Orientador: Nilton Nobuhiro Imai / Banca: Maria de Lourdes Bueno Trindade Galo / Banca: Júlia Celia Mercedes Strauch / Resumo: Este trabalho relata um estudo de caso, no qual se procedeu a um levantamento ecobatimétrico para se obter dados de profundidade do corpo de água e da altura da vegetação aquática submersa, realizado num trecho do Rio Uberaba, que faz parte do Reservatório de Porto Colômbia, abrangendo uma área de aproximadamente 360 mil m². Os dados foram processados e avaliados com o objetivo principal de desenvolver uma abordagem de inferência espacial no mapeamento de macrófitas submersas presentes na região pesquisada. Para isso, verificou-se a viabilidade do uso de interpoladores convencionais para mapear as variáveis coletadas pelo ecobatímetro, avaliou-se o potencial de imagem multiespectral de alta resolução espacial (QuickBird) na detecção da vegetação estudada, realizou-se uma análise espacial para avaliar tendência para esse tipo de ocorrência e, finalmente, estudou-se a possibilidade de se utilizar técnica de geoestatística na inferência da altura de macrófitas submersas da área de estudo. As interpolações convencionais não se mostraram satisfatoriamente adequadas para mapear a variável altura da vegetação submersa, porém, a utilização da interpolação linear por triangulação foi suficiente para representar adequadamente o relevo submerso. A imagem multiespectral se mostrou capaz de detectar aproximadamente 21% de macrófitas submersas. Com relação à análise espacial, os resultados indicaram que a dependência espacial é uma tendência que deve ser levada em consideração, daí ter sido utilizada a geoestatística na abordagem de inferência espacial da vegetação. A análise dos semivariogramas forneceu conhecimento relacionado aos métodos de levantamentos ecobatimétricos. A inferência espacial por krigagem apresentou resultado satisfatório, comparado às interpolações convencionais mencionadas anteriormente... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: In this work was accomplished a case study in which an echo sounder survey was conducted to obtain data of water body depth and submerged aquatic vegetation height. The study was realized specifically on a region of Uberaba River with approximately 360.000 m². This river is part of the Porto Colombia reservoir. The data was processed and evaluated with main objective to develop an approach of spatial inference for map submersed macrophyte in the region studied. For this, it was verified the availability of using conventional interpolation to map the variables collected by the echo sounder, it was evaluated the potential of multispectral image with high spatial resolution (QuickBird) to detect the vegetation, it was done a spatial analysis and finally it was verified the possibility of using geostatistic technique to infer the submerged macrophytes height in the study area. The use of linear interpolation by triangulation was enough to represent rightly the underwater topography; however, the conventional interpolations were not satisfactorily to map the submerged vegetation height. The multispectral image was able to detect approximately 21% of submerged macrophytes. About spatial analysis, the results indicated that the spatial dependence must be considered, therefore, it was used the geostatistic in the spatial inference of submerged vegetation. Semivariograms analysis provided important knowledge about methods of echo sounder survey. The spatial inference by kriging showed satisfactory results if compared with conventional interpolations mentioned above. Finally, the approach used to mapping submerged macrophytes height can be applied in other regions and this can help the reservoirs management, allowing improve the knowledge about the local ecosystem and therewith developing an action strategy to contain the spread of submerged aquatic vegetation / Mestre

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Robust Vallisneria americana was cultured for restoration purposes. Preliminary studies, with various iron treatments, were conducted to ascertain the amount of phosphorous release into the water column from sediments. There was a significant difference in the amount of phosphorous released if commercial sediment was used with a low iron amendment or without an iron amendment. The second study consisted of planting V. americana on two different sediment types while supplying half of the plants with additional CO2. Plants grown on pond sediment with additional CO2 had significantly more biomass. In the third study all plants were grown on pond sediment, and half were treated with CO2. All plants that were treated with additional CO2 had significantly more biomass than those that were aerated.

