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  <dc:contributor>Edward J. Carpenter</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Mary Cousins</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Kara L. Nelson</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Alejandro Guido-Zarate</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Keith A. Loftin</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>Jeana L. Drake</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>2010</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Rodeo Lagoon, a low-salinity coastal lagoon in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California, United States, has been identified as an important ecosystem due to the presence of the endangered goby (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i class="EmphasisTypeItalic "&gt;Eucyclogobius newberri&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;). Despite low anthropogenic impacts, the lagoon exhibits eutrophic conditions and supports annual episodes of very high phytoplankton biomass. Weekly assessments (February–December 2007) of phytoplankton indicated diatoms,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i class="EmphasisTypeItalic "&gt;Nodularia spumigena&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i class="EmphasisTypeItalic "&gt;Chaetoceros muelleri&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;var.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i class="EmphasisTypeItalic "&gt;muelleri&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;, flagellated protozoa, a mixed assemblage, and&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i class="EmphasisTypeItalic "&gt;Microcystis aeruginosa&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;dominated the algal community in successive waves. Phytoplankton succession was significantly correlated (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i class="EmphasisTypeItalic "&gt;r&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;=&amp;nbsp;0.37,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i class="EmphasisTypeItalic "&gt;p&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;&amp;nbsp;0.001) with averaged daily irradiance (max&amp;nbsp;=&amp;nbsp;29.7&amp;nbsp;kW&amp;nbsp;m&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;−2&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;d&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;−1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;), water column light attenuation (max&amp;nbsp;=&amp;nbsp;14&amp;nbsp;m&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;−1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;), and orthophosphate and dissolved inorganic carbon concentrations (max&amp;nbsp;=&amp;nbsp;1.5 and 2920&amp;nbsp;μM, respectively). Negative effects of phytoplankton growth and decay included excessive ammonia concentrations (exceeded EPA guidelines on 77% of sampling days), hypoxia (&amp;lt;3&amp;nbsp;mg&amp;nbsp;l&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;−1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;dissolved oxygen), and introduction of several microcystins, all in the latter half of the year. Our one-year study suggests that this coastal lagoon is a highly seasonal system with strong feedbacks between phytoplankton and geochemical processes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.1007/s10750-010-0380-y</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>Springer Netherlands</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Effects of light and nutrients on seasonal phytoplankton succession in a temperate eutrophic coastal lagoon</dc:title>
  <dc:type>article</dc:type>
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