Factors controlling hydrochemical and trophic state variables in 86 shallow lakes in Europe
(2003) International Conference on Limnology of Shallow Lakes 506(1-3). p.51-58- Abstract
- In order to disentangle the causes of variations in water chemistry among European shallow lakes, we performed standardised sampling programs in 86 lakes along a latitudinal gradient from southern Spain to northern Sweden. Lakes with an area of 0.1 to 27000 ha and mean depth of 0.4-5.6 m located in low to high altitudes were investigated within the EC project ECOFRAME 1-4 times during June-October 2000-2001. Several variables like conductivity, alkalinity, abundance of submerged plants, concentrations of suspended solids, total nitrogen and phosphorus were latitude-dependent decreasing from south to north. Secchi depth, concentrations of total nitrogen, total phosphorus, suspended solids, and chlorophyll a correlated strongly with the... (More)
- In order to disentangle the causes of variations in water chemistry among European shallow lakes, we performed standardised sampling programs in 86 lakes along a latitudinal gradient from southern Spain to northern Sweden. Lakes with an area of 0.1 to 27000 ha and mean depth of 0.4-5.6 m located in low to high altitudes were investigated within the EC project ECOFRAME 1-4 times during June-October 2000-2001. Several variables like conductivity, alkalinity, abundance of submerged plants, concentrations of suspended solids, total nitrogen and phosphorus were latitude-dependent decreasing from south to north. Secchi depth, concentrations of total nitrogen, total phosphorus, suspended solids, and chlorophyll a correlated strongly with the presumed quality classes of the lakes. We came to the conclusion that the variability of shallow lakes in Europe is still mostly dependent on natural differences. Variables connected to lake morphometry, seasonality, basin geology and climate explained altogether nearly half of the total variability of lakes. The trophic state factor, describing mostly the human influence on lakes, was the strongest single factor responsible for nearly a quarter of the total variability of the studied European lakes. (Less)
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- author
- Noges, P
; Noges, T
; Tuvikene, L
; Smal, H
; Ligeza, S
; Kornijow, R
; Peczula, W
; Becares, E
; Garcia-Criado, F
; Alvarez-Carrera, C
; Fernandez-Alaez, C
; Ferriol, C
; Miracle, RM
; Vicente, E
; Romo, S
; Van Donk, E
; van de Bund, W
; Jensen, JP
; Gross, EM
; Hansson, Lars-Anders
LU
; Gyllström, Mikael
LU
; Nykanen, M
; de Eyto, E
; Irvine, K
; Stephen, D
; Collins, S
and Moss, B
(Less) - organization
- publishing date
- 2003
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- hydrochemistry, European shallow lakes, latitude, ecological status
- host publication
- Hydrobiologia
- volume
- 506
- issue
- 1-3
- pages
- 51 - 58
- publisher
- Springer
- conference name
- International Conference on Limnology of Shallow Lakes
- conference location
- Balatonfured, Hungary
- conference dates
- 2002-05-25 - 2002-05-30
- external identifiers
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- wos:000188455600008
- scopus:7244259852
- ISSN
- 0018-8158
- 1573-5117
- DOI
- 10.1023/B:HYDR.0000008541.36537.51
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- e1eb9bbb-da1a-4a55-9043-a130b784d8ff (old id 136696)
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abstract = {{In order to disentangle the causes of variations in water chemistry among European shallow lakes, we performed standardised sampling programs in 86 lakes along a latitudinal gradient from southern Spain to northern Sweden. Lakes with an area of 0.1 to 27000 ha and mean depth of 0.4-5.6 m located in low to high altitudes were investigated within the EC project ECOFRAME 1-4 times during June-October 2000-2001. Several variables like conductivity, alkalinity, abundance of submerged plants, concentrations of suspended solids, total nitrogen and phosphorus were latitude-dependent decreasing from south to north. Secchi depth, concentrations of total nitrogen, total phosphorus, suspended solids, and chlorophyll a correlated strongly with the presumed quality classes of the lakes. We came to the conclusion that the variability of shallow lakes in Europe is still mostly dependent on natural differences. Variables connected to lake morphometry, seasonality, basin geology and climate explained altogether nearly half of the total variability of lakes. The trophic state factor, describing mostly the human influence on lakes, was the strongest single factor responsible for nearly a quarter of the total variability of the studied European lakes.}},
author = {{Noges, P and Noges, T and Tuvikene, L and Smal, H and Ligeza, S and Kornijow, R and Peczula, W and Becares, E and Garcia-Criado, F and Alvarez-Carrera, C and Fernandez-Alaez, C and Ferriol, C and Miracle, RM and Vicente, E and Romo, S and Van Donk, E and van de Bund, W and Jensen, JP and Gross, EM and Hansson, Lars-Anders and Gyllström, Mikael and Nykanen, M and de Eyto, E and Irvine, K and Stephen, D and Collins, S and Moss, B}},
booktitle = {{Hydrobiologia}},
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language = {{eng}},
number = {{1-3}},
pages = {{51--58}},
publisher = {{Springer}},
title = {{Factors controlling hydrochemical and trophic state variables in 86 shallow lakes in Europe}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/B:HYDR.0000008541.36537.51}},
doi = {{10.1023/B:HYDR.0000008541.36537.51}},
volume = {{506}},
year = {{2003}},
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