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Disturbance‐mediated Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Bloom (CHAB) formation in a small Ohio reservoir
Author(s) -
Ruhl Nathan,
Sullivan Nicole
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
lakes and reservoirs: research and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.296
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1440-1770
pISSN - 1320-5331
DOI - 10.1111/lre.12172
Subject(s) - interflow , lake ecosystem , disturbance (geology) , eutrophication , river ecosystem , ecology , algal bloom , bloom , environmental science , habitat , thermocline , ecosystem , phytoplankton , biology , nutrient , paleontology , surface runoff
Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms (CHABs) in lentic waterbodies are becoming increasingly common because of climate change, changes in water usage and eutrophication. This study provides observational evidence that CHAB formation in a small Ohio reservoir (Lake Hope) is associated with metalimnetic disturbance during the summer months. Disturbance via lotic interflow may result in the appearance of CHABs in lentic habitats, with cyanobacterial maxima in the metalimnion.