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The Chaoborus pump: Migrating phantom midge larvae sustain hypolimnetic oxygen deficiency and nutrient internal loading in lakes
Kam Tang 
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Sabine Flury,
Hans-Peter Grossart,
Daniel F. McGinnis
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Sabine Flury,
Hans-Peter Grossart,
Daniel F. McGinnis
Water Research, Volume: 122, Pages: 36 - 41
Swansea University Author:
Kam Tang
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DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.watres.2017.05.058
Abstract
The Chaoborus pump: Migrating phantom midge larvae sustain hypolimnetic oxygen deficiency and nutrient internal loading in lakes
| Published in: | Water Research |
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| ISSN: | 00431354 |
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2017
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34000 |
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Many lakes world-wide are increasingly impacted by eutrophication and deoxygenation. This paper, combining empirical data and modelling, shows that diurnal migrating Chaoborus, which is highly abundant in eutrophic lakes with hypoxic bottom water, can sustain oxygen deficiency and nutrient internal loading in lakes. This "Chaoborus pump" effectively counteract lake management and remediation efforts that rely on curbing external nutrient input and artificial aeration. The results of the study call for a new strategy in lake remediation. |
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Faculty of Science and Engineering |
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36 |
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41 |