Factors affecting light penetration in shallow lakes

Autor: Sergiu Cristofor, Gheorghe Ignat, Angheluta Vadineanu, Constantin Ciubuc
Rok vydání: 1994
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Zdroj: Nutrient Dynamics and Biological Structure in Shallow Freshwater and Brackish Lakes ISBN: 9789048143603
Popis: Light conditions were studied in six lakes of the Danube Delta for a period of 2 years and were described as a function of 12 independent variables forming a data matrix with more than 1000 sample units. Light extinction was explained in percentage of 64% by phytoplankton, of 11 % by detritus, of 7% by zoo-plankton, of 1.4% by dissolved organic matter and of 0.15 by bacterioplankton. The influence of mineral particles was insignificant. Equations are produced here for the relationship to water turbulence, wind intensity and lake depth. The threshold for full water turbulence was between 7 and 8% for a fluctuation domain of critical winds of 3.2–5.4 m s −1 and for a depth domain of 1–3 m.
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