Abstract
To determine the drivers of phytoplankton biomass, we collected standardized morphometric, physical, and biological data in 230 lakes across the Mediterranean, Continental, and Boreal climatic zones of the European continent. Multilinear regression models tested on this snapshot of mostly eutrophic lakes (median total phosphorus [TP] = 0.06 and total nitrogen [TN] = 0.7 mg L-1), and its subsets (2 depth types and 3 climatic zones), show that light climate and stratification strength were the most significant explanatory variables for chlorophyll a (Chl a) variance. TN was a significant predictor for phytoplankton biomass for shallow and continental lakes, while TP never appeared as an explanatory variable, suggesting that under high TP, light, which partially controls stratification strength, becomes limiting for phytoplankton development. Mediterranean lakes were the warmest yet most weakly stratified and had significantly less Chl a than Boreal lakes, where the temperature anomaly from the long-term average, during a summer heatwave was the highest (+4 degrees C) and showed a significant, exponential relationship with stratification strength. This European survey represents a summer snapshot of phytoplankton biomass and its drivers, and lends support that light and stratification metrics, which are both affected by climate change, are better predictors for phytoplankton biomass in nutrient-rich lakes than nutrient concentrations and surface temperature.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Limnology and Oceanography |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| Pages (from-to) | 4314-4333 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| ISSN | 0024-3590 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Keywords
- DISSOLVED ORGANIC-MATTER
- CYANOBACTERIAL BLOOMS
- PHYTOPLANKTON DYNAMICS
- FILAMENTOUS CYANOBACTERIA
- PHOTOSYSTEM-II
- GREEN-ALGAE
- LAKES
- EUTROPHICATION
- SHALLOW
- TEMPERATE
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Stratification strength and light climate explain variation in chlorophyll a at the continental scale in a European multilake survey in a heatwave summer. / Donis, Daphne; Mantzouki, Evanthia; McGinnis, Daniel F.; Vachon, Dominic; Gallego, Irene; Grossart, Hans-Peter; Domis, Lisette N. de Senerpont; Teurlincx, Sven; Seelen, Laura; Lurling, Miquel; Verstijnen, Yvon; Maliaka, Valentini; Fonvielle, Jeremy; Visser, Petra M.; Verspagen, Jolanda; van Herk, Maria; Antoniou, Maria G.; Tsiarta, Nikoletta; McCarthy, Valerie; Perello, Victor C.; Machado-Vieira, Danielle; de Oliveira, Alinne Gurjão; Maronić, Dubravka Špoljarić; Stević, Filip; Pfeiffer, Tanja Žuna; Vucelić, Itana Bokan; Žutinić, Petar; Udovič, Marija Gligora; Plenković-Moraj, Anđelka; Bláha, Luděk; Geriš, Rodan; Fránková, Markéta; Christoffersen, Kirsten Seestern; Warming, Trine Perlt; Feldmann, Tõnu; Laas, Alo; Panksep, Kristel; Tuvikene, Lea; Kangro, Kersti; Koreivienė, Judita; Karosienė, Jūratė; Kasperovičienė, Jūratė; Savadova-Ratkus, Ksenija; Vitonytė, Irma; Häggqvist, Kerstin; Salmi, Pauliina; Arvola, Lauri; Rothhaupt, Karl; Avagianos, Christos; Kaloudis, Triantafyllos; Gkelis, Spyros; Panou, Manthos; Triantis, Theodoros; Zervou, Sevasti-Kiriaki; Hiskia, Anastasia; Obertegger, Ulrike; Boscaini, Adriano; Flaim, Giovanna; Salmaso, Nico; Cerasino, Leonardo; Haande, Sigrid; Skjelbred, Birger; Grabowska, Magdalena; Karpowicz, Maciej; Chmura, Damian; Nawrocka, Lidia; Kobos, Justyna; Mazur-Marzec, Hanna; Alcaraz-Párraga, Pablo; Wilk-Woźniak, Elżbieta; Krztoń, Wojciech; Walusiak, Edward; Gagala-Borowska, Ilona; Mankiewicz-Boczek, Joana; Toporowska, Magdalena; Pawlik-Skowronska, Barbara; Niedzwiecki, Michal; Pęczuła, Wojciech; Napiorkowska-Krzebietke, Agnieszka; Dunalska, Julita; Sieńska, Justyna; Szymański, Daniel; Kruk, Marek; Budzyńska, Agnieszka; Goldyn, Ryszard; Kozak, Anna; Rosińska, Joanna; Szeląg-Wasielewska, Elżbieta; Domek, Piotr; Jakubowska-Krepska, Natalia; Kwasizur, Kinga; Messyasz, Beata; Pełechata, Aleksandra; Pełechaty, Mariusz; Kokocinski, Mikolaj; Madrecka-Witkowska, Beata; Kostrzewska-Szlakowska, Iwona; Frąk, Magdalena; Bańkowska-Sobczak, Agnieszka; Wasilewicz, Michał; Ochocka, Agnieszka; Pasztaleniec, Agnieszka; Jasser, Iwona; Antao-Geraldes, Ana M.; Leira, Manel; Vasconcelos, Vitor; Morais, Joao; Vale, Micaela; Raposeiro, Pedro M.; Gonçalves, Vítor; Aleksovski, Boris; Krstić, Svetislav; Nemova, Hana; Drastichova, Iveta; Chomova, Lucia; Remec-Rekar, Spela; Elersek, Tina; Hansson, Lars-Anders; Urrutia-Cordero, Pablo; Bravo, Andrea G.; Buck, Moritz; Colom-Montero, William; Mustonen, Kristiina; Pierson, Don; Yang, Yang; Richardson, Jessica; Edwards, Christine; Cromie, Hannah; Delgado-Martin, Jordi; Garcia, David; Cereijo, Jose Luis; Goma, Joan; Carmen Trapote, Mari; Vegas-Vilarrubia, Teresa; Obrador, Biel; Garcia-Murcia, Ana; Real, Monserrat; Romans, Elvira; Noguero-Ribes, Jordi; Duque, David Parreño; Fernandez-Moran, Elisabeth; Ubeda, Barbara; Gálvez, José Ángel; Catalan, Nuria; Perez-Martinez, Carmen; Ramos-Rodriguez, Eloisa; Cillero-Castro, Carmen; Moreno-Ostos, Enrique; Maria Blanco, Jose; Rodriguez, Valeriano; Juan Montes-Perez, Jorge; Palomino, Roberto L.; Rodriguez-Perez, Estela; Hernandez, Armand; Carballeira, Rafael; Camacho, Antonio; Picazo, Antonio; Rochera, Carlos; Santamans, Anna C.; Ferriol, Carmen; Romo, Susana; Miguel Soria, Juan; Özen, Arda; Karan, Tünay; Demir, Nilsun; Beklioglu, Meryem; Filiz, Nur; Levi, Eti; Iskin, Ugur; Bezirci, Gizem; Tavşanoğlu, Ülkü Nihan; Celik, Kemal; Ozhan, Koray; Karakaya, Nusret; Kocer, Mehmet Ali Turan; Yilmaz, Mete; Maraslioglu, Faruk; Fakioglu, Özden; Soylu, Elif Neyran; Yagci, Meral Apaydin; Cinar, Sakir; Capkin, Kadir; Yagci, Abdulkadir; Cesur, Mehmet; Bilgin, Fuat; Bulut, Cafer; Uysal, Rahmi; Latife, Köker; Akcaalan, Reyhan; Albay, Meric; Alp, Mehmet Tahir; Özkan, Korhan; Sevindik, Tugba Ongun; Tunca, Hatice; Önem, Burcin; Paerl, Hans; Carey, Cayelan C.; Ibelings, Bastiaan W.
In: Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 66, No. 12, 2021, p. 4314-4333.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Stratification strength and light climate explain variation in chlorophyll a at the continental scale in a European multilake survey in a heatwave summer
AU - Donis, Daphne
AU - Mantzouki, Evanthia
AU - McGinnis, Daniel F.
AU - Vachon, Dominic
AU - Gallego, Irene
AU - Grossart, Hans-Peter
AU - Domis, Lisette N. de Senerpont
AU - Teurlincx, Sven
AU - Seelen, Laura
AU - Lurling, Miquel
AU - Verstijnen, Yvon
AU - Maliaka, Valentini
AU - Fonvielle, Jeremy
AU - Visser, Petra M.
AU - Verspagen, Jolanda
AU - van Herk, Maria
AU - Antoniou, Maria G.
AU - Tsiarta, Nikoletta
AU - McCarthy, Valerie
AU - Perello, Victor C.
