Phytoplankton Species in Lake Barkley

This paper presents a list of 244 taxa identified during a three-year study of the phytoplankton communities in Lake Barkley. Taxa belonged to Cyanophyceae (8.6%), Chlorophyceae (28.7%), Euglenophyceae (6.1%), Dinophyceae (2.0%), Cryptophyceae (1.2%), and Bacillariophyceae (53.4%). Additionally, seasonal distributions of phytoplankton standing crops in two embayments and at one main channel site are shown. These data indicate that Cyanophyceae and Bacillariophyceae dominate the phytoplankton in Lake Barkley.. [sic]