The influence of macrophytes on sediment resuspension and the effect of associated nutrients in a shallow and large lake (Lake Taihu, China).

A yearlong campaign to examine sediment resuspension was conducted in large, shallow and eutrophic Lake Taihu, China, to investigate the influence of vegetation on sediment resuspension and its nutrient effects. The study was conducted at 6 sites located in both phytoplankton-dominated zone and macr...

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Main Authors: Mengyuan Zhu, Guangwei Zhu, Leena Nurminen, Tingfeng Wu, Jianming Deng, Yunlin Zhang, Boqiang Qin, Anne-Mari Ventelä
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4452177?pdf=render