Thesis (Ph. D.)--Dept. of Botany, University of Adelaide, 1991. / Typescript (Photocopy). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 166-189).

Mémoire (M.Sc.)-- Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 1984. / Bibliographie: f. 61-65. Document électronique également accessible en format PDF. CaQCU

Mémoire (M. Sc. pures) --Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 1988. / Bibliogr. : ff. 51-54. Document électronique également accessible en format PDF. CaQCU

Blue Lake, Jefferson County, Oregon, has high summer surface phosphorus concentrations (ca. 30 ug/l) yet is oligotrophic (summer Secchi depth is 11 to 16 meters). Nutrient enrichment experiments done with 1000 1 polyethylene enclosures indicate nitrate limitation of phytoplankton growth. Basin morphology may be an important factor in nutrient cycling in this lake. The lake has a maximum depth of 95.7 meters with an average depth of 42.7 meters. The lake basin has steep sides with only 4% of the lake bottom less than 3.3 meters deep. of recent volcanic origin. In contrast, Suttle Lake, which is immediately downstream from Blue Lake, is moderately eutrophic (Secchi depth 1.7 meters) and supports much larger populations of phytoplankton, including nitrogen fixing cyanophytes. Suttle Lake is shallower and more subject to wind mixing.

Simultaneous size fractionation of plankton populations associated with NaH^14CO_3 and ^3H-glucose uptake was employed in eutrophic Lake Texoma (Texas and Oklahoma) and oligotrophic Flathead Lake (Montana). Autoradiography was utilized to determine the role of specific microorganisms in community metabolism. Ultraplankton (0.45-10 μm) dominated plankton numbers and metabolic activity in both aquatic systems. Many of the most abundant species were not the most productive, in terms of inorganic C fixation. Rates of heterotrophic uptake of ^3H-glucose were small in comparison to photolithotrophic uptake in both lakes, Photoheterotrophy was more extensive in Flathead Lake, Autoradiographs indicated that bacteria were responsible for observed photoheterotrophy. Oscillatoria sp. exhibited. mixotrophy in Lake Texoma,

Phytoplankton communities in fifteen lakes in the Mt. St. Helens area were surveyed to assess the abundance and species present. Eleven of the lakes were inside the blast zone of the 1980 eruption and four were located outside the blast zone as a comparison. The hypothesis is that lakes will cluster together based on the algal species present and that some algae will be correlated with certain environmental conditions. A cluster analysis was performed to determine if the lakes would group together based on algal abundance. There did not appear to be any distinct clustering among the study lakes, but this analysis did help to sort out some similarities of algal species present between lakes. It demonstrated that the lakes outside the blast zone were not functional as control lakes because they were very different from the blast-zone lakes. They had different assemblages of algae and their origin was so different from the blast-zone lakes that there was little overlap between them. The factor analysis was applied to determine the relationships between environmental variables and phytoplankton. The hypothesis is that certain algae are associated with each other and with identifiable environmental factors. Factor analysis should detect these patterns. The factors represent some condition in the environment but the analysis would be virtually meaningless unless these conditions can be recognized and the factors named. From the factor analysis alone, I could not name the factors but returned to the task after the canonical correlation analysis was performed. The canonical correlation analysis gave some clues to identify the environmental conditions that exert control on these algae. The most useful statistical technique used in this study was the canonical correlation analysis. This analysis is a useful tool in community ecology studies where species-environment relationships can be inferred from community composition and environmental data. The environmental data used was nutrient and light attenuation present at the time the phytoplankton samples were taken. From this analysis I summarized a list of algae and with what environmental conditions that they are associated. Trophic state categories were assigned to the lakes from a trophic state index based on phytoplankton biovolume.

Mémoire (M.Ress.Renouv.)--Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 1999. / Document électronique également accessible en format PDF. CaQCU

Phytoplankton productivity of Lake Texoma was measured for one year from August 1999 to August 2000 for four stations, using the oxygen change method and laboratory incubation. Mean values of the photosynthetic parameters, PBmax and alphaB ranged from 4.86 to 46.39 mg O2.mg Chl-1.hr-1 for PBmax and 20.06 to 98.96 mg O2.mg Chl-1.E-1.m2 for alphaB. These values were in the range to be expected for a highly turbid, temperate reservoir. Estimated gross annual areal productivity ranged from 594 g C.m2.yr-1 (P.Q. = 1.2), at a station in the Washita River Zone to 753 g C.m2.yr-1 at a station in the Red River Zone, of the reservoir. Gross annual areal productivity at Station 17, in the Main Lake Zone, was 708 g C.m2.yr-1. Gross areal and volumetric productivity showed distinct seasonal variation with Photosynthetically Available Radiation (PAR) and temperature. Trophic status estimated on a station-by-station basis, using net productivity values derived from gross productivity and respiration estimates, was mesotrophic for all the stations, though one station approached eutrophy. Net productivity values ranged from 0.74 to 0.91 g C. m-2.d-1. An algal bioassay conducted at two stations in August 2000, revealed that phosphorus was most likely the nutrient limiting photosynthesis at both these stations, although the more turbid riverine station was primarily light-limited.

