Quantitative assessment of the effects of human activities on phytoplankton communities in lakes and reservoirs
| Autor: | H. Ren, N.F. Shao, S.T. Yang, P. Feng, W.L. Liu, Z.S. Zhang, Changsen Zhao, Y.R. Ge |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Environmental Engineering
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Nitrogen 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Algal bloom Aquatic plant Phytoplankton Environmental Chemistry Humans Ecosystem Water Pollutants Waste Management and Disposal 0105 earth and related environmental sciences business.industry Aquatic ecosystem fungi food and beverages Agriculture Phosphorus Plankton Eutrophication Pollution Fishery Lakes Environmental science Water quality business Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | The Science of the total environment. 665 |
| ISSN: | 1879-1026 |
| Popis: | Global algal blooms have been severely threatening safety of drinking water and development of socio-economy. Effective prevention and accurate control of algal blooms require a quantitative assessment of the influence of human activities and identification of priority areas. However, previous studies on the quantitative assessment of the effects of human activities on algal communities are lacking, severely hindering the effective and precise control of algal blooms. This paper proposes a quantitative assessment model to evaluate the impact intensity of human activities on phytoplankton. Applications showed that the proliferation of phytoplankton were more limited by nutrients such as total phosphorus and ammonia where waters are less influenced by human activities, yet were less limited by these nutrients where there are highly intensive human activities. The density of phytoplankton in waters increased with an increase in human activity intensity, particularly in concentrated agricultural areas, which are priority areas for the prevention and control of algal blooms. The methodologies can clearly identify key areas for algal bloom prevention and control and can provide scientific evidence for water and nutrient management throughout the world, reducing the risk of algal blooms and ensuring aquatic ecosystem health and potable water safety. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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