Submitted by Jean Medeiros (jeanletras@uepb.edu.br) on 2016-03-03T16:57:23Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 23148 bytes, checksum: 9da0b6dfac957114c6a7714714b86306 (MD5) PDF - Vanessa Virgínia Barbosa.pdf: 1782111 bytes, checksum: 02da2f8d083d207f8aa9ad08a90599b9 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-03T16:57:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 23148 bytes, checksum: 9da0b6dfac957114c6a7714714b86306 (MD5) PDF - Vanessa Virgínia Barbosa.pdf: 1782111 bytes, checksum: 02da2f8d083d207f8aa9ad08a90599b9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-02-27 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / In this study there were three motivating questions: (i) are there differences in the decomposition kinetics of E. dense and C. braunii? (ii) in which trophic state the decomposition is faster? (iii) wthat is the magnitude of nutrients release in the water during decomposition? The hypothesis tested is that the decomposition kinetics is faster for C. braunii releasing few nutrients, because it is a seaweed, however, with both species faster decomposing in eutrophic water due to the greater microbial activity in the environment. Water samples were taken from eutrophic reservoirs with low nutrient content of the Paraiba semi-arid region. The in vitro study in which anaerobic conditions were analyzed: the decay of organic matter and release of nutrients during decomposition. Both species showed similar biphasic decay of organic matter and carbon mineralization and the trophic state did not influence this process. Nutrient release was high for both species, independent of the trophic state. The trophic state of Paraiba semi-arid water is not a limiting factor for the debry decay of E. dense and C. braunii. The species are from different families, but for being submerged macrophytes have similar content of plant fibers, as a consequence significant differences in weight loss was observed. / Neste estudo as três questões motivadoras foram: (i) existem diferenças na cinética de decomposição entre E. densa e C. braunii? (ii) em qual estado trófico a decomposição ocorre mais rapidamente? (iii) qual a magnitude da liberação de nutrientes na água durante a decomposição? A hipótese testada e que a cinética de decomposição é mais rápida para C. braunii, liberando pouco nutrientes, por ser uma macroalga, no entanto, ambas as espécies se decompõem mais rapidamente em águas eutróficas devido à maior atividade microbiana nesse meio. Para isso, foram realizadas coletas de águas em reservatórios eutrófico e oligotrófico do semiárido paraibano. O estudo foi realizado in vitro em condições anaeróbias no qual se analisou o decaimento de matéria orgânica e a liberação de nutrientes durante a decomposição. As duas espécies apresentaram o mesmo padrão bifásico de decaimento da matéria orgânica e de mineralização do carbono e o estado trófico não influenciou esse processo. A liberação de nutrientes foi elevada por ambas às espécies, independente do estado trófico. O estado de trofia da água do semiárido paraibano não representa um fator limitante para o decaimento dos detritos de E.densa e C.braunii. As duas espécies são de famílias distintas, mas por serem macrófitas submersas, possuem teor de fibras vegetais semelhantes, uma vez que não apresentaram diferenças significativas na perda de massa.

Lake Waikare is a large, shallow eutrophic lake devoid of submerged macrophytes. I investigated potential methods for re-establishing submerged macrophytes in the lake. Specifically, I subjected charophyte (Chara corallina) plantlets to two treatments of exposure in the lake (in areas exposed and sheltered from wind) to test for survival and growth under these conditions, and inside and outside fish exclosures to test for growth and survival in the presence of fish. While plantlets grew outside the exclosures in winter, their accumulated biomass over 21 days was less than protected plantlets. In winter, the accumulated biomass was lower outside than inside exclosures (by ~40%) at the sheltered site and was lower outside than inside exclosures (by 43%) at the exposed site. Overall, growth rates in winter were higher at the sheltered site (compared to the exposed site) by ~7%. In summer, charophyte accumulated biomass inside the exclosures increased by 85%, while at the sheltered site accumulated biomass increased by 58%. Outside the exclosures in summer the plantlets were completely removed at both sites. Overall, growth rates where higher at the exposed site than the sheltered site by 31%. Fish were responsible for the partial removal of plantlets in winter and total removal of plantlets in summer, and therefore affect the survival and growth of charophytes in Lake Waikare. The embayment at the sheltered site provides the best location in winter for re-establishment of charophytes from oospores because better growth rates were obtained there, and its sheltered location provides protection from severe wave action found at the exposed site. Oospores did not germinate after being submersed in the lake for 90 days due to heavy sedimentation. To induce an improvement in the present light climate, Alum was tested to determine its effectiveness and longevity for settling lake sediments to allow charophytes to establish and grow. Examining the settling rates of Lake Waikare sediments and water treated with Alum over a range of suspended sediment concentrations and time intervals, sediments settled faster with Alum than without for at least 15 days (at 200 g l^1 suspended sediment concentration) and it remained active to 60 days but at reduced effectiveness. At the other concentrations tested (100 g l^1 and 300 g l^1 suspended sediment concentration), Alum responses were insignificant. An improved light climate achieved by fish removal or Alum treatment will likely not be sufficient to permit the re-establishment of submerged macrophytes due to the turbid, algal-dominated state of the lake. The present nutrient and sediment levels, wave climate and fish influence must be mitigated so charophyte plantlets can be established.

