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Physico-chemical environment, phytoplankton biomass and production in oligotrophic, softwater lake kalgaard, Denmark

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Water chemistry of Lake Kalgaard in 1976–77 was characterized by low concentrations of total-CO2 and inorganic nutrients. The ionic composition resembled that of precipitation (Na>Ca>Mg >K and Cl>SO4>HCO3). The seasonal pattern of total-CO2 and PO4 was regulated by internal processes and maximum concentrations as a result of decomposition processes occurred during summer stagnation. NO3 concentrations showed the opposite pattern and were relatively high from late autumn through spring and were extremely low during summer. Total-P and PO4 increased during summer due to release from the sediment. The phytoplankton biomass of surface water was low. The water chemistry suggested a shift from N-limitation of phytoplankton during summer to P-limitation at other seasons. Maximum algal concentrations occurred at 6 m during summer, probably due to a supply of nutrients (especially NH4) from deeper layers. Phytoplankton productivity was often bimodal, with an upper maximum at depths of 0 or 2 m and a second maximum at 6 m.

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  2. Freshwater Biological Laboratory University of Copenhagen, 51 Helsingørsgade, 3400, Hillerød, Denmark

    Morten Søndergaard & Kaj Sand-Jensen

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Søndergaard, M., Sand-Jensen, K. Physico-chemical environment, phytoplankton biomass and production in oligotrophic, softwater lake kalgaard, Denmark. Hydrobiologia 63, 241–253 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00023628

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