The Influence of Chironomus plumosus Larvae on Nutrient Fluxes and Phosphorus Fractions in Aluminum Treated Lake Sediment |
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Authors: | Frede Ø Andersen Michael Jørgensen Henning S Jensen |
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Institution: | (1) Institute of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark |
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Abstract: | One of the methods to diminish the internal phosphorus (P) loading is inactivation of P by aluminum (Al). After addition of
Al to lake water an Al(OH)3 floc is formed, which settles to the bottom and initially form a lid on the sediment surface. The effects of Chironomus
plumosus larvae on sediment nutrient fluxes and P binding-sites in the sediment after addition of Al were tested. C.
plumosus larvae were added to sediment cores in which sediment–water fluxes of nutrients were measured four times. After one month,
the sediment was sectioned with depth and P fractions were measured by sequential chemical extraction. The chironomids created
burrows through the Al layer which caused a significantly increased efflux of P from the Al treated sediment, because the
P had only limited contact to the added Al. The chironomids also affected the P fractions in the sediment by their bioturbating
activity. Thus, they caused increased Al concentrations in the upper part of the Al treated sediment. This created an enhanced
contact between Al and P in the upper 7 cm of the sediment and, as a result, an increased binding of P to Al and a lowered
porewater P. The DIP efflux is therefore expected to be lowered after the initial phase. Al had no effects on the nitrogen
fluxes, but the chironomids enhanced the release, and decreased the release or increased the uptake by the sediments. |
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Keywords: | bioirrigation bioturbation chironomids lake restoration nitrogen phosphorus sediment |
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