作者: Tamar Zohary , Charles M. Breen
DOI: 10.1007/BF00006025
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摘要: Hyperscums are crusted buoyant mats of densely packed cyanobacteria, often decimeters thick, that persist for periods weeks to months at the same site. In Hartbeespoort Dam, a hypertrophic lake in South Africa, hyperscums cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa cover more than hectare and contain up 2 tons chlorophyll typically form winter 2–3 months. This paper reports on environmental conditions favour hyperscum formation.