The numerous benefits that wetlands provide make them essential to ecosystem services and ecological functions. Historically, wetland losses have been caused by natural and anthropogenic changes. In Texas, nearly 50% of coastal wetland habitat has been lost since the 1930s and losses in the Lower Neches watershed have been some of the most extensive. Restoration is a way to mitigate these losses and can be accomplished in many ways. Each restoration design creates different aquatic habitats that can influence both submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) and faunal communities. The restoration of the Lower Neches Wildlife Management Area (LNWMA) has created the conditions for the growth of the invasive submerged macrophyte, Myriophyllum spicatum (Eurasian watermilfoil) which may be competing with the native aquatic grass, Ruppia maritima (widgeongrass) for essential nutrients. In this study, an attempt was made to link restoration design with both SAV and aquatic fauna community structures by using a throw trap to characterize assemblages observed in three different types of restored marshes. We also performed two controlled mesocosm experiments in 0.5 gal aquariums to determine growth inhibition by M. spicatum on R. maritima. Analyses using Kruskal-Wallis non-parametric test determined that temporal variations in fauna and SAV community composition was greater than any restoration effect. Discriminant Function Analyses (DFAs) determined two to three key faunal species that best predicted association among restoration designs, but linear regressions could not determine any consistent relationship between individual species density and biomass of the dominant SAV species, M. spicatum. For the mesocosm experiments, M. spicatum inhibited the biomass production and branch count of R. maritima when the two species are grown together (ANOVA, p = 0.004 and 0.003, respectively). Changes in SAV assemblages due to competition and habitat characteristics could play a major role in determining faunal community. In order to minimize the temporal effect observed and better determine any habitat pattern that may be present, a much longer study is necessary.

Submitted by Fabio Sobreira Campos da Costa (fabio.sobreira@ufpe.br) on 2017-05-02T13:54:54Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) Dissertação_Cacilda Rocha.pdf: 2113838 bytes, checksum: 349b3a96b2897b76b15485e6fd1e6f54 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-05-02T13:54:54Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) Dissertação_Cacilda Rocha.pdf: 2113838 bytes, checksum: 349b3a96b2897b76b15485e6fd1e6f54 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-02-29 / CAPES / Macrófitas submersas promovem atributos das comunidades zooplanctônicas mediante estrutura física, transparência da água, habitat, e abrigo de predadores. Enquanto competem por luz e nutrientes, afetando negativamente o crescimento do fitoplâncton atuando nas interações de controle base-topo e promovendo efeito de controle topo-base do zooplâncton. Pouco foi investigado sobre o papel da vegetação submersa nas interações do zooplâncton e fitoplâncton em áreas sobre influência de reservatório no semiárido brasileiro. Nesse sentido, de maneira a identificar principais lacunas e perspectivas para estudos futuros sobre as macrófitas e interações tróficas enfatizando buscas por estudos realizados na América do Sul, realizamos uma análise cienciométrica, e acreditamos que o número de artigos na área exibirá uma tendência crescente ao longo dos anos, onde a América do Sul apresentará participação significativa tanto no número de publicações quanto na cooperação internacional. Além disso, com a finalidade de investigar se nas áreas com pressões pelos usos em reservatório e solo, plantas submersas são afetadas positivamente, e estruturam riqueza e abundância para o zooplâncton, e suas interações afetam negativamente o fitoplâncton durante quatro períodos, coletamos evidências de efeitos de controle base-topo e topo-base de macrófitas sobre o plâncton. Para tanto, comparamos atributos de comunidades e nutrientes dissolvidos em bancos de plantas na zona litorânea e centros correspondendo à pelágica. Para análise Cienciométrica, acessamos publicações usando base de dados internacional entre 1980 a 2015. A coleta do material no campo mediante navegação pelas áreas em distâncias superiores de 3.5km, com coletas simultâneas da cobertura vegetal, comunidades planctônicas e nutrientes nitrogenados e fósforo total dissolvido. Áreas de cobertura das