NDLI: Biological responses to recent eutrophication and hydrologic changes in Xingyun Lake, southwest China

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Author	Liu, Yuanyuan Chen, Guangjie Hu, Kui Shi, Haibin Huang, Linpei Chen, Xiaolin Lu, Huibin Zhao, Shuaiying Chen, Li
Copyright Year	2017
Abstract	The synergistic influence of multiple environmental stressors on lake ecosystems has typically been evaluated paleolimnologically, through examination of a single biological indicator. Aquatic organisms, however, may display heterogeneous responses because of differences in their ecological sensitivity, and/or because of ecological consequences caused by strong interactions among multiple stressors. We applied paleolimnological methods to compare patterns of algal and invertebrate response to multiple stressors in a large, shallow lake in southwest China over the last two centuries. Our multi-proxy records show a clear trajectory of lake eutrophication (greater total nitrogen) and increasing lake productivity (greater sediment Chlorophyll-a concentration) during the last century. Nutrient enrichment and lake productivity played significant, but different roles, in structuring diatom and cladoceran assemblages, accounting for 31.4 and 77.3% of the total variance in the communities, respectively. Furthermore, there was a pronounced influx of the endemic diatom species Cyclotella rhomboideo-elliptica Skuja, which was strongly associated with the second axis of a diatom PCA (Principal Component Analysis). This occurred synchronously with a documented reversal of hydrological connectivity with a downstream, nutrient-poor lake during the early twentieth century, suggesting a role for species dispersal in modulating community reorganization. There are also strong differences between the two organism groups in their sensitivity to hydrological fluctuations, as hydrodynamics, indicated by sand content, was a significant driver for cladocerans (>25%), but showed only minor influence on diatom assemblages in our selection of minimum adequate models. The proportion of the total variance explained by our measured variables (<30%) was much lower for diatom assemblages than for both cladoceran assemblage and accumulation data (~77%), reflecting differences in community reorganization between the two biological indicators. The sediment-based evaluation of community responses revealed the differential impact of eutrophication and hydrological fluctuations on the biota of this large, shallow lake. Therefore, multiple biological indicators should be evaluated in limnological surveys to assess the full scope of ecological changes in highly stressed lake systems targeted for conservation or restoration.
Starting Page	343
Ending Page	360
Page Count	18
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09212728
Journal	Journal of Paleolimnology
Volume Number	57
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	15730417
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2017-03-04
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Diatoms Cladocera Multiple stressors Temporal heterogeneity Lake sediment Paleontology Sedimentology Climate Change Physical Geography Freshwater & Marine Ecology Geology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Earth-Surface Processes Aquatic Science

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