The succession, biomass and production of phytoplankton was studied during 7 years in two Swedish forest lakes in relation to nutrients, temperature and light climate. The succession of species and taxonomic groups can be described by their different demands concerning temperature and light climate while the total biomass is correlated to light climate and total phosphorus concentration. Differences in production between the two lakes can be explained by different taxonomic groups having different efficiencies.
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