plantas submersas foram estimadas por medição da proporção de presença e ausência de espécies em 24 pontos em transectos paralelos às margens em área superior a 3.5 km. Coletamos 24 amostras do fitoplâncton e de nutrientes. Para o zooplâncton, realizamos amostragem composta da coluna d’água na vertical e horizontal através de arrastos totalizando 48 amostras. A Cienciometria mostrou que o número de pesquisas sobre essas interações tróficas cresceram nos últimos anos na América do Sul, com contribuições do Brasil, Argentina e Uruguai. O conhecimento sobre as interações tróficas em tem norteado abordagens técnicas e pesquisas científicas em países temperados para melhorar a qualidade da água e restaurar lagos e reservatórios eutrofizados, mas a América do Sul avançou pouco. Constamos que o maior volume de artigos indexados tratou sobre a dinâmica e estrutura das assembléias aquáticas, teias e interações tróficas, para as quaias reservatórios e áreas alagadas receberam pouca atenção. Grande número de estudoscontemplam toda comunidade aquática e interações entre macrófitas, fitoplâncton zooplâncton e peixes. Com relação à pesquisa de campo, a macrófitas ocorreram em alta densidade e cobertura vegetal em 12 pontos por baía (60%; 70%) a diferentes profundidades (2m a 6m). Nas baías, fósforo (médias= 0.03 e 0.05 mg/L) e nitrogênio (0.4 e 0.9 mg/L) apresentaram baixas concentrações. A transparência de Secchi foi alta nas duas baías (>3.8). O fitoplâncton teve riqueza de 17 táxons, dos quais Cyanophyta e Bacillariophyta foram mais representativos. Baixas densidades registradas refletiram nos baixos valores clorofilaa (médias= 9 e 12 µg/l). O zooplâncton apresentou alta dissimilaridade na riqueza (97 spp.) dos Rotifera, Cladocera e Copepoda e abundância relativa, com densidades variando significativamente na zona pelágica (24 a 2013 ind./m³) e litorânea (28 a 1260 ind./m³) de ambas as baías. Nesse contexto, confrontando esses resultados com os dados encontrados da vegetação, juntamente com as baixas concentrações de nutrientes dissolvidos, clorofila-a e alta transparência da água (Secchi), há forte indício da ocorrência de interações com controles base-topo e topo-base sobre o fitoplâncton. Nossos dados suportam a hipótese de prováveis efeitos dessas interações estejam contribuindo para a manutenção das condições de transparência da água nas baías, favorecendo baixa riqueza e biomassa algal. Uma vez que o conhecimento sobre as interações tróficas, particularmente as que ocorrem em cascata tem sido desenvolvido com sucesso em na reestruturação e restauração da qualidade da água em diversos países. Esta pesquisa contribui para o conhecimento das interações mediadas pelas macrófitas, sobre o zooplâncton e fitoplâncton em áreas de influência de reservatórios. Contudo, estudos na área das interações tróficas mediadas pelas macrófitas poderão ser direcionados de maneira a atenuar assimetrias internacionais, encorajando o aumento da produtividade científica na América do Sul. Esforços para restaurar as baías no entorno do reservatório no Brasil poderão ser despendidos usando técnicas combinadas para aumentar a qualidade da água e incrementar atributos das comunidades aquáticas. / Submerged macrophytes promote attributes of planktonic communities by physical structure, water transparency, habitat, and shelter from predators. As they compete for light and nutrients, affecting negatively the phytoplankton growing, mediated bottom-up and topdown control interactions of zooplankton. Little has been investigated on the role of submerged vegetation in the interactions of zooplankton and phytoplankton in areas of reservoir influence in the Brazilian semiarid region. In order to identify major gaps and perspectives for future studies of macrophytes and trophic interactions, emphasizing searches for studies in South America, we conducted a scientometric analysis. We believe that the number of articles in the area show an increasing tendency to over the years, where South America will present significant participation in both the number of publications and in international cooperation. In order to investigate the impact of land use areas surrounding reservoir in submerged plants on planktonic communities, during four periods, we collect evidence of bottom-up and top-down controls of macrophyte on plankton. Our hypothesis is that the macrophytes are affected positively in that areas, and at the same time, can provide structure for richness and abundance to zooplankton and their interactions affect phytoplankton negatively. In