Structure and Dynamics of Phytoplankton of Southern Baikal (Russia)

Species composition, qualitative indices, and seasonal and inter-annual dynamics of phytoplankton were investigated in the pelagic part of Lake Baikal at the middle cross-section of Listvianka-Tankhoy, as well as in the littoral near the settlement Bolshie Koty, Southern Baikal in 2005-2007. The floristic composition of algae of both studied sites is similar, while the variety of species of the littoral was higher, especially in summer. Phytoplankton productivity in the coastal zone was low in 2005, in 2006 it was higher than that in the pelagic zone, and in 2007 productive values of both sites were similar.