Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1974
Publication Title
Journal of Phycology
Volume
10
First page number:
323
Last page number:
331
Abstract
Phytoplankton samples were collected in Lake Mend 6 times from September 1910 to June 1971 for 8 stations at depths of 0. 3, 5, 10, 20, and 30 m. These samples were processed through a Millipore filter apparatus and 79 planktonic algae were identified. Algal divisions represented were Bacillariophyta, 42 species; Chlorophyta, 18 ; Cyanophyta, 9; Chrysophyta, 3; Cryptophyta, 3; Pyrrophyta, 2; and Euglenophyta, 2. Blue-green algae were dominant in late summer and fall; green algae, diatoms, and, cryptomonads in winter; and green algae in spring. The early summer flora was best represented by the Chlorophyta, Cryptophyta, and Chrysophyta. Palmer's pollution-tolerant algae indices and Nygaard's indices were calculated from phytoplankton data. These indices suggest eutropic conditions in Lake Mead, especially for Boulder Basin.
Keywords
Algae; Hydrobiology; Lake Mead (Ariz. and Nev.); Phytoplankton; Water quality
Disciplines
Biochemistry | Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment | Environmental Microbiology and Microbial Ecology | Environmental Monitoring | Fresh Water Studies | Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology
Language
English
Repository Citation
Staker, R. D.,
Hoshaw, R. W.,
Everett, L. G.
(1974).
Phytoplankton distribution and water quality indices for Lake Mead (Colorado River).
Journal of Phycology, 10
323-331.
Available at:
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/water_pubs/90
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