Functional Groups of Phytoplankton and Their Relationship with Environmental Factors in Lake Maninjau, West Sumatra, Indonesia

Abstract

Abstract Lake Maninjau is a eutrophic lake indicated by the frequent occurrence of cyanobacterial blooms. The phytoplankton functional groups (FGs) reflect the environmental characteristics and can be useful to monitor the trophic state and evaluate lake’s environmental conditions. This study aims to perceive the composition of phytoplankton FGs and their relation to the environmental factors in Lake Maninjau. The data including phytoplankton and environmental factors were collected in 2001, 2005, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2018. There were 21 FGs of phytoplankton recorded in Lake Maninjau. FGs of D, J, F, and NA were commonly found in this Lake. The phytoplankton FGs reflected the dynamic of the environmental characteristics of the lake. The FGs NA representative of oligo to mesotrophic habitat type were predominated accounting for 66.3% to 67.69 % in May 2005 with the lake’s conditions characterized by low TP concentration, high Secchi depth and TN: TP ratio. The FGs of M representative of eutrophic to hypereutrophic habitat type were predominated accounting for 74.14 % to 94.96 % in April 2018 with the lake’s conditions characterized by high TP concentration, low TN: TP ratio, and Secchi depth. A canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) showed that temperature, conductivity, and total phosphorus are important environmental factors to have influenced the succession of phytoplankton FGs in Lake Maninjau.