Continental-scale effects of phytoplankton and non-phytoplankton turbidity on macrophyte occurrence in shallow lakes.

ABSTRACT: Submerged macrophytes are key components of shallow lake biological communities, and their presence has been associated with a predominantly clear-water state. Conversely, lakes lacking macrophytes are often turbid with elevated phytoplankton abundance. One main mechanism that influences the presence or absence of submerged macrophytes is turbidity that reduces the light available to macrophytes. Increases in turbidity can be caused by increased phytoplankton abundance and by increased concentrations of suspended inorganic sediment and understanding the relative contributions of these two factors can inform efforts to manage the effects of increased turbidity on macrophyte occurrence. Here, a continental scale data set is analyzed to quantify the effects of macrophytes on turbidity that or

SUBMITTER: Yuan LL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8340603 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature