Table 2 Phytoplankton biomass measured as Chl-a concentration over the last few decades in study lakes
From: Temporal phytoplankton dynamics and environmental variables in four Ethiopian soda lakes
Lakes | Chl-a (μg L−1) | Sampling years | References |
|---|---|---|---|
L. Arenguade | 400–5000 | 1964–66 | Wood and Talling (1988) |
L. Arenguade | 292 | March–October 1993 | Jebessa (1994) |
L. Arenguade | 422 | 1989–1993 | Zinabu and Taylor (1997) |
L. Arenguade | 160 | 2008–2009 | Girma et al. (2012) |
L. Arenguade | 130 | 2020 | This study |
L. Beseka | 29 | 1989–1993 | Zinabu and Taylor (1997) |
L. Beseka | 26.7 | March–May 1991 | Kebede et al. (1994) |
L. Beseka | 9.4 | 2004–2005 | Delelegne (2006) |
L. Beseka | 6.33 | 2020 | This study |
L. Chittu | 2600 | Aug. 1966 | Wood and Talling (1988) |
L. Chittu | 224 | 1989–1993 | Zinabu and Taylor (1997) |
L. Chittu | 145.5 | March–May 1991 | (Kebede et al. 1994) |
L. Chittu | 72–234 | Feb. 2012–Jan. 2013 | (Ogato et al. 2015) |
L. Chittu | 126.4 | 2020 | This study |
L. Shala | 5 | Oct. 1966 | Wood and Talling (1988) |
L. Shala | 7.1 | 1989–1993 | Zinabu and Taylor (1997) |
L. Shala | 16.6 | Feb. 2012–Jan. 2013 | (Ogato and Kifle 2017) |
L. Shala | 15.8 | March–May 1991 | (Kebede et al. 1994) |
L. Shala | 17.1 | Jan.–Dec. 2018 | (Wagaw et al. 2021) |
L. Shala | 15.2 | 2020 | This study |