the field we compare attributes of communities and dissolved nutrients in plant beds in the littoral and pelagic zones. For scientometrical analysis, we access publications using international database from 1980 to 2015. In the field, the samples were collected by boat, where greater distances with simultaneous sampling of vegetation, plankton communities and nitrogenous nutrients and total phosphorus dissolved. The submerged plant coverage areas were estimated by reducing the proportion of presence and absence of species in 24 points in parallel transects an area greater than 3.5 km. We collected 24 samples of phytoplankton and nutrients. For zooplankton, carry out sample composed of the water column vertically and horizontally, through hauls totaling 48 samples. The scientometrical analysis results showed that the number of trophic interactions researches grown in recent years in South America, with contributions from Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. We found that the highest volume of indexed articles deals with the dynamics and structure of aquatic assemblages, webs and trophic interactions. Reservoirs and wetlands have received little attention. The large number of studies includes all aquatic community and interactions between macrophytes, phytoplankton, zooplankton and fish. Macrophytes occurred in high density and vegetation cover at 12 points per bay (60%; 70%) at different depths (2m to 6m). In the bays, phosphorus (mean = 0.03 and 0.05 mg / L) and nitrogen (0.4 and 0.9 mg / L) had lower concentrations. We found high Secchi transparency (>3.8) for both bays. The phytoplankton richness was 17 taxa, of which Cyanophyta Bacillariophyta were most representative. Low densities recorded reflected in lower values Chlorophyll-a (mean = 9.12 µg/l). Zooplankton showed high dissimilarity in the richness (97 spp.) of rotifers, Cladocera and Copepoda, with relative abundance. Densities varying significantly in the pelagic (24-2013 ind./m³) and littoral zones (28-1260 ind./m³) of both the bays. In this context, comparing these results with data from the vegetation, along with low concentrations of dissolved nutrients, chlorophyll-a and high water transparency, there is strong evidence of the occurrence of macrophytes and zooplankton interactions with bottomup and top-down controls on phytoplankton. Our data support the hypothesis that probably, effects of these interactions are contributing to the maintenance of conditions of water transparency, favoring low richness and algal biomass. The knowledge of trophic interactions, particularly which occur in cascades, has been successfully developed in the restructuring and restoration of water quality in several countries. This research brings to contributes to the knowledge of macrophytes, zooplankton and phytoplankton interactions in areas influenced by reservoirs. However, studies in the area of trophic interactions mediated by macrophytes may be directed in order to mitigate international asymmetries by encouraging increased scientific productivity in South America. Efforts to restore the bays around the reservoir in Brazil may be spent using combined techniques to increase the quality water and increase attributes of aquatic communities.

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Climate change affects lake ecosystems in many ways by direct and indirect temperature impacts on hydrophysical structure, hydrology, chemical cycles and on biological interactions. The identification of these climate signals can be complicated and superimposed by other environmental changes, such as land use changes. The aim of this thesis was to seperate temperature effects from effects of management and other environmental influences and to understand the underlying complex processes causing significant changes of ecosystem states. This understanding is important for decisions of lake and reservoir managers to counteract unfavorable consequences of climate change. For the recent study, long-term data of meteorological, hydrophysical and biological variables (phytoplankton, crustacean zooplankton, fish) of the German drinking water reservoir Saidenbach were analysed. Based on this long-term data set, strong indicators for climate induced changes have been identified. In particular, increasing water temperatures since 1975, earlier break up of ice covers and an altered hydrophysical structure could be detected. Thereby, stratification stability increased and turbulent mixing decreased in summer. The water of the reservoir warmed more than