ISSN:
1439-863X
Keywords:
Key words Eutrophication
;
Primary production
;
Nutrient loading
;
Lake Ohnuma
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Annual variations in nutrients, algal biomass, and primary production were investigated in Lake Ohnuma, Japan, in 1996 in order to compare them with 1977. Chlorophyll a concentrations gradually increased after the ice melted and reached a maximal value of 20.7 μg l−1 in August. Phosphate concentrations in the lake were close to the detection limit throughout the study period, whereas sufficient nitrate remained even in the productive summer season. In contrast, in the summer of 1977, both nutrients were exhausted, and primary production was less than 0.2 g C m−2 day−1. Primary production in 1996 ranged from 0.4 to 5.8 g C m−2 day−1, which was 2 to 30 times higher than 20 years ago. These results indicate that the lake has become eutrophic in the last two decades. A comparison of the nutrients in the inflowing river between 1977 and 1996 indicated that nitrate and ammonium concentrations were markedly elevated in the rivers, and therefore the nitrogen loading to the lake tripled.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s102010070030
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