Phosphorus dynamics in shallow eutrophic lakes: An example from Zeekoevlei, South Africa

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 619, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-66

  Das, Supriyo Kumar ^a   Routh, Joyanto ^a   Roychoudhury, Alakendra N ^b   Val Klump, J ^c   Ranjan, Rajesh Kumar ^d  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^d JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Dredging; Lake; Phosphorus; Primary productivity; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CALCIUM; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; DESORPTION; DISSOLUTION; DYNAMICS; EUTROPHICATION; LAKES; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WATER;

BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; DISSOLVED PHOSPHATES; EUTROPHIC LAKES; FRESHWATER LAKES; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; OVERLYING WATERS; P RETENTIONS; PHOSPHORUS DYNAMICS; PORE WATERS; PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; REDOX CONDITIONS; REMINERALISATION; SHALLOW LAKES; SOUTH AFRICA; SURFACE SEDIMENTS;

SEDIMENTS;

ADSORPTION; BACTERIUM; BIOMINERALIZATION; CALCIUM; DESORPTION; DREDGING; EUTROPHICATION; IRON; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LIMESTONE; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REDOX CONDITIONS; RESUSPENSION; SEDIMENTATION; WATER COLUMN;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE; ZEEKOEVLEI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 57649155732     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-008-9600-0     Document Type: Article

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