the tributaries resulting in a trend to deeper entrainment of the inflows. As further indicators of climate change, an increased annual biomass of phytoplankton and species shifts in the phytoplankton community in spring and summer had been observed. During the spring mass development, the diatom Aulacoseira subarctica became dominant in recent years with warm winters and early ice-out. Its unusual spatial pattern with occurrences in aphotic depths could be explained by easier resuspension compared to other diatoms. By being resuspended first and establishing a high inoculum, A. subarctica profits from an earlier ice-out and earlier full circulation. In spite of a reduced nutrient loading to the epilimnion, in summer, the diatom Fragilaria crotonensis was displaced increasingly by cyanobacteria. This species shift could be explained well by the hydrophysical regime shift. Although, the annual total phytoplankton biomass increased since 1990, the crustacean zooplankton in Saidenbach reservoir did not seem to profit from improved food resources. To the contrary, Daphnia abundances reduced tremendously. We could show that the influcence of fish stocks were underestimated. The stocked silvercarp may have contributed up to 70 % of the total zooplanktivorous fish biomass which had a temperature and density dependent effect. The faster growth of Daphnia at higher temperatures could not compensate for the more actively grazing fish when stock of zooplankitvorous fish was too high. Still, temperature was identified as the most important factor that explained 29 % of the zooplankton phenology, while the second most important predictors were zooplanktivorous fish biomass and nutrient loading, explaining 18 % of the variance. The importance of submerged macrophytes in shallow lakes is well investigated. To increase also the understanding of their impact and their role during climate change on water quality in deep lakes, a model for stratified lakes that includes submerged macrophytes was developed. The simulations showed that macrophyte effects were mainly positive for water quality and macrophytes in deep lakes were able to potentially reduce summer phytoplankton, especially cyanobacteria by 50 % in 11 m deep and still by 15 % in 100 m deep oligotrophic lakes. Nutrient competition with phytoplankton contributed most to this macrophyte effect. In conclusion, for deep lake restoration the re-establishment of submerged macrophytes might be as important as for shallow lakes. The full lake model includes hydrophysical and ecological submodules and thus will allow further comprehensive climate simulations and the evaluation of the effectivity of adaptive strategies and scenarios for deep lakes and reservoirs. / Der Klimawandel beeinflusst Seeökosysteme vielfältig durch direkte und indirekte Temperatureffekte auf die hydrophysikalische Struktur, die Hydrologie, chemische Kreisläufe und biologische Interaktionen. Die Identifikation von Klimasignalen kann durch Landnutzungs- und weitere Umweltveränderungen überlagert werden. Ziel dieser Arbeit war es, Temperatureffekte von Effekten zu unterscheiden, die durch Gewässermanagement oder anderen Umweltveränderungen verursacht werden. Weiterhin sollten komplexe Prozesse verstanden werden, die zu signifikanten Veränderungen in Seeökosystemen führen. Dieses Verständnis ist für Talsperren- und Gewässermanager von besonderer Bedeutung, um ungewünschten Folgen des Klimawandels entgegenwirken zu können. Für die Studie wurden Langzeitdaten für meteorologische, hydrophysikalische und biologische Variablen (Phytoplankton, Crustaceen-Zooplankton, Fischbesatz) der Talsperre Saidenbach ausgewertet. Mehrere Indikatoren für die Auswirkungen des Klimawandels konnten basierend auf diesen Daten identifiziert werden. Diese gehören insbesondere eine Erhöhung der Wassertemperatur seit 1975, zeitigere Eisaufbrüche und eine veränderte Schichtungsstruktur. Dabei wurde im Sommer die Schichtungsstabilität höher und die Intensität der Durchmischung geringer. Das Wasser in der Talsperre erwärmte sich stärker als die Zuflüsse, wodurch diese sich zunehmend tiefer und unterhalb der Thermokline einschichten. Eine zunehmende jährliche Phytoplanktonbiomasse und Artenwechsel innerhalb der Planktongemeinschaft sind weitere Indikatoren für Klimafolgen. Die Kieselalge Aulacoseira subarctica erlangte in Jahren mit warmen Wintern und zeitigen Eisaufbrüchen eine Dominanz während der Frühjahrsentwicklung. Das ungewöhnliche Auftreten dieser Art in aphotischen Tiefen konnte durch eine leichtere Resuspension im