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Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst.
Number 417, 2016
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Article Number | 12 | |
Number of page(s) | 5 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2015045 | |
Published online | 12 February 2016 |
Short Communication
Reconstruction of the charophyte community of Lake Shinji by oospore collection
Reconstruction de la communauté de charophytes du Lac Shinji par collection d’oospores
1 Graduate School of Frontier Sciences,
The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5
Kashiwanoha, 277-8563
Kashiwa,
Japan
2 Department of Biology, Graduate
School of Science, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada, 657-8501
Kobe,
Japan
3 Shimane Prefectural Institute of
Public Health and Environmental Science, 582-1 Nishihamasadacho, 690-0122
Matsue,
Japan
⋆ Corresponding author:
yamamuro@k.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Received:
30
October
2015
Revised:
16
December
2015
Accepted:
31
December
2015
Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) aids in maintaining a clear stable state in shallow lakes. However, charophytes are more effective in increasing transparency compared to angiosperms. Lake Shinji was more transparent prior to the beginning of herbicide use for rice weed control in the mid-1950s, because its bottom was covered by SAV up to 3 m depth. Although Chara braunii C.C. Gmelin and Nitella hyaline (De Candolle) C. Agardh were recorded in the 1960s, there are no reports on SAV in the 1950s. Therefore, in the present study, we aimed to show that the SAV of Lake Shinji was mostly composed of charophytes prior to the 1950s, by conducting a seed analysis. We obtained charophyte oospores from the sediment, but seeds of angiosperms were not identified. In addition to C. braunii that was previously recorded in Lake Shinji, we also found two newly identified species, Chara corallina Willdenow and Chara fibrosa C. Agardh ex Bruzelius. Overall, this study indicates that seed analysis is helpful in reconstructing the former flora of Lake Shinji.
Résumé
La végétation aquatique submergée (SAV) aide à maintenir un état clair stable dans les lacs peu profonds. Cependant, les charophytes sont plus efficaces que les angiospermes pour accroître la transparence. Le lac Shinji était plus transparent avant le début de l’utilisation d’herbicides pour le désherbage du riz au milieu des années 1950, parce que son fond était couvert par la SAV jusqu’à 3 m de profondeur. Bien que Chara braunii C.C. Gmelin et Nitella hyaline (De Candolle) C. Agardh ont été notés dans les années 1960, il n’y a pas de données sur la SAV dans les années 1950. Par conséquent, dans la présente étude, nous avons cherché à montrer que la SAV du Lac Shinji était surtout composée de charophytes avant les années 1950, en procédant à une analyse des semences. Nous avons obtenu des oospores de charophytes du sédiment, mais les graines d’angiospermes n’ont pas été identifiées. En plus de C. braunii qui a déjà été enregistré dans le lac Shinji, nous avons aussi trouvé deux espèces nouvellement identifiées, Chara corallina Willdenow et Chara Fibrosa C. Agardh ex Bruzelius. Dans l’ensemble, cette étude indique que l’analyse des semences est utile dans la reconstruction des anciennes flores du lac Shinji.
Key words: Seed analysis / water transparency / Chara corallina / submerged aquatic vegetation
Mots clés : Analyse de semences / transparence de l’eau / Chara corallina / végétation aquatique submergée
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