State of the Lake 2009 - Tahoe Environmental Research Center ...
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BIOLOGY<br />
TAHOE: STATE OF THE LAKE REPORT <strong>2009</strong><br />
Algae groups as a fraction <strong>of</strong> total population<br />
Monthly in 2008<br />
Algae populations vary month to<br />
month, as well as year to year. In<br />
2008, diatoms again dominated <strong>the</strong><br />
phytoplankton community, especially<br />
Biovolume<br />
(cubic millimeters per cubic meter)<br />
250<br />
200<br />
150<br />
100<br />
50<br />
0<br />
in May-July when <strong>the</strong>ir biovolume was<br />
high. While <strong>the</strong> relative importance<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> chlorophytes (green algae)<br />
increased in <strong>the</strong> fall, <strong>the</strong>ir biovolume<br />
Diatoms<br />
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC<br />
2008<br />
Phycomycetes<br />
Cyanophytes<br />
Din<strong>of</strong>lagellates<br />
did not peak as dramatically in 2008<br />
as it did in 2007.<br />
Cryptophytes<br />
Chrysophytes<br />
Chlorophytes<br />
10.7