Cyanobacteria species composition in the Brno reservoir changes throughout the vegetation season depending on water temperature, with Pseudanabaena limnetica initially dominating in late May followed by Anabaena sigmoidea and Planktothrix agardhii. Aphanizomenon klebahnii then replaced Anabaena in June, while the most toxic Microcystis appeared in the second half of summer and dominated until fall. Recent installation of aeration towers has mixed the water and brought in more oxygen, suppressing cyanobacteria domination and allowing harmless diatoms to dominate instead, though continued monitoring is still needed.
Cyanobacteria species composition in the Brno reservoir changes throughout the vegetation season depending on water temperature, with Pseudanabaena limnetica initially dominating in late May followed by Anabaena sigmoidea and Planktothrix agardhii. Aphanizomenon klebahnii then replaced Anabaena in June, while the most toxic Microcystis appeared in the second half of summer and dominated until fall. Recent installation of aeration towers has mixed the water and brought in more oxygen, suppressing cyanobacteria domination and allowing harmless diatoms to dominate instead, though continued monitoring is still needed.
Cyanobacteria species composition in the Brno reservoir changes throughout the vegetation season depending on water temperature, with Pseudanabaena limnetica initially dominating in late May followed by Anabaena sigmoidea and Planktothrix agardhii. Aphanizomenon klebahnii then replaced Anabaena in June, while the most toxic Microcystis appeared in the second half of summer and dominated until fall. Recent installation of aeration towers has mixed the water and brought in more oxygen, suppressing cyanobacteria domination and allowing harmless diatoms to dominate instead, though continued monitoring is still needed.
Cyanobacteria species composition in the Brno reservoir changes throughout the vegetation season depending on water temperature, with Pseudanabaena limnetica initially dominating in late May followed by Anabaena sigmoidea and Planktothrix agardhii. Aphanizomenon klebahnii then replaced Anabaena in June, while the most toxic Microcystis appeared in the second half of summer and dominated until fall. Recent installation of aeration towers has mixed the water and brought in more oxygen, suppressing cyanobacteria domination and allowing harmless diatoms to dominate instead, though continued monitoring is still needed.
The current situation of cyanobacteria in the Brno reservoir
Cyanobacteria is a phylum of bacteria. Almost all of the cyanobacteria contain toxins and they can poison the water in lakes. Depending on the temperature of water, the species composition of cyanobacteria in the Brno reservoir was changing throughout every vegetation season. Pseudanabaena limnetica usually dominated at the end of May, but it was soon suppressed by Anabaena sigmoidea and Planktothrix agardhii. Aphanizomenon klebahnii replaced Anabaena in June. The most toxic one is also the smallest - Microcystis began to appear at the second half of summer and dominated till its end. The situation changed in the past five years with the installation of aeration towers which mix the water and bring oxygen into it. Recent studies show that the domination of cyanobacteria was suppressed and harmless diatoms started to dominate instead. Even though the situation has gradually improved, it is too soon to declare victory over the cyanobacteria.