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Factors Limiting Productivity of Freshwater Ecosystems

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Advances in Microbial Ecology

Part of the book series: Advances in Microbial Ecology ((AMIE,volume 6))

Abstract

In considering environmental factors potentially limiting microbial productivity in fresh water, the spectrum of physical, chemical, and resulting biological properties distinguishing individual ecosystems must be realized and identified. The physical individuality of an aquatic ecosystem is a product of its geological origin and its geophysical (climatic and morphological) conditioning. Specific geochemical events, such as tectonic activity, volcanism, and weathering, have profound impacts on shaping the chemical environment (Hutchinson, 1957; Golterman, 1975a). Biological activity, particularly the redox transformations of growth-limiting elements, additionally modifies the chemical environment (Golterman, 1975a; Wetzel, 1975). Interactions of the general processes outlined above are largely responsible for shaping the biotic environment, including constraints on its productivity and diversity.

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Paerl, H.W. (1982). Factors Limiting Productivity of Freshwater Ecosystems. In: Marshall, K.C. (eds) Advances in Microbial Ecology. Advances in Microbial Ecology, vol 6. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8318-9_3

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