Ecophysiology of a successful phytoplankton competitor in the African flamingo lakes: the green alga Picocystis salinarum (Picocystophyceae)
Journal: Journal of Applied Phycology
Year: 2020

Abstract Picocystis salinarum is a globally widespread picoplanktonic green alga of saline lakes . This tiny alga has been recorded in four continents, and in some cases, it has become the dominant phytoplankton species. We examined the ecophysiology of a Kenyan strain of P. salinarum , collected from Lake Nakuru. The photosynthetic activity of the species was measured in seventy-two combinations of light intensity and temperature. The photosynthetic activity was low along the temperature gradie