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Journal of Plankton Research, doi:10.1093/plankt/fbi068
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Received March 29, 2005
Accepted September 8, 2005

Article

Optical changes associated with cyanobacterial bloom termination by viral lysis

Stefan G.H. Simis 1*, Marjolijn Tijdens 1, Hans L. Hoogveld 1, and Herman J. Gons 1

1 Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Centre for Limnology, Rijksstraatweg 6, 3631 AC Nieuwersluis, The Netherlands

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Stefan G.H. Simis, E-mail: s.simis{at}nioo.knaw.nl


  Abstract

Optical changes that accompanied a collapse of the population of filamentous cyanobacteria from a shallow, eutrophic lake were studied in laboratory-scale enclosures. The experimental conditions are known, from previous work on these systems, to cause a dramatic collapse of the dominant algal or cyanobacterial species, which in turn can be associated with viral activity. Within 2 weeks of continuous addition of nutrient-rich growth medium, near-complete collapse of the dominant population occurred over the span of a few days. The collapse was repeatedly and reproducibly observed and was primarily characterized by a marked increase in water transparency. Scattering of light decreased by 80%, absorption decreased by 20-80%. There was high similarity in optical changes between several experiments, carried out in different seasons. An increase of dissolved material and submicron-sized particles that showed chlorophyll a absorption was observed during the collapse. The phycocyanin : chlorophyll a ratio and phaeopigment : chlorophyll a ratio proved to be good indicators of the observed collapse. Reflectance spectra that were modelled using a constant volume-scattering function indicated that mass mortality of this magnitude can be detected in natural systems using current remote sensors.

Communicating Editor: KJ Flynn
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