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http://dx.doi.org/10.11614/KSL.2019.52.2.071

Effects of Environmental Factors on Phytoplankton Succession and Community Structure in Lake Chuncheon, South Korea  

Baek, Jun-Soo (Han River Environment Research Center, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Youn, Seok-Jea (Han River Environment Research Center, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Kim, Hun-Nyun (Han River Environment Research Center, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Sim, Youn-Bo (Han River Environment Research Center, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Yoo, Soon-Ju (Han River Environment Research Center, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Im, Jong-Kwon (Han River Environment Research Center, National Institute of Environmental Research)
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Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment / v.52, no.2, 2019 , pp. 71-80 More about this Journal
Abstract
Effects of environmental factors on phytoplankton succession and community structure were studied in Lake Chuncheon located in Bukhan River, South Korea. The data were sampled at three sites such as CC1 (lower side), CC2 (middle side), and CC3 (upper side of Lake Chuncheon) from 2014 to 2017. The annual average precipitation in Lake Chuncheon was 992 mm during the study period (2014~2017), and the annual precipitation was lower than 800 mm in 2014 and 2015. The annual average water temperature, total phosphorus (TP), and total nitrogen (TN) ranged from 17.0 to $21.1^{\circ}C$, 0.012 to $0.019mg\;L^{-1}$, and 1.272 to $1.922mg\;L^{-1}$, respectively. The TN concentration was relatively high in 2015 compared with the other study years, as a drought continued from 2014 to 2015. When comparing the correlation between precipitation and environmental factors, water temperature (p<0.01) and TP(p<0.05) showed positive correlations with rainfall. The average numbers of phytoplankton cells by branch were 2,094, 2,182, and $3,108cells\;mL^{-1}$ in CC1, CC2, and CC3, respectively. CC3 is considered advantageous for phytoplankton growth, even in small pollution sources due to low water depth. As a result of analyzing the relationship between precipitation and phytoplankton, the correlation between the two was shown to be high for 2016 (p<0.01) and 2017 (p<0.05), which is when precipitation was high. However, the correlation was not clear to 2014 and 2015. The relationship between water temperature and phytoplankton indicated a negative correlation with diatoms (p<0.01), yet positive correlations with green algae (p<0.01) and cyanobacteria (p<0.01). Diatoms increased in spring and autumn, which are characterized by low water temperature, and green algae and cyanobacteria increased in summer, when the water temperature is high. Our findings provide a scientific basis for characteristics of phytoplankton and water quality and management at the Lake Chuncheon.
Keywords
dominant species; Lake Chuncheon; phytoplankton; precipitation; environmental factors;
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