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Eutrophication and Land Use

Lake Dillon, Colorado

Authors:

  1. William M. Lewis

    1. Department of Environmental, Population, and Organismic Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

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  2. James F. Saunders

    1. Department of Environmental, Population, and Organismic Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

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  3. David W. Crumpacker

    1. Department of Environmental, Population, and Organismic Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

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  4. Charles M. Brendecke

    1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

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Part of the book series: Ecological Studies (ECOLSTUD, volume 46)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • William M. Lewis Jr., James F. Saunders III, David W. Crumpacker Sr., Charles M. Brendecke
    Pages 1-3

  3. Design of the Study

    • William M. Lewis Jr., James F. Saunders III, David W. Crumpacker Sr., Charles M. Brendecke
    Pages 5-11

  4. Methods

    • William M. Lewis Jr., James F. Saunders III, David W. Crumpacker Sr., Charles M. Brendecke
    Pages 13-23

  5. Physical Variables and Major Ion Chemistry of the Lake

    • William M. Lewis Jr., James F. Saunders III, David W. Crumpacker Sr., Charles M. Brendecke
    Pages 25-43

  6. Phosphorus and Nitrogen in Lake Water and Sediments

    • William M. Lewis Jr., James F. Saunders III, David W. Crumpacker Sr., Charles M. Brendecke
    Pages 45-55

  7. Particulates and Phytoplankton Biomass

    • William M. Lewis Jr., James F. Saunders III, David W. Crumpacker Sr., Charles M. Brendecke
    Pages 57-72

  8. Zooplankton

    • William M. Lewis Jr., James F. Saunders III, David W. Crumpacker Sr., Charles M. Brendecke
    Pages 73-76

  9. Photosynthesis and Oxygen Consumption in the Water Column

    • William M. Lewis Jr., James F. Saunders III, David W. Crumpacker Sr., Charles M. Brendecke
    Pages 77-87

  10. Nutrient Enrichment Studies

    • William M. Lewis Jr., James F. Saunders III, David W. Crumpacker Sr., Charles M. Brendecke
    Pages 89-95

  11. Horizontal Spatial Variation in the Lake

    • William M. Lewis Jr., James F. Saunders III, David W. Crumpacker Sr., Charles M. Brendecke
    Pages 97-106

  12. Overview of Limnology and Trophic Status

    • William M. Lewis Jr., James F. Saunders III, David W. Crumpacker Sr., Charles M. Brendecke
    Pages 107-111

  13. Chemistry of Nutrient Sources as They Enter the Lake

    • William M. Lewis Jr., James F. Saunders III, David W. Crumpacker Sr., Charles M. Brendecke
    Pages 113-130

  14. Total Nutrient Loading of the Lake

    • William M. Lewis Jr., James F. Saunders III, David W. Crumpacker Sr., Charles M. Brendecke
    Pages 131-139

  15. Nutrient Export in Relation to Land Use

    • William M. Lewis Jr., James F. Saunders III, David W. Crumpacker Sr., Charles M. Brendecke
    Pages 141-154

  16. Separation of Nutrient Sources within the Watershed

    • William M. Lewis Jr., James F. Saunders III, David W. Crumpacker Sr., Charles M. Brendecke
    Pages 155-166

  17. Modelling

    • William M. Lewis Jr., James F. Saunders III, David W. Crumpacker Sr., Charles M. Brendecke
    Pages 167-177

  18. Using the Model for Prediction

    • William M. Lewis Jr., James F. Saunders III, David W. Crumpacker Sr., Charles M. Brendecke
    Pages 179-187

  19. Summary

    • William M. Lewis Jr., James F. Saunders III, David W. Crumpacker Sr., Charles M. Brendecke
    Pages 189-192

  20. Back Matter

    Pages 193-203
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About this book

Nutrient enrichment (eutrophication) is a major theme in freshwater ecology. Some themes come and go, but the inevitable release of phosphorus and nitrogen that ac­ companies human presence seems to ensure that eutrophication will not soon become an outmoded subject of study. Eutrophication raises issues that range from the pressingly practical problems of phosphorus removal to the very fundamental ecological questions surrounding biological community regulation by resource supply. Although it is possible to take a reductionist approach to some aspects of eutrophication, the study of eutro­ phication is fundamentally a branch of ecosystem ecology. To understand eutrophication in a given setting, one is inevitably forced to consider physical, chemical, and biological phenomena together. Thus while eutrophication is the focus of our study of Lake Dillon, we have assumed that a broad base of lirnnological information is a prerequisite foundation. Eutrophication of a lake can be studied strictly from a lirnnological perspective. If so, the nutrient income of the lake is quantified but the sources are combined within a black box whose only important feature is total loading. It is also possible, however, to treat the watershed and lake as equally important components of a hybrid system. In this case the nutrient sources must be dissected and their variability and dependence on key factors such as runoff must be quantified.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Environmental, Population, and Organismic Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

    William M. Lewis, James F. Saunders, David W. Crumpacker

  • Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

    Charles M. Brendecke

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