Trophic state index validation based on the phytoplankton functional group approach in Amazon floodplain lakes Bomfim E. D. auteur aut IRD Kraus C. N. auteur aut IRD Lobo Mtmps auteur aut IRD Nogueira I. D. auteur aut IRD Peres L. G. M. auteur aut IRD Boaventura G. R. auteur aut IRD Laques Anne-Elisabeth auteur aut IRD Garnier J. auteur aut IRD Seyler Patrick auteur aut IRD Marques D. M. auteur aut IRD Bonnet Marie-Paule auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access Many trophic indices have been constructed for temperate aquatic environments, but few have proved reliable for tropical environments. Indices constructed on the basis of nutrients may not be effective for describing the trophic state because the fractions of nitrogen and phosphorus differ in their potential to predict the nutrient limitation in tropical aquatic environments. We developed an index based on the phytoplankton Reynolds functional groups for an Amazonian floodplain lake from samples collected during 2 contrasting hydrological periods (rising and flushing) and compared it with the index initially proposed by Carlson in 1977 and further adapted to tropical environments by Toledo in 1990. The functional group and Carlson indices matched only 37% and 56% of the sample units collected during the rising and flushing periods, respectively. Our study confirms the difficulty of assessing trophic states using only phosphorus and chlorophyll a in tropical floodplain lakes. In this environment (1) nitrogen may significantly limit phytoplankton growth and (2) complex phytoplankton-nutrient relationships occur during the hydrological cycle that cannot be accounted for through a simple phosphorus and chlorophyll a formula. specialized Amazon wetlands phytoplankton functional groups water quality indicators BRESIL AMAZONIE PARA CURUAI BASSIN 036 062 Inland Waters 9 3 309-319 2019 2044-2041 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010077151 10.1080/20442041.2019.1570785 2044-2041 [F B010077151] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010077151 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2019/11/010077151.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2019-12-12 2025-02-24 fdi:010077151 fre