Fluctuations in the community composition of water-column protozoa in two southeastern blackwater rivers (Georgia, USA)
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This study addresses protozoan population dynamics of two southeastern blackwater rivers in Georgia: the sixth order Ogeechee River and fourth order Black Creek. The density and composition of the protozoan community was assessed by counting the protozoans into size classes. Particularly abundant flagellate types (bloom forms) and ciliates were enumerated separately. Protozoan density in these blackwater rivers is high. Observations during a two week and a ten month census showed that the rate of community change is rapid and that the range in diversity is great. A backwater site showed the highest percentage of bloom forms, while the main channel sites of Black Creek and the Ogeechee River had fewer bloom forms. Rapid increases in density during a two week microcosm study were attributed to isolation of the water-column from filter-feeders, the benthos, and different source areas. An analogous situation may exist in the low order swamp streams and backwater habitats where many dense blooms occur. The high protozoan population densities observed were partially due to rapid changes in the physical characteristics of the environment, reactions of the protozoa to such changes, growth in the swamp tributaries and backwater areas, subsequent washing into the river, and further growth as the water moves toward the sea.
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