Phytoplankton patchiness in two shallow waterbodies
The hydrodynamic behaviour in lentic ecosystems is closely related with the spatial and temporal evolution of their physical, chemical and biological characteristics. Because of this, and in order to improve our present knowledge on the limnological dynamics of such ecosystems, a coupled analysis on...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2006 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:27953 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/27953 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Hidrodinàmica Distribució espacial del fitoplàncton Acoblament físic-biològic Simulació numèrica Llacs Embassaments Hidrodinámica Distribución espacial del fitoplancton Acoplamiento físico-biológico Simulación numérica Lagos Embalses Hydrodynamics Phytoplankton patchiness Physical-biological coupling Numerical modelling Lakes Reservoirs |
| Sumario: | The hydrodynamic behaviour in lentic ecosystems is closely related with the spatial and temporal evolution of their physical, chemical and biological characteristics. Because of this, and in order to improve our present knowledge on the limnological dynamics of such ecosystems, a coupled analysis on the relationship between the biological patterns and the governing hydrodynamics mechanisms it is necessary. This paper uses both field analysis and numerical simulation to describe the links between the water movements and the phytoplankton spatial distribution on two shallow waterbodies in the South of Spain: Alhama de Granada Reservoir (Granada) and Laguna Nueva de la Albufera de Adra (Almería). In both systems the observed phytoplankton spatial distribution exhibited dynamic patterns forced by hydrodynamical transport processes. The knowledge of this physical-biological coupling could be useful to outline the basic guidelines for water quality management. |
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