Research Article

Seasonality of Water Chemistry, Carbonate Production, and Biometric Features of Two Species of Chara in a Shallow Clear Water Lake

Table 1

Variability of physicochemical parameters in pelagial water in Lake Jasne. Summarized data for the whole study period (April–October). TN: total nitrogen, TP: total phosphorus, and bld: below the limit of detection.

MinimumMaximumMean ± SD

Temperature(°C)8.7025.3017.04 ± 6.43
O2(mg L−1)3.9610.256.43 ± 2.17
SD visibility(m)2.605.803.90 ± 1.03
pH6.808.607.87 ± 0.59
Conductivity(µS cm−1)236.00246.00241.86 ± 3.72
Alkalinity (mval L−1) 1.601.901.77 ± 0.13
(mg L−1)97.60115.90108.06 ± 7.65
TP(mg L−1)0.0080.0450.020 ± 0.010
(mg L−1)bldbldbld
TN(mg L−1)0.743.291.63 ± 0.98
(mg L−1)0.001.530.52 ± 0.62
(mg L−1)bldbldbld
(mg L−1)0.0470.3820.150 ± 0.120
Norg.(mg L−1)0.591.660.88 ± 0.41
Ca2+(mg L−1)53.6359.0356.61 ± 2.26
Mg2+(mg L−1)2.163.472.65 ± 0.58
Hardness(°dH)8.249.197.71 ± 0.34