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Chrysophyte scales were identified and enumerated from the recent sediments of Fonda Lake, Michigan. This lake has undergone marked salinification due to chloride intrusion from an adjacent salt-storage facility established in 1953. From 1950 to 1980, Mallomonas caudata dominated at all levels; this taxon appears to be chloride-indifferent. M. elongata and M. pseudocoronata appeared to be chloride-intolerant as they declined drastically in abundance when chloride levels attained a maximum (ca. 1968–1972). M. tonsurata, on the other hand, was more competitive during this period of maximum [Cl\s-]. This preliminary study suggests that chrysophyte scales may be useful paleoindicators of salinity.
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Zeeb, B.A., Smol, J.P. Paleolimnological investigation of the effects of road salt seepage on scaled chrysophytes in Fonda Lake, Michigan. J Paleolimnol 5, 263–266 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00200349
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