobacteria. KW - phytoplankton KW - synechococcus AU - Dewever, Aaike AU - Muylaert, Koenraad AU - Langlet, Denis AU - Alleman, Laurent AU - Descy, Pierre AU - Andre, LUC AU - Cocquyt, Christine AU - Vyverman, WIM PY - 2000/// UR - http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01890.x ER -