Competitive displacement as a factor influencing phytoplankton distribution in Utah Lake, Utah

Authors

Lorin E. Squires, Brigham Young University
Mark C. Whiting, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
Jack D. Brotherson, Brigham Young University
Jack D. Rushforth, Brigham Young University

Abstract

Phytoplankton studies during the summer of 1974 in Utah Lake, Utah, demonstrated the development of disjunct distributions of Aphanizomenon flos-aquae and Ceratium hirundinella. Differential response to environmental factors and competitive displacement are proposed as probable explanations for this phenomenon.

Recommended Citation

Squires, Lorin E.; Whiting, Mark C.; Brotherson, Jack D.; and Rushforth, Jack D. (1979) "Competitive displacement as a factor influencing phytoplankton distribution in Utah Lake, Utah," Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 39: No. 3, Article 6.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol39/iss3/6