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Table B1. Phytoplankton density and biomass, Rob Roy Reservoir
[Density in cells per liter, biomass in micrograms per liter]

 

Date

9-2-97

9-2-97

7-17-98

7-23-98

8-5-98

8-11-98

8-19-98

9-3-98

9-10-98

9-17-98

9-22-98

  3' above bottom

1' below surface

Chlorophyta

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ankistrodesmus density

0

20,000

0

0

10,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

Ankistrodesmus biomass

0

5.0

0

0

2.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

Chlamydomonas size 1 density

0

0

0

0

10,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

Chlamydomonas size 1 biomass

0

0

0

0

1.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Chlamydomonas size 2 density

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10,000

Chlamydomonas size 2 biomass

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8.9

Chlorella density

0

0

10,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Chlorella biomass

0

0

2.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Chlorophyte size 2 density

0

0

0

0

0

0

20,000

0

20,000

0

0

Chlorophyte size 2 biomass

0

0

0

0

0

0

16

0

16

0

0

Chlorophyte size 3 density

0

0

0

0

0

10,000

20,000

0

0

0

0

Chlorophyte size 3 biomass

0

26

0

0

0

26

51

0

0

0

0

Chlorophyte size 4 density

0

10,000

0

10,000

0

0

0

20,000

0

0

0

Chlorophyte size 4 biomass

0

2.1

0

2 .1

0

0

0

4.1

0

0

0

Chlorophyte size 5 density

0

60,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Chlorophyte size 5 biomass

0

0.9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Chlorophyte size 7 density

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10,000

Chlorophyte size 7 biomass

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

56

Cosmarium density

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10,000

0

40,000

30,000

Cosmarium biomass

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

190

0

740

560

Dictyosphaerium density

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1,250,000

0

0

840,000

Dictyosphaerium biomass

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

140

0

0

95

Elakatothrix density

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

100,000

0

80,000

0

Elakatothrix biomass

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

15

0

12

0

Oocystis size 1 density

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

120,000

30,000

0

0

Oocystis size 1 biomass

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

17

4.3

0

0

Quadrigula density

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

160,000

0

0

Quadrigula biomass

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

69

0

0

Schroederia density

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10,000

0

Schroederia biomass

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.8

0

Sphaerocystis density

0

0

0

0

0

160,000

40,000

160,000

0

0

140,000

Sphaerocystis biomass

0

0

0

0

0

47

12

47

0

0

41

Spondylosium density

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

130,000

Spondylosium biomass

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

167.12

Staurastrum density

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

50,000

0

0

Staurastrum biomass

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

630

0

0

Chrysophyta

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mallomonas density

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10,000

0

0

0

Mallomonas biomass

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13

0

0

0

Cryptophyta

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Campylomonas reflexa density

0

0

0

10,000

0

10,000

0

10,000

60,000

0

20,000

Campylomonas reflexa biomass

0

0

0

14

0

14

0

14

85

0

28

Campylomonas rostratiformis density

0

0

0

10,000

0

0

0

20,000

0

30,000

0

Campylomonas rostratiformis biomass

0

0

0

32

0

0

0

64

0

96

0

Cryptophyte size 2 density

0

20,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cryptophyte size 2 biomass

0

21

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cryptomonas density

0

0

0

0

0

0

10,000

10,000

0

0

0

Cryptomonas biomass

0

0

0

0

0

0

23

23

0

0

0

Katablepharis density

0

0

0

80,000

60,000

20,000

80,000

20,000

10,000

40,000

20,000

Katablepharis biomass

0

0

0

14

11

3.6

14

3.6

1.8

7.1

3.6

Plagioselmis density

0

0

0

0

10,000

10,000

10,000

0

0

0

10,000

Plagioselmis biomass

0

0

0

0

1.5

1.5

1.5

0

0

0

1.5

Bacillariophyta

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asterionella density

140,000

2,590,000

0

0

270,000

1,090,000

590,000

40,000

10,000

130,000

0

Asterionella biomass

190

3,500

0

0

360

1,500

790

53

13

170

0

Fragilaria density

0

0

0

0

610,000

1,550,000

390,000

0

0

0

0

Fragilaria biomass

0

0

0

0

670

1,700

430

0

0

0

0

Nitzschia density

0

0

0

0

0

10,000

0

0

0

0

0

Nitzschia biomass

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

0

0

0

0

0

Pyrrophyta

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gymnodinium density

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10,000

Gymnodinium biomass

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

80

Colorless Flagellates

                     

Flagellate size 3 density

0

370,000

0

20,000

0

0

0

10,000

0

30,000

0

Flagellate size 3 biomass

0

53

0

2.9

0

0

0

1.4

0

4.3

0

Flagellate size 5 density

0

0

10,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Flagellate size 5 biomass

0

0

7.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Ciliate size 2 density

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

30,000

0

0

Ciliate size 2 biomass

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

25

0

0

Ameba

                     

Ameba density

0

0

0

10,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Ameba biomass

0

0

0

26

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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