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Photosynthetic Activity of Epiphytic Algae in Embayment Reed Zone in a Lagoon Connected with Lake Biwa  

Mitamura, Osamu (Limnological Laboratory, School of Environmental Science, University of Shiga Prefecture)
Tachibana, Junji (Department of Science, Osaka Prefectural Education Center)
Ishida, Noriko (Faculty of Literature, Nagoya Women's University)
Seike, Yasushi (Department of Material Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Shimane University)
Choi, Jun-Kil (Department of Biological Science, Sangji University)
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Abstract
Primary production of epiphytic and planktonic algae in a shallow reed zone of a lagoon Nishinoko was investigated. Concentrations of nutrients varied widely horizontally and locally in the lagoon. It seems that the reed zone has a heterogeneous environment. The photosynthetic rates of epiphytic and planktonic algae were 7 to 14 mg C surface stem $m^{-2}hr^{-1}$ and 12 to $46mg\;Cm^{-3}hr^{-1}$, respectively. The areal primary production of epiphytic algae was estimated as 4 to $13mg\;Cm^{-2}hr^{-1}$ from the stem density of Phragmites and the water depth at each station. The production of phytoplankton, on the other hand, was 5 to $56mg\;Cm^{-2}hr^{-1}$. The contribution of epiphytic algae to total primary production averaged 53%, although the assimilation number was much lower than that of phytoplankton. The present results indicate that the epiphytic algae are one of the significant primary producers in the reed zone.
Keywords
epiphytic algae; photosynthesis; reed zone; lagoon; Lake Biwa;
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