Hydrobiologia

, Volume 268, Issue 1, pp 45–55 | Cite as

Endogenic development of sediments in a eutrophic lake

  • A. Jigorel
  • G. Bertru
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Abstract

Sedimentation in the Gouet reservoir (France), measured for 2 years at 8 stations, was maximal during summer, when river inputs were minimal. Physical and chemical conditions in the deposits indicate that the endogenous part of sedimentation was about 70% and resulted from significant diatom production. The high sedimentation rate on the bottom was favoured by the funnel morphology of the reservoir, the chronic lack of oxygen in the water column, and the repeated copper sulfate treatment. The former river meanders of the reservoir were the preferential deposit sites.

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traps allochthonous and autochthonous sediments granulometric features diatom ooze 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • A. Jigorel
    • 1
  • G. Bertru
    • 2
  1. 1.Mineralogy and Geotechnic LaboratoryINSARennesFrance
  2. 2.Evolution of Natural and Modified Systems LaboratoryUniversity of RennesRennesFrance

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