The composition, biomass and pigments of the phytoplankton population below the ice cover in Lake Teletskoye were investigated in March 2006. It was found that the composition and biomass of phytoplankton below the ice remained the same throughout the year. Furthermore, the stability of the water column was more important for the development of the phytoplankton assemblage below the ice than was the water temperature and light intensity. Small flagellates and diatoms were abundant among the algae in the upper layers of the lake's water column. Lake Teletskoye is similar in its phytoplankton composition and algal distribution throughout the water column to large, deep temperate lakes and Arctic or Antarctic lakes covered temporally or perennially by ice.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.