Site

Date

Dominant

Mat

Temp1

pH

-HCO3

-CO3

HS-

Dissolved

In vivo Community

Relative %

Organism(s)

(mm)

˚C

(mg/l)

(mg/l)

(mg/l)

oxygen

Spectral Peaks3 (nm)

Development2

3-Aug-2003

Thiothrix

5

32

7.1

n/a

100

11-May-2004

Thiothrix

nd

31

n/a

20

17-Feb-2005

Thiothrix

5

30

7.1

n/a

90

19-May-2005

Thiothrix

4

30

7.0

n/a

20

1

30-Oct-2005

Thiothrix

4

30

7.0

n/a

30

21-Mar-2006

Thiothrix

5

30.5

6.9

n/a

30

6-May-2007

Thiothrix, cocci

4 - 5

31

7.0

n/a

30

13-Aug-2007

Thiothrix, bent rods

6 - 7

30

6.8

n/a

70

9-Nov-2007

Thiothrix

5

30

6.9

n/a

60

3-Aug-2003

giant filaments

10

32.5

7.1

4.3

0.16

446, 483, 622, 677

100

11-May-2004

Phormidium, Spirulina

nd

33.5

7.1

4.89

0.84

(418), 443, (626), 683, 733, 802, 852

50

17-Feb-2005

Oscillatoria

6

31.5

7.2

3.85

0.95

(393, 420), 439, (489), 621, 677

20

19-May-2005

Phormidium, Spirulina

10

33

7.1

128

9

4.09

0.73

(427), 450, 620, 679, 722, 803, 853

50

3

30-Oct-2005

Spirulina, Oscillatoria

5

31.5

7.1

134

9.6

3.74

0.87

441, (491, 561), 618, 679

50

21-Mar-2006

Spirulina

4

32

7.1

4.23

1.66

438, 623, 679

60

6-May-2007

giant filaments, Phormidium, Spirulina

6 - 7

32.5

7.0

3.36

1.43

442, 621, 680, 727, 788, 856

vandalism, 60

13-Aug-2007

giant filaments, Oscillatoria, Spirulina

7 - 25

33

7.1

129

19.8

3.59

0.9

439, 621, 678, 735, 850

60

9-Nov-2007

Spirulina, Phormidium, Oscillatoria

13 - 16

32

7.1

134

12

4.14

2.16

448, 490, 569, 622, 678

50

3-Aug-2003

Chloroflexus

nd

28

7.0

(418), 439, 485, 620, 675, (798), 869

100

11-May-2004

Chloroflexus algae/ Synechocystis

nd

23.5

nd

435, 481, (610), 673

50

17-Feb-2005

Chloroflexus

2

25

7.1

421, 438, 489, 547, 566, 624, 678

10

19-May-2005

Oscillatoria

4

30.5

7.0

438, 482, 616, 675

50

4

30-Oct-2005

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

<1

21-Mar-2006

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

<1

6-May-2007

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

<1

13-Aug-2007

algal cells, Chloroflexuslike, diatoms

1

25

6.9

438, 480, 620, 674

10

9-Nov-2007

nd

<1

nd

nd

nd

<5

3-Aug-2003

Thiothrix

nd

34

7.6

1.04

(412, 616, 674)

100

11-May-2004

Thiothrix

nd

33

7.6

1.04

n/a

50