Panizzo, VN;
Roberts, S;
Swann, GEA;
Mcgowan, S;
Mackay, AW;
Vologina, E;
Pashley, V;
(2018)
Spatial differences in dissolved silicon utilization in Lake Baikal, Siberia: Examining the impact of high diatom biomass events and eutrophication.
Limnology and Oceanography
, 63
(4)
pp. 1562-1578.
10.1002/lno.10792.
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Abstract
Recent research has highlighted how Lake Baikal, Siberia, has responded to the direct and indirect effects of climate change (e.g., ice-cover duration), nutrient loading, and pollution, manifesting as changes in phytoplankton/zooplankton populations, community structure, and seasonal succession. Here, we combine and compare analyses of chlorophyll a (an estimate of total algal biomass), carotenoid pigments (biomarkers of algal groups), and lake water silicon isotope geochemistry (δ 30 Si DSi ) to differentiate spatial patterns in dissolved silicon (DSi) uptake at Lake Baikal. A total of 15 sites across the three basins (south, central, and north) of Lake Baikal were sampled in August 2013 along a depth gradient of 0-180 m. Strong, significant correlations were found between vertical profiles of photic zone DSi concentrations and δ 30 Si DSi compositions (r=-0.81, p < 0.001), although these are strongest in the central basin aphotic zone (r=-0.98, p < 0.001). Data refute the hypothesis of DSi uptake by picocyanobacteria. Algal biomass profiles and high surface δ 30 Si DSi compositions suggest greater productivity in the south basin and more oligotrophic conditions in the north basin. δ 30 Si DSi signatures are highest at depth (20 m) in central basin sites, indicating greater (10-40%) DSi utilization at deep chlorophyll maxima. DSi limitation occurs in the pelagic central basin, probably reflecting a high diatom biomass bloom event (Aulacoseira baicalensis). Meanwhile in the more hydrologically restricted, shallow Maloe More region (central basin), both high δ 30 Si DSi compositions and picocyanobacteria (zeaxanthin) concentrations, respectively point to the legacy of an "Aulacoseira bloom year" and continuous nutrient supply in summer months (e.g., localized eutrophication).
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Spatial differences in dissolved silicon utilization in Lake Baikal, Siberia: Examining the impact of high diatom biomass events and eutrophication |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1002/lno.10792 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lno.10792 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2018 The Authors Limnology and Oceanography published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Dept of Geography |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10045425 |
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