{"title":"A Limnological Yardstick based on phosphorus limitation","authors":"M. Hoyer, D. Canfield","doi":"10.1080/10402381.2022.2045400","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Hoyer MA, Canfield DE, Jr. 2022. A Limnological Yardstick based on phosphorus limitation. Lake Reserv Manage. 38:109–125. A new tool called a Limnological Yardstick was developed using long-term (15 to 35 yr) lake chemistry data collected by volunteers of the Florida LAKEWATCH program. This yardstick can assist managers of aquatic systems with identifying where there is a great probability that phosphorus is not only the limiting nutrient, but the limiting environmental factor. When a lake’s phosphorus–chlorophyll data lie below the yardstick’s lower 95% confidence interval, phosphorus may be the limiting nutrient but not the limiting environmental factor, indicating where phosphorus control strategies will most likely fail. The Limnological Yardstick cannot directly identify the limiting environmental factor(s), as this requires a thorough limnological study of the lake because each lake has unique properties. Limiting environmental factors discussed are nitrogen, true color (Pt-Co units), nonalgal suspended solids, flushing rate, and aquatic macrophytes. The potential impacts of limiting environmental factors on the classification of lake trophic state and eutrophication are also discussed.","PeriodicalId":18017,"journal":{"name":"Lake and Reservoir Management","volume":"38 1","pages":"109 - 125"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1000,"publicationDate":"2022-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Lake and Reservoir Management","FirstCategoryId":"93","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10402381.2022.2045400","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"LIMNOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Abstract Hoyer MA, Canfield DE, Jr. 2022. A Limnological Yardstick based on phosphorus limitation. Lake Reserv Manage. 38:109–125. A new tool called a Limnological Yardstick was developed using long-term (15 to 35 yr) lake chemistry data collected by volunteers of the Florida LAKEWATCH program. This yardstick can assist managers of aquatic systems with identifying where there is a great probability that phosphorus is not only the limiting nutrient, but the limiting environmental factor. When a lake’s phosphorus–chlorophyll data lie below the yardstick’s lower 95% confidence interval, phosphorus may be the limiting nutrient but not the limiting environmental factor, indicating where phosphorus control strategies will most likely fail. The Limnological Yardstick cannot directly identify the limiting environmental factor(s), as this requires a thorough limnological study of the lake because each lake has unique properties. Limiting environmental factors discussed are nitrogen, true color (Pt-Co units), nonalgal suspended solids, flushing rate, and aquatic macrophytes. The potential impacts of limiting environmental factors on the classification of lake trophic state and eutrophication are also discussed.
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Lake and Reservoir Management (LRM) publishes original, previously unpublished studies relevant to lake and reservoir management. Papers address the management of lakes and reservoirs, their watersheds and tributaries, along with the limnology and ecology needed for sound management of these systems. Case studies that advance the science of lake management or confirm important management concepts are appropriate as long as there is clearly described management significance. Papers on economic, social, regulatory and policy aspects of lake management are also welcome with appropriate supporting data and management implications. Literature syntheses and papers developing a conceptual foundation of lake and watershed ecology will be considered for publication, but there needs to be clear emphasis on management implications. Modeling papers will be considered where the model is properly verified but it is also highly preferable that management based on the model has been taken and results have been documented. Application of known models to yet another system without a clear advance in resultant management are unlikely to be accepted. Shorter notes that convey important early results of long-term studies or provide data relating to causative agents or management approaches that warrant further study are acceptable even if the story is not yet complete. All submissions are subject to peer review to assure relevance and reliability for management application.