AU - Machado-Vieira, Danielle
AU - de Oliveira, Alinne Gurjão
AU - Maronić, Dubravka Špoljarić
AU - Stević, Filip
AU - Pfeiffer, Tanja Žuna
AU - Vucelić, Itana Bokan
AU - Žutinić, Petar
AU - Udovič, Marija Gligora
AU - Plenković-Moraj, Anđelka
AU - Bláha, Luděk
AU - Geriš, Rodan
AU - Fránková, Markéta
AU - Christoffersen, Kirsten Seestern
AU - Warming, Trine Perlt
AU - Feldmann, Tõnu
AU - Laas, Alo
AU - Panksep, Kristel
AU - Tuvikene, Lea
AU - Kangro, Kersti
AU - Koreivienė, Judita
AU - Karosienė, Jūratė
AU - Kasperovičienė, Jūratė
AU - Savadova-Ratkus, Ksenija
AU - Vitonytė, Irma
AU - Häggqvist, Kerstin
AU - Salmi, Pauliina
AU - Arvola, Lauri
AU - Rothhaupt, Karl
AU - Avagianos, Christos
AU - Kaloudis, Triantafyllos
AU - Gkelis, Spyros
AU - Panou, Manthos
AU - Triantis, Theodoros
AU - Zervou, Sevasti-Kiriaki
AU - Hiskia, Anastasia
AU - Obertegger, Ulrike
AU - Boscaini, Adriano
AU - Flaim, Giovanna
AU - Salmaso, Nico
AU - Cerasino, Leonardo
AU - Haande, Sigrid
AU - Skjelbred, Birger
AU - Grabowska, Magdalena
AU - Karpowicz, Maciej
AU - Chmura, Damian
AU - Nawrocka, Lidia
AU - Kobos, Justyna
AU - Mazur-Marzec, Hanna
AU - Alcaraz-Párraga, Pablo
AU - Wilk-Woźniak, Elżbieta
AU - Krztoń, Wojciech
AU - Walusiak, Edward
AU - Gagala-Borowska, Ilona
AU - Mankiewicz-Boczek, Joana
AU - Toporowska, Magdalena
AU - Pawlik-Skowronska, Barbara
AU - Niedzwiecki, Michal
AU - Pęczuła, Wojciech
AU - Napiorkowska-Krzebietke, Agnieszka
AU - Dunalska, Julita
AU - Sieńska, Justyna
AU - Szymański, Daniel
AU - Kruk, Marek
AU - Budzyńska, Agnieszka
AU - Goldyn, Ryszard
AU - Kozak, Anna
AU - Rosińska, Joanna
AU - Szeląg-Wasielewska, Elżbieta
AU - Domek, Piotr
AU - Jakubowska-Krepska, Natalia
AU - Kwasizur, Kinga
AU - Messyasz, Beata
AU - Pełechata, Aleksandra
AU - Pełechaty, Mariusz
AU - Kokocinski, Mikolaj
AU - Madrecka-Witkowska, Beata
AU - Kostrzewska-Szlakowska, Iwona
AU - Frąk, Magdalena
AU - Bańkowska-Sobczak, Agnieszka
AU - Wasilewicz, Michał
AU - Ochocka, Agnieszka
AU - Pasztaleniec, Agnieszka
AU - Jasser, Iwona
AU - Antao-Geraldes, Ana M.
AU - Leira, Manel
AU - Vasconcelos, Vitor
AU - Morais, Joao
AU - Vale, Micaela
AU - Raposeiro, Pedro M.
AU - Gonçalves, Vítor
AU - Aleksovski, Boris
AU - Krstić, Svetislav
AU - Nemova, Hana
AU - Drastichova, Iveta
AU - Chomova, Lucia
AU - Remec-Rekar, Spela
AU - Elersek, Tina
AU - Hansson, Lars-Anders
AU - Urrutia-Cordero, Pablo
AU - Bravo, Andrea G.
AU - Buck, Moritz
AU - Colom-Montero, William
AU - Mustonen, Kristiina
AU - Pierson, Don
AU - Yang, Yang
AU - Richardson, Jessica
AU - Edwards, Christine
AU - Cromie, Hannah
AU - Delgado-Martin, Jordi
AU - Garcia, David
AU - Cereijo, Jose Luis
AU - Goma, Joan
AU - Carmen Trapote, Mari
AU - Vegas-Vilarrubia, Teresa
AU - Obrador, Biel
AU - Garcia-Murcia, Ana
AU - Real, Monserrat
AU - Romans, Elvira
AU - Noguero-Ribes, Jordi
AU - Duque, David Parreño
AU - Fernandez-Moran, Elisabeth
AU - Ubeda, Barbara
AU - Gálvez, José Ángel
AU - Catalan, Nuria
AU - Perez-Martinez, Carmen
AU - Ramos-Rodriguez, Eloisa
AU - Cillero-Castro, Carmen
AU - Moreno-Ostos, Enrique
AU - Maria Blanco, Jose
AU - Rodriguez, Valeriano
AU - Juan Montes-Perez, Jorge
AU - Palomino, Roberto L.
