ISSN:
1573-8590
Keywords:
hypersaline lakes
;
multivariate methods
;
phytoplankton
;
seasonality
;
shallow lakes
;
zooplankton
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Geography
Notes:
Abstract Honda saline lake is located in an endorheic basin in the south of Spain. The lake is very shallow, with frequent seasonal drought and a high degree of unpredictability. It was sampled monthly during a relatively dry year (1994–1995, 5 months permanence). To establish a relationship between environmental variables (temperature, depth, salinity and conductivity), variables related to biological activity (organic matter, total solids suspension, and pH) and the planktonic community in the sampled months, various uni- and multivariate statistical methods were carried out. Dunaliella salina, D. viridis, and ciliates sp. 2 is the principal species group used to average out the dissimilarity between the samples. Multivariate analysis showed that salinity (as TDS), conductivity and pH made major and significant contributions to the explanation of the variance in the sample data.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1009057913154
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