Vergleich zu anderen Kieselalgen erklärt werden. Durch zeitige Resuspension gleich nach Eisaufbruch kann A. subarctica ein hohes Inokulum etablieren. Trotz reduzierter Nährstoffzufuhr ins Epilimnion wurde im Sommer die Kieselalge Fragilaria crotonensis vermehrt durch Cyanobakterien verdrängt, was jedoch gut mit den Änderungen der hydrophysikalischen Struktur erklärt werden kann. Obwohl seit 1990 insgesamt mehr Phytoplankton zur Verfügung steht konnte das Crustaceen- Zooplankton in der Talsperre Saidenbach nicht von diesen verbesserten Nahrungsbedingungen profitieren. Die Daphnia-Abundanzen waren seit 1990 stark verringert. Es konnte gezeigt werden, dass der Einfluss des Fischbesatzes unterschätzt wurde und die künstlich ins System eingebrachten Silberkarpfen zeitweise bis zu 70% der zooplanktivoren Fischbiomasse ausgemacht haben. Zoo- planktivore Fische haben einen temperatur- und dichteabhängigen Effekt auf das Zooplankton. Das schnellere Populationswachstum von Daphnia kann bei hohem Besatz mit zooplanktivoren Fischen nicht die erhöhte Fraßaktivität der Fische ausgleichen. Dennoch konnte Temperatur als der wichtigste Einflussfaktor auf die Phänologie des Zooplanktons identifiziert werden, gefolgt von zooplanktivorem Fisch und Nährstoffzufuhr. Die Wichtigkeit von submersen Makrophyten in Flachseen ist gut untersucht. Um den Einfluss von Makropyhten auf die Wasserqualität während des Klimawandels auch in tiefen Seen abschätzen zu können, wurde ein komplexes Seemodell entwickelt. Die Simulationen zeigen, dass sich Makrophyten hauptsächlich positiv auf die Wassergüte auswirken und zur Reduktion von Phytoplankton, insbesondere von Cyanobakterien im Sommer, beitragen. In einem 11 m tiefen See betrug die Reduktion 50 %, in 100 m tiefen oligotrophen Seen immer noch 15 %. Die Konkurrenz um Nährstoffe mit dem Phytoplankton war dabei die ursächliche Makrophyten-Plankton-Interaktion. Submerse Makrophyten könnten für die Restaurierung von tiefen Seen folglich genauso wichtig sein, wie für Flachseen. Das komplette Seemodell enthält hydrophysikalische und ökologische Module und ermöglicht damit weitere umfassende Simulationen zur Untersuchung der Auswirkungen des Klimawandels und zur Evaluation von Adaptionsstrategien für Seen und Talsperren.

Η περιοχή μελέτης είναι η λιμνοθάλασσα Καϊάφα.Η μελέτη αυτή βασίστηκε στη συλλογή και ανάλυση γεωφυσικών δεδομένων, στην ανάλυση πυρήνων ιζήματος καθώς και σε μικροβιολογική ανάλυση δειγμάτων νερού της λιμνοθάλασσας. Τέλος ελήφθησαν δείγματα υδρόβιων φυτών από τον πυθμένα της λιμνοθάλασσας για τον έλεγχο των γεωφυσικών δεδομένων. Η γεωφυσική έρευνα-δειγματοληψία και η κοκκομετρική ανάλυση έδειξαν δυο περιοχές στον πυθμένα με διαφορετική κοκκομετρική σύσταση (αμμώδης-ιλυώδης πυθμένας) και διαφορετική βλάστηση (Chara hispida f. corfuensis και Potamogeton pectinatus). Επίσης χαρτογραφήθηκαν περιοχές του πυθμένα όπως, κρατηρόμορφοι σχηματισμοί, ουλές και μέτωπα. Η μικροβιολογική ανάλυση έδειξε περιοχές με έντονη μόλυνση κοπρανώδους προέλευσης καθώς και περιοχές χωρίς σημαντική βακτηριακή επιβάρυνση. Οι περιοχές όπου παρατηρείται η μεγαλύτερη μόλυνση είναι τα λουτρά του Καϊάφα και η περιοχή απέναντι από τις στις τουριστικές εγκαταστάσεις του Ε.Ο.Τ (προβλήτα). Η μικρότερη μόλυνση παρατηρείται στο κέντρο της λιμνοθάλασσας όπου ο αριθμός ολικών βακτηρίων και κολοβακρτηρίων είναι μηδενικός. Τέλος η γεωχημική ανάλυση έδειξε παρόμοιες συγκεντρώσεις βαρέων μετάλλων στα ιζήματα με άλλες παράκτιες περιοχές του ελληνικού χώρου. / The study area is Kaiafas lagoon, West Peloponnese. For this study it was collected and analyzed digital geophysical data (side scan sonar echographs), two cores of sediment and samples of water for microbiological examination. It was also collected samples of marine plants for groundtruthing. The geophysical survey-grain size analysis revealed different grain size composition in the South and North part of the lagoon (sandy-silty seabed correspondingly), which was covered with different marine plants species (Chara hispida –Potamogeton pectinatus. The mapping of seabed showed crater-like formations, scars and fronts. The microbiological analysis showed that the pollution (from fecal bacteria) was restricted in the South part of the lagoon near the pipe of the biological treatment plant. In a lower extend, fecal pollution was tracked in the western part of the lagoon near the touristic settlement of E.O.T. The greater part of the lagoon is unpolluted. Geochemistry analysis showed similar levels of heavy metals in sediment with other coastal areas in Greece.