The diversity of the higher algae of Lake Kumsulton

Abstract

Lake vegetation is divided into 3 ecological groups: hygrophytes, hydrophytes and hydratophytes. Hygrophytes make up 27.2%, hydrophytes-9.0% and hydrophytes-63.6%. Hygrophytes are plants that grow in moist places, on the shores, and hydrophytes are half aquatic. This plant species is found in small numbers in the lake. Hydrotophytes are dominant in abundance and biomass. The area of the lake is 7,200 hectares, of which the water part is 3,800 hectares, the area of wetlands covered by various parts is 3,400 hectares. The lake is rich in organic nutrients. A wide variety of higher algae grows in the lake (Phragmites communis, typha angustifolia, Potamogeton crispus, Myriophyllum spicatum, Ceratophyllum demersum, Chara infarmedia, Spirogyra, as well as many species of algae), which prevents sunlight from penetrating into the water to a depth of 3 meters, which negatively affects the development of zooplankton.