Partitioning of the diffuse attenuation coefficient for photosynthetically available irradiance in a deep dendritic tropical lake



Título del documento: Partitioning of the diffuse attenuation coefficient for photosynthetically available irradiance in a deep dendritic tropical lake
Revista: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000408911
ISSN: 0001-3765
Autores: 1
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Instituciones: 1Aarhus University, Department of Bioscience, Roskilde. Dinamarca
2Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Brasil
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Periodo: May
Volumen: 89
Paginación: 469-489
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés We studied the effects of particulate and dissolved optically active components on the attenuation of photosynthetic active radiation (PAR) in a tropical lake. The temporal and spatial distribution of tripton, Chl- a and a CDOM (440) and their relative contribution to the diffuse PAR attenuation coefficient ( Kd ) was investigated at 21 sites (dry and wet seasons and two intermediate periods) and at monthly interval at 1 pelagic site. Higher values of Kd were observed during the mixing period, characterized by a higher concentration of tripton and Chl- a compared to the stratified rainy season. In the spatial sampling PAR attenuation was dominated by tripton absorption/scattering (average relative contribution of 79%), followed by Chl- a (average 11.6%). In the monthly sampling tripton and Chl- a accounted for most of the Kd with relative contributions of 47.8% and 35.6%, respectively. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that Chl- a and tripton in combination explained 97% of the monthly variation in Kd (p<0.001), but Chl- a had more influence (higher regression coefficient). Thus, although most of light attenuation was due to tripton, seasonal variations in phytoplankton abundance were responsible for most of the temporal fluctuations in Kd
Disciplinas: Biología,
Geociencias
Palabras clave: Biología celular,
Fisiología vegetal,
Hidrología,
Clorofila a,
Coeficiente de atenuación,
Atenuación de la luz,
Tripton
Keyword: Biology,
Earth sciences,
Cell biology,
Plant physiology,
Hydrology,
Chlorophyll a,
Attenuation coefficient,
Light attenuation,
Tripton
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