The Everglades experiments. Lesson for ecosystems restoration

0313395 - BÚ 2011 RIV US eng M - Monography Chapter
Kaštovský, J. - Řeháková, Klára - Bastl, M. - Vymazal, J. - King, R. S.
Experimental assesment of phosphorus effects on algal assemblages in dosing mesocosms.
The Everglades experiments. Lesson for ecosystems restoration. New York: Springer, 2008 - (Richardson, C.), s. 461-475. Ecological Studies, 201. ISBN 978-0-387-98796-5
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z60050516
Keywords : Everglades * phoshorus * algae
Subject RIV: EF - Botanics

Periphyton covered by calcareous precipitations in the Everglades is mostly dominated by cyanobacteria (Cyanoprokaryota, blue-green algae). In some areas of the Everglades, diatoms, desmids, and a few species of filamentous green algae form a significant part of the periphyton. Filamentous green algae (e.g., Spirogyra spp. or Mougeotia spp.) are found mostly in areas with elevated nutrient levels (Van Meter 1965; Wood and Maynard 1974; Swift and Nicholas 1987; Vymazal and Richardson 1995). It has been repeatedly reported that the major factor affecting periphyton growth and species composition is water quality and, especially, phosphorus concentration in the water.
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