Ecological Implications in a Human-Impacted Lake—A Case Study of Cyanobacterial Blooms in a Recreationally Used Water Body
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Phytoplankton and Zooplankton Assemblages within Routine Monitoring System
3.2. Spatial Changes in Phytoplankton and Zooplankton Assemblages
3.3. Ecological Implications: Phytoplankton–Zooplankton–Environment
3.4. Potential Toxin-Producing Cyanobacteria, Including Invasive Species
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Date | Species | Functional Classification |
---|---|---|
April | Limnothrix redekei (30%) | S1 |
Pseudanabaena limnetica (24%) | S1 | |
Ulnaria acus (20%) | D | |
Planktolyngbya limnetica (12%) | S1 | |
Ulnaria ulna (5%) | D | |
June | Limnothrix redekei (48%) | S1 |
Pseudanabaena limnetica (10%) | S1 | |
Aphanizomenon gracile (8%) | H1 | |
Planktolyngbya limnetica (5%) | S1 | |
August | Pseudanabaena limnetica (27%) | S1 |
Aphanizomenon gracile (23%) | H1 | |
Planktolyngbya limnetica (13%) | S1 | |
Raphidiopsis raciborskii (8%) | SN | |
Limnothrix redekei (7%) | S1 | |
October | Pseudanabaena limnetica (28%) | S1 |
Cryptomonas erosa (16%) | Y | |
Raphidiopsis raciborskii (15%) | SN | |
Planktolyngbya limnetica (12%) | S1 | |
Limnothrix redekei (11%) | S1 | |
Ulnaria acus (5%) | D |
Date | Species | Functional Classification |
---|---|---|
April | Polyarthra longiremis (47%) | Eutrophy |
Keratella quadrata (12%) | Eutrophy | |
Asplanchna priodonta (9%) | Mesotrophy | |
Paracyclops sp. (6%) | - | |
June | Bosmina longispina (31%) | Mesotrophy |
Bosmina longirostris (22%) | Eutrophy | |
Macrocylops albidus (15%) | Mesotrophy | |
Thermocyclops sp. (9%) | Eutrophy | |
August | Polyarthra longiremis (40%) | Eutrophy |
Anuraeopsis fisa (22%) | Eutrophy | |
Macrocylops albidus (21%) | Mesotrophy | |
Cyclopoida nauplii (13%) | Mesotrophy | |
Trichocerca capucina (6%) | Mesotrophy | |
Trichocerca pusilla (6%) | Eutrophy | |
October | Asplanchna priodonta (36%) | Mesotrophy |
Polyarthra euryptera (23%) | Mesotrophy | |
Mesocyclops leuckartii (16%) | Mesotrophy | |
Eudiaptomus gracilis (8%) | Eutrophy |
Date | Sampling Site | Sphaerospermopsis aphanizomenoides | Cuspidothrix issatschenkoi | Raphidiopsis raciborskii |
---|---|---|---|---|
April | S1 | − | − | − |
S2 | − | − | − | |
S3 | − | − | − | |
S4 | − | + | − | |
S5 | − | + | − | |
June | S1 | − | − | − |
S2 | − | − | − | |
S3 | − | − | − | |
S4 | + | − | − | |
S5 | + | − | − | |
August | S1 | + | + | + |
S2 | + | + | + | |
S3 | + | + | + | |
S4 | + | + | + | |
S5 | + | + | + | |
October | S1 | − | + | − |
S2 | − | + | − | |
S3 | + | + | − | |
S4 | − | + | + | |
S5 | − | + | − |
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Napiórkowska-Krzebietke, A.; Dunalska, J.A.; Bogacka-Kapusta, E. Ecological Implications in a Human-Impacted Lake—A Case Study of Cyanobacterial Blooms in a Recreationally Used Water Body. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 5063. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20065063
Napiórkowska-Krzebietke A, Dunalska JA, Bogacka-Kapusta E. Ecological Implications in a Human-Impacted Lake—A Case Study of Cyanobacterial Blooms in a Recreationally Used Water Body. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(6):5063. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20065063
Chicago/Turabian StyleNapiórkowska-Krzebietke, Agnieszka, Julita Anna Dunalska, and Elżbieta Bogacka-Kapusta. 2023. "Ecological Implications in a Human-Impacted Lake—A Case Study of Cyanobacterial Blooms in a Recreationally Used Water Body" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 6: 5063. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20065063