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- Andersson, Eva, 1975-
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Benthic-Pelagic Microbial Interactions and Carbon Cycling in Clearwater Lakes
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This thesis focuses on the interactions among microbiota in clearwater lakes. Field sampling and field experiments were performed to evaluate interactions among microbiota and the importance of benthic versus pelagic microbiota in terms of biomass and production. In addition, carbon cycling in an oligotrophic clearwater lake was calculated. Biomass and production of microbiota was clearly focused to the benthic habitat. During natural nutrient concentrations growth of heterotrophic bacteria (benthic and pelagic) was coupled to production of microphytobenthos in Lake Eckarfjärden, indicating interactions between autotrophic and heterotrophic microbiota in, as well as between, habitats. At increased nutrient concentrations, growth of heterotrophic bacteria was not correlated to microphytobenthos production. This was explained by less release of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) from microphytobenthos when they got access to more nutrients. Further investigations showed different scenarios in oligotrophic clearwater lakes following increased nutrient concentrations. The interactions between microbiota may be altered following increased nutrient concentrations and the microbial mat either positively or negatively affect the pelagic microbiota. The most striking result was that the expected shift towards dominance of pelagic primary production does not necessarily occur. Major flows of carbon were identified between different habitats in the oligotrophic clearwater Lake Eckarfjärden, and the net result was that the benthic habitat provided carbon to the pelagial. High DOC concentrations in the lake together with low pelagic production are factors that would indicate net heterotrophy. Accordingly, the pelagial of Lake Eckarfjärden was net heterotrophic but when the benthic and littoral habitats were included in the calculations, the lake turned out to be net autotrophic. In conclusion, the benthic microbiota contributed significantly to the total production in the investigated lakes and had a major role in the lake metabolism. Thus, this thesis emphasises the importance of benthic microbiota in shallow clearwater lakes.
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- Andersson, Eva, et al.
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Inorganic nutrient acquisition in a shallow clearwater lake : dominance of benthic microbiota
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Ingår i: Aquatic Sciences. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1015-1621 .- 1420-9055. ; 68:2, s. 172-180
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This mesocosm study from the oligotrophic Lake Eckarfjärden in Sweden shows, in contrast to many previous studies, that benthic microbiota dominated production following elevated nutrient concentrations in the water. Increased nutrient concentrations favoured microphytobenthos, whereas phytoplankton biomass remained roughly the same. Microphytobenthos biomass and production were clearly stimulated by nitrogen addition, while phytoplankton showed signs of phosphorus limitation. There were tight interactions between pelagic and benthic habitats and between organisms, and pelagic as well as benthic heterotrophic bacteria were disfavoured when microphytobenthos had access to nitrogen.We conclude that increased nutrient concentrations in the water column may trigger immediate responses in both habitats, altering the tight interactions between microbiota, but not necessarily resulting in a shift towards pelagic production.
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- Andersson, Eva, et al.
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Net autotrophy in an oligotrophic lake rich in dissolved organic carbon and with high benthic primary production
- 2006
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Ingår i: Aquatic Microbial Ecology. - : Inter-Research Science Center. - 0948-3055 .- 1616-1564. ; 43:1, s. 1-10
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Biomass and production of microbiota—primary producers as well as heterotrophic bacteria—were studied both in the pelagial and in the benthic habitat over 2 yr in the shallow oligotrophic Lake Eckarfjärden, Sweden. Both biomass and production of microbiota were concentrated in the benthic habitat. Despite a high dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentration of about 25 mg C l–1 in the water, the total bacterial production was lower than the total primary production. Moreover, measurements of DOC concentrations in the in- and outflow, and CO2-saturation measurements, indicate that the system is net autotrophic. Generally, low-productive systems (<100 µg C l–1 d–1) tend to be net heterotrophic. In contrast, we found a low-productive (55 µg C l–1 d–1) but net autotrophic system, the conditions of which were largely influenced by benthic production. Many lakes in the world are shallow and may provide substantial benthic areas suitable for primary production. Hence, it is important to include this habitat when evaluating whether lakes are autotrophic or heterotrophic systems.
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- Blomqvist, Peter, et al.
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Lakes. Origin, ontogeny and natural functions
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Ingår i: Sustainable Water Management in the Baltic Sea Basin Vol. 1: Water in Nature. ; , s. 93-108
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)
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- Brunberg, Anna-Kristina, et al.
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Characteristics of oligotrophic hardwater lakes in a postglacial land-rise area in mid-Sweden
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Ingår i: Freshwater Biology. - 0046-5070 .- 1365-2427. ; 47:8, s. 1451-1462
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- 1. We describe some remarkable ephemeral, oligotrophic hardwater lakes formed becauseof land rise in the coastal areas of the Baltic Sea, that are unique in Sweden and probablyalso worldwide. Two younger, coastal lakes were studied by regular sampling for 1 yearand compared with an older (i.e. greater altitude) lake, that passed through theoligotrophic hardwater stage some 3–4000 years ago.2. Despite some differences in composition of the catchment, the two younger lakes weresimilar with regard to water chemistry and plankton community composition. Theconcentration of phosphorus was low while nitrogen was high, resulting in very high N/Pquotients (101 and 131). Although water colour was moderate, the concentration of organiccarbon was extremely high (average values of ‡ 20 lg TOC L–1), consisting mainly ofdissolved compounds (DOC).3. While the plankton was poorly developed, sediments in both lakes were covered by alayer of photosynthesising micro-organisms. This substantial 'microbial mat', which hasnot been described in detail before, was up to 15 cm thick and dominated by cyanobacteriaand purple sulphur bacteria. The concentration of sediment phosphorus was extremelylow (352 lg g–1 dw) in one of the lakes and dominated by organic-bound (residual)phosphorus.4. Deep sediments in the older lake, representing its oligotrophic hardwater period,differed in phosphorus composition from the currently oligotrophic hardwater lakes byhaving a strong dominance of HCl-extractable (Ca-bound) phosphorus. This indicates thatphosphorus, initially organic-bound within the microbial mat, is subsequently bound tocalcium. We hypothesise that this is promoted by the environmental conditions created bythe benthic photosynthetic activity, in combination with the prevailing hardwaterconditions.5. The rich and flourishing microbial community on the sediments may also explain thehigh concentration of DOC in the lake.
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