Exploration of Relationships between Phytoplankton Biomass and Related Environmental Variables in a Eutrophic Shallow Lake

Abstract:

As the only drinking water source of Tianjin, Yuqiao reservoir had experienced several algae blooms in recent years, which had adversely impacted on the safety of drinking water supply and reservoir management. In this article, the relationship between phytoplankton biomass and related environmental variables has been evaluated in inter-annual and seasonal scale using factor analysis and liner regression method base on the monthly monitoring data covering the period of 2004-2009. The results indicate that water temperature and total phosphorus (TP) played governing roles in phytoplankton biomass in most seasons (i.e. temperature in winter and summer; TP in autumn); COD (chemical oxygen demand) presented significant positive relationships with phytoplankton biomass in autumn and BOD (biological oxygen demand) shows opposite trend with it. However, a complex interplay was found between phytoplankton biomass and nitrogen considering significant positive relationships occurring between them in spring and autumn. The results indicate that interactions between phytoplankton biomass and related environmental variables are highly sensitive to seasonal periodicity, which improves understanding of different roles of biotic and abiotic variables upon phytoplankton variability, and hence, advances management methods for eutrophic lakes.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 518-523)
• Pages: 194-200
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.518-523.194
• Online since: May 2012
• Authors: Lan Qi, Ya Zhangya, Jin Hui Huang
• Keywords: Eutrophication, Factor Analysis (FA), Liner Regression, Rotated Matrix, Yuqiao Reservoir

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