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Basic limnology of Lago Bonilla, a Tropical lowland lake

Authors: Umaña Villalobos, Gerardo;

Basic limnology of Lago Bonilla, a Tropical lowland lake

Abstract

El lago Bonílla se localiza a 370 m sobre el nivel del mar, en la vertiente oriental del Volean Turrialba, Costa Rica. El lago fue visitado cuatro veces en un año, durante las cuales se colectó la información Iimnológica básica. El lago es monomíctico tibio, circulando durante los meses más fríos y ventosos del año, de Noviembre a Febrero. Se clasificó eutrófico en base a su baja transparencia de Secchi, la dominancia de Cyanobacterias y la condición anóxica casi permanente en las partes profundas del lago. Se observó un cambio en la proporción de N a P, lo que indica que hay una variación en el factor limitan te principal a lo largo del año. El N llega a ser Iimitante durante la época seca, cuando la entrada de este elemento probablemente disminuye debido a la reducción del volumen de agua de escorrentía superficial, añadido a una mayor entrada de P desde los sedimentos en el periodo de mexcla profunda. El P ejerció una limitación más severa de acuerdo al valor de la proporcIOn N/P. El fitoplancton compuesto por 58 especies de algas, estuvo dominado por Cyanobacteria y Chlorophyta. Sólo algunas pocas especies dominaron la comunidad, lo que redundó en bajos valores de diversidad. El zooplancton también mostró una pobreza de especies, con sólo siete especies encontradas en el lago. Hubo indicaciones de que el zooplankton realiza migraciones verticales en el lago.

Lago Bonilla, located 370 m above sea level on the Eastem slopes of Volean Turrialba, Costa Rica, was visited four times during 1990-1991. Basic Limonological data were recorded in each visit. lt is oligomietic, mixing during the coldest and windiest months sometime between Nov. and Feb, and eutrophic, with low Secchi transparencies, Cyanobacteria dominance and almost permanent anoxic conditions in the deepest portion. A shift in N to P ratio was observed, indicating a variation in the limiting factor during the year; N beco mes Iimiting during the driest months probably as a result of a lower input from the catchment due to lower runoff, coupled with a higher P input from the sediments during deep mixing periods. H owever, Iimitation by P was probably stronger than N when it occurred, according lo the N/P ralios. Phytoplankton in epilimnetic waters comprised 58 algal species, and was dominated by Cyanobacteria and Chlorophyta. Only a few species dominated Ihe community, mainly Cylindrospermum mínímum. and Tetraedron mínimum, rendering low diversity values. Zooplankton was also poor: only seven species were found. There were some indications of vertical migrations of sorne zooplankters

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