Instability in a small hypereutrophic urban lake |
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Authors: | Daniel G Burden Ronald F Malone Paul Gremillion |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Civil Engineering, Louisiana State University, 70803 Baton Rouge, LA, USA;(2) International Science and Technology, 22090 Reston, VA, USA |
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Abstract: | Two summer intensive monitoring programs were conducted on a small Louisiana urban lake following restoration. Monitoring objectives were directed towards providing high resolution data needed to examine lake temporal and spatial variability. During the first year of post-restoration (1983), anaerobic conditions developed in the lake and a major fish kill (Ictalurus sp.) was observed. Total phosphorus concentrations at stations nearest the lake bottom were exceedingly high (>0.400 mg L–1), suggesting the source of phosphorus was sediment release. Monitoring conducted in 1984 indicated the re-establishment of high benthic demand and internal nutrient recycling patterns. Mean phosphorus levels increased by more than 50% over the observed 1983 values, while dissolved oxygen concentrations demonstrated gradients from surface to bottom and were consistently below 2.0 mg L–1 in the bottom waters. |
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