AU - Rodriguez-Perez, Estela
AU - Hernandez, Armand
AU - Carballeira, Rafael
AU - Camacho, Antonio
AU - Picazo, Antonio
AU - Rochera, Carlos
AU - Santamans, Anna C.
AU - Ferriol, Carmen
AU - Romo, Susana
AU - Miguel Soria, Juan
AU - Özen, Arda
AU - Karan, Tünay
AU - Demir, Nilsun
AU - Beklioglu, Meryem
AU - Filiz, Nur
AU - Levi, Eti
AU - Iskin, Ugur
AU - Bezirci, Gizem
AU - Tavşanoğlu, Ülkü Nihan
AU - Celik, Kemal
AU - Ozhan, Koray
AU - Karakaya, Nusret
AU - Kocer, Mehmet Ali Turan
AU - Yilmaz, Mete
AU - Maraslioglu, Faruk
AU - Fakioglu, Özden
AU - Soylu, Elif Neyran
AU - Yagci, Meral Apaydin
AU - Cinar, Sakir
AU - Capkin, Kadir
AU - Yagci, Abdulkadir
AU - Cesur, Mehmet
AU - Bilgin, Fuat
AU - Bulut, Cafer
AU - Uysal, Rahmi
AU - Latife, Köker
AU - Akcaalan, Reyhan
AU - Albay, Meric
AU - Alp, Mehmet Tahir
AU - Özkan, Korhan
AU - Sevindik, Tugba Ongun
AU - Tunca, Hatice
AU - Önem, Burcin
AU - Paerl, Hans
AU - Carey, Cayelan C.
AU - Ibelings, Bastiaan W.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - To determine the drivers of phytoplankton biomass, we collected standardized morphometric, physical, and biological data in 230 lakes across the Mediterranean, Continental, and Boreal climatic zones of the European continent. Multilinear regression models tested on this snapshot of mostly eutrophic lakes (median total phosphorus [TP] = 0.06 and total nitrogen [TN] = 0.7 mg L-1), and its subsets (2 depth types and 3 climatic zones), show that light climate and stratification strength were the most significant explanatory variables for chlorophyll a (Chl a) variance. TN was a significant predictor for phytoplankton biomass for shallow and continental lakes, while TP never appeared as an explanatory variable, suggesting that under high TP, light, which partially controls stratification strength, becomes limiting for phytoplankton development. Mediterranean lakes were the warmest yet most weakly stratified and had significantly less Chl a than Boreal lakes, where the temperature anomaly from the long-term average, during a summer heatwave was the highest (+4 degrees C) and showed a significant, exponential relationship with stratification strength. This European survey represents a summer snapshot of phytoplankton biomass and its drivers, and lends support that light and stratification metrics, which are both affected by climate change, are better predictors for phytoplankton biomass in nutrient-rich lakes than nutrient concentrations and surface temperature.
AB - To determine the drivers of phytoplankton biomass, we collected standardized morphometric, physical, and biological data in 230 lakes across the Mediterranean, Continental, and Boreal climatic zones of the European continent. Multilinear regression models tested on this snapshot of mostly eutrophic lakes (median total phosphorus [TP] = 0.06 and total nitrogen [TN] = 0.7 mg L-1), and its subsets (2 depth types and 3 climatic zones), show that light climate and stratification strength were the most significant explanatory variables for chlorophyll a (Chl a) variance. TN was a significant predictor for phytoplankton biomass for shallow and continental lakes, while TP never appeared as an explanatory variable, suggesting that under high TP, light, which partially controls stratification strength, becomes limiting for phytoplankton development. Mediterranean lakes were the warmest yet most weakly stratified and had significantly less Chl a than Boreal lakes, where the temperature anomaly from the long-term average, during a summer heatwave was the highest (+4 degrees C) and showed a significant, exponential relationship with stratification strength. This European survey represents a summer snapshot of phytoplankton biomass and its drivers, and lends support that light and stratification metrics, which are both affected by climate change, are better predictors for phytoplankton biomass in nutrient-rich lakes than nutrient concentrations and surface temperature.
KW - DISSOLVED ORGANIC-MATTER
KW - CYANOBACTERIAL BLOOMS
KW - PHYTOPLANKTON DYNAMICS
KW - FILAMENTOUS CYANOBACTERIA
KW - PHOTOSYSTEM-II
KW - GREEN-ALGAE
KW - LAKES
KW - EUTROPHICATION
KW - SHALLOW
KW - TEMPERATE
U2 - 10.1002/lno.11963
DO - 10.1002/lno.11963
M3 - Journal article
VL - 66
SP - 4314
EP - 4333
JO - Limnology and Oceanography
JF - Limnology and Oceanography
SN - 0024-3590
IS - 12
ER -