Characterization of algal community composition and structure from the nearshore environment, Lake Tahoe (United States).

ABSTRACT: Periphyton assemblages from the nearshore environment of the west (California) side of Lake Tahoe, were analyzed to determine their taxonomic composition and community structure across habitats and seasons. Lake Tahoe is the second deepest lake in the US and an iconic oligotrophic subalpine lake with remarkable transparency. It has experienced offshore cultural eutrophication since the 1960s with observations of nuisance nearshore algal growth since the mid 2000s attributed to anthropogenic stressors. Samplings from November 2019-September 2020 provide useful snapshots against which older monitoring may be contextualized. A voucher flora, complete with descriptions, photo-documentation and referencing to species concepts employed, was created as a method of providing reproducible identific

SUBMITTER: Noble PJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10750852 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature