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Switches Between Clear and Turbid Water States in a Biomanipulated Lake (1986–1996): The Role of Herbivory on Macrophytes

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The Structuring Role of Submerged Macrophytes in Lakes

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 131))

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Shallow lakes may display alternate stable states over a range of nutrient concentrations, a clearwater state dominated by aquatic vegetation, and a turbid state characterized by high algal biomass (Scheffer et al., 1993). This may have important implications for the possibilities of restoring eutrophied shallow lakes.

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  1. Department of Lake and Estuarine Ecology, National Environmental Research Institute, DK-8600, Silkeborg, Denmark

    Erik Jeppesen  & Morten Søndergaard  & 

  2. Freshwater Biological Laboratory, University of Copenhagen, DK-3400, Hillerød, Denmark

    Martin Søndergaard  & Kirsten Christoffersen  & 

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Van Donk, E. (1998). Switches Between Clear and Turbid Water States in a Biomanipulated Lake (1986–1996): The Role of Herbivory on Macrophytes. In: Jeppesen, E., Søndergaard, M., Søndergaard, M., Christoffersen, K. (eds) The Structuring Role of Submerged Macrophytes in Lakes. Ecological Studies, vol 131. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0695-8_19

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