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Adapting the dynamic LakeMab model to simulate seasonal variations of phosphorus concentration in reservoirs: a case study of Lake Bultière (France)

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Controlling phosphorus is fundamental to limit the risk of eutrophication of continental aquatic ecosystems. Integrated modelling of its concentration in the aquatic continuum requires specific tools for water bodies. However, although simple static empirical models and complex biogeochemical models are numerous, there are few relatively simple and flexible models able to simulate seasonal variations in phosphorus concentrations in water bodies and particularly in reservoirs. In this study, the two-layer dynamic model, LakeMab, simulating phosphorus variations in water bodies, was enhanced to consider some tributary characteristics and reservoir specificities. It was then applied to the case of a reservoir in western France, Lake Bultière. Without any calibration, the modified model reproduced reasonably well seasonal variations in phosphorus concentration in the lake. A sensitivity analysis showed the importance of improvements related to reservoir functioning (outlet depth, water level fluctuations) and the smaller importance of those related to tributaries (variable concentrations, depth of riverine inputs). The model can easily be applied to diverse lentic systems and could be coupled to stream models, thereby making it a useful tool for managing water quality in lakes and reservoirs.

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Acknowledgements

This research was funded by Agence Française pour la Biodiversité. The authors are grateful to Vendée Eau for useful information about Lake Bultière.

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  1. Pôle R&D “ECLA”, Aix-en-Provence, France

    Vincent Roubeix, Jordi Prats, Nathalie Reynaud & Pierre-Alain Danis

  2. Irstea, Aix Marseille Univ, RECOVER, Aix-en-Provence, France

    Vincent Roubeix, Jordi Prats & Nathalie Reynaud

  3. Margaretha Kamprad Chair, Physics of Aquatic Systems Laboratory, EPFL-ENAC-IEE-APHYS, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Camille Minaudo

  4. Segula Technologies, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain

    Jordi Prats

  5. University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science/U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Chesapeake Bay Program, Cambridge, USA

    Qian Zhang

  6. Irstea, UR RiverLy, LHQ, Rue de la Doua, 69100, Villeurbanne, France

    Florentina Moatar

  7. OFB, Aix-en-Provence, France

    Pierre-Alain Danis

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Roubeix, V., Minaudo, C., Prats, J. et al. Adapting the dynamic LakeMab model to simulate seasonal variations of phosphorus concentration in reservoirs: a case study of Lake Bultière (France). Limnology 21, 233–244 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10201-019-00606-x

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