Phytoplankton composition and dynamics in three shallow temporary salt lakes (Monegros, Spain) |
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| Authors: | S lvarez P Díaz AI Lpez-Archilla MC Guerrero |
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| Institution: | aDirección General de Calidad y Evaluación Ambiental, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, E-28071 Madrid, Spain;bDepartment of Chemistry, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta, Chile;cDepartment of Ecology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, E-28049 Madrid, Spain |
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| Abstract: | The present study deals with phytoplankton composition and dynamics of three ephemeral saline lakes (La Muerte, Piñol and Sulfúrica) situated in one of the most arid inland zone in Europe (Los Monegros). The lakes show marked differences among one another, although they are all temporary, shallow and saline systems (>30 g l−1). La Muerte is dominated by microbial mats that are absent from the other two. Piñol is more exposed to strong winds than the other two lakes and exhibits higher turbidity. Sulfúrica appears to be the most extreme system, with the highest salinity, which leads to a complete absence of macrozooplankton. Phytoplankton composition in these lakes varies as a consequence of the different physico-chemical conditions; it is fundamentally composed of typical hypersaline species such as Dunaliella sp., Aphanothece sp., and soil benthic species (e.g. Hantzschia amphyoxis) that appear to play an important role in these systems. Comparative analysis of the microbial component (phytoplankton diversity and temporal evolution) under in situ conditions and the presence of various abiotic and biotic factors, including the impact of macrozooplankton grazing, shows that it is easy to overlook large differences in the community structure of apparently similar ecosystems. The present study is a contribution to the understanding of the often-neglected microbial ecology of ephemeral shallow lakes. |
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| Keywords: | Taxonomy Microalgae Population dynamics Hypersaline shallow lakes |
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