Typescript (Photocopy) / Bibliography: leaves 166-189 / 2 v. : ill., maps ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Dept. of Botany, University of Adelaide, 1991

CAPES; CNPq / Considerada como o maior complexo hídrico do Paraná, a Bacia do Iguaçu tem importância estratégica, principalmente no que se refere à característica do rio – por sua extensão e potencial hidrelétrico altamente explorado – com a formação de cinco reservatórios para gerar mais de 6.000 MW de energia. Em detrimento de sua importância estratégica, o represamento em cascada do Rio Iguaçu faz com que suas características hidráulicas sejam modificadas, podendo gerar passivos ambientais, como a incidência de florações de cianobactérias nos reservatórios, podendo apresentar potencial tóxico. São poucos estudos que contemplem a bacia do Iguaçu como um todo, avaliando o rio e os reservatórios formadores desse importante complexo hidrográfico. Pautado nesse entendimento, este estudo tem como objetivo avaliar a relação entre a qualidade da água na Bacia do Rio Iguaçu e a influência na ocorrência e concentração da cianotoxina microcistina-LR nos seus reservatórios. Com esta finalidade, foram realizadas três coletas de amostras de água no Rio Iguaçu da sua nascente na Região Metropolitana de Curitiba até sua foz, em Foz do Iguaçu. Também foram realizadas amostragens em quatro dos cinco reservatórios grandes reservatórios da Bacia: Foz do Areia, Segredo, Salto Santiago e Salto Caxias e avaliado variáveis físicas e químicas, teor e fonte de matéria orgânica e a contaminação nos reservatórios pela cianotoxina microcistina-LR na água. A avaliação dos resultados obtidos possibilitou a observação das principais influências no Rio Iguaçu, tais como atividade antrópica na Região Metropolitana de Curitiba, sazonalidade, e a influencia da mudança hidráulica promovida pelos reservatórios. Nos reservatórios estudados, as principais variáveis estão relacionadas com a sazonalidade, tempo de retenção hidráulico, nutrientes e produtividade primária. A Microcistina-LR foi detectada nos reservatórios de Foz do Areia, Segredo e Salto Santiago, este ultimo com a maior concentração de toxina intracelular obtida no centro da região lacustre, com concentração de 18,62 μg por litro filtrado e Foz do Areia, com 65,5 μg por litro filtrado em um ponto de margem com alta concentração de clorofila-a. As analises estatísticas permitiram a compreensão das variáveis possivelmente responsáveis pelo aumento da biomassa fitoplantônica, porém, não foi possível obter relações significativas que pudessem explicar a produção da microcistina intracelular. Diante dos resultados observados, fazem-se necessárias políticas de maior controle ambiental, visando à melhoria no tratamento de efluentes e uso e ocupação do solo em toda a extensão da bacia hidrográfica, porém, mais urgentemente na região do Alto Iguaçu. / Considered the largest hydric complex in Paraná, the basin Iguaçu has strategic importance, especially regarding the characteristics of the river, by its great extension and the highly exploited hydropower, forming five reservoirs that generate more than 6.000 MW energy. In detriment of its strategic significance, the damming of the Iguassu River modifies the hydraulic characteristics, which may cause some environmental damage, as the incidence of cyanobacterial blooms in reservoirs may submit toxic potential. Are few studies that consider the Iguaçu basin as a whole, evaluating the river and reservoirs forming this important hydrographic complex. Guided by this understanding, this study aims to evaluate the relationship between water quality in the Rio Iguaçu basin and the influence on the occurrence and concentration of microcystin-LR in its reservoirs. For this purpose, three collections of sampling were performed in Iguazu River from its source in the Metropolitan Region of Curitiba to its mouth in Foz do Iguaçu. Samples in four of the five major reservoirs Basin reservoirs were also performed: Foz do Areia, Segredo, Salto and Salto Caxias Santiago and evaluated physical and chemical variables, content and source of organic matter in reservoirs and contamination by microcystin-LR cyanotoxin. Furthermore, in the reservoirs was evaluated the possibility of contamination by cyanotoxin microcystin-LR. The results evaluation enabled the observation of the main influences on the Iguaçu River, such as anthropogenic influences in Curitiba Metropolitan Region, seasonality, and the influence of change promoted by the hydraulic reservoirs. In the studied reservoirs, the main variables are related to hydraulic seasonal retention time, nutrients and primary productivity. The microcystin- LR was detected in the reservoirs of Foz do Areia, Segredo and Salto Santiago, the latter with the highest concentration of intracellular toxin in the center of the lake region, with a concentration of 18.62μg per liter filtered and Foz do Areia, 65μg, on a point margin with a high concentration of chlorophyll-a. The statistical analysis allowed to understand the variables as possibly responsible for increasing phytoplankton biomass, however, it was not possible to obtain significant relations which could explain the production of intracellular microcystin. Front of the observed outcomes, this study points to the need of policies to increase environmental control, aiming to improve in wastewater treatment and the ground use and occupation all along the basin, but more urgently in the Alto Iguaçu.