The response of periphyton and submerged macrophytes to nitrogen and phosphorus loading in shallow warm lakes: a mesocosm experiment

Özkan K., Jeppesen E., Johansson L. S., Beklıoglu M.

FRESHWATER BIOLOGY, cilt.55, sa.2, ss.463-475, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 55 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2009.02297.x
  • Dergi Adı: FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.463-475
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: eutrophication, Mediterranean, Myriophyllum spicatum, shallow lakes, water level fluctuations, TOP-DOWN CONTROL, MEDITERRANEAN LAKE, PLANT BIOMASS, NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT, SUBTROPICAL LAKE, SPECIES RICHNESS, CHLOROPHYLL-A, STATE, ZOOPLANKTON, RESTORATION
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

1. Recent experimental and field studies on temperate shallow lakes indicate that nitrogen may play a greater role in their functioning than previously thought. Several studies document that abundance and richness of submerged macrophytes, both central in shallow lake ecology, may decrease with increasing nitrogen loading, especially at high phosphorus levels. However, the role of nitrogen in warm lakes with fluctuating water regimes remains to be described in detail.