Phytoplankton Composition in a Borrow Pit Lake in Virginia

Authors

Seba B. Sheavly
Harold G. Marshall, Old Dominion UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1989

Publication Title

Proceeds of the Biological Society of Washington

Volume

102

Issue

1

Pages

272-279

Abstract

The phytoplankton assemblages in Lake Trashmore, Virginia, a borrow pit, were dominated by centric diatoms and cyanobacteria, with seasonal pulses of cryptomonads, euglenoids, and chlorophyceans. Ninety species were identified and their abundance levels noted for a 12-month period.

Rights

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Original Publication Citation

Sheavly, S. B., & Marshall, H. G. (1989). Phytoplankton composition in a borrow pit lake in Virginia. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 102(1), 272-279. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34606863

Repository Citation

Sheavly, Seba B. and Marshall, Harold G., "Phytoplankton Composition in a Borrow Pit Lake in Virginia" (1989). Biological Sciences Faculty Publications. 516.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/biology_fac_pubs/516