Main Title |
Phytoplankton Productivity and Standing Crop in the Vicinity of the Lake Huron-Saginaw Bay Front. |
Author |
Moll, Russell A. ;
Davis, Curtiss O. ;
Schelske, Claire L. ;
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CORP Author |
Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor. Great Lakes Research Div.;Environmental Research Lab.-Duluth, MN. |
Year Published |
1980 |
Report Number |
CONTRIB-268; EPA-803086; EPA-600/J-80-418; |
Stock Number |
PB83-243758 |
Additional Subjects |
Phytoplankton ;
Biological productivity ;
Water pollution ;
Saginaw Bay ;
Nutrients ;
Mixing ;
Water masses ;
Inorganic silicates ;
Nitrogen ;
Biomass ;
Decomposition ;
Chlorophylls ;
Settling ;
Lake Huron ;
Reprints ;
Eutrophication
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB83-243758 |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
18p |
Abstract |
Continuous underway sampling was used in four research cruises near the mouth of Saginaw Bay in order to locate the bay-lake front, where eutrophic bay water mixes with oligotrophic Lake Huron water. Although mixing between these water masses normally occurs in outer Saginaw Bay, the distribution was variable, depending on wind force and direction as well as water temperature. Large algal crops in inner Saginaw Bay had reduced soluble nutrients, particularly silicate and nitrate-nitrogen, in the outer bay to levels lower than the adjacent lake water. Nonetheless, outer bay water supported high algal biomass and 14C uptake. The phytoplankton community at the nutrient front between bay and lake waters was characterized by high chlorophyll a biomass low 14C uptake (x=7.12 micrograms/l/h) and high bacterial activity indicating the presence of a senescent assemblage. Decomposition and settling of phytoplankton in the vicinity of the front apparently served to remove much of the bay plankton from the water column before mixing into the open lake. |
Availability Notes |
Pub. in Jnl. of Great Lakes Research, v6 n3 p232-246 1980. |
NTIS Title Notes |
Journal article. |
Title Annotations |
Reprint: Phytoplankton Productivity and Standing Crop in the Vicinity of the Lake Huron-Saginaw Bay Front. |
PUB Date Free Form |
c1980 |
Category Codes |
6F; 6C; 68D; 57H; 57C |
NTIS Prices |
Not available NTIS |
Primary Description |
600/03 |
Document Type |
NT |
Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
Control Number |
332921931 |
Origin |
NTIS |
Type |
CAT |