Responses of aquatic plants to eutrophication in rivers: a revised conceptual model
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Abstract
Compared to research on eutrophication in lakes, there has been significantly less work carried out on rivers despite the importance of the topic. However, over the last decade, there has been a surge of interest in the response of aquatic plants to eutrophication in rivers. This is an area of applied research and the work has been driven by the widespread nature of the impacts and the significant opportunities for system remediation. A conceptual model has been put forward to describe how aquatic plants respond to eutrophication. Since the model was created, there have been substantial increases in our understanding of a number of the underlying processes. For example, we now know the threshold nutrient concentrations at which nutrients no longer limit algal growth. We also now know that the physical habitat template of rivers is a primary selector of aquatic plant communities. As such, nutrient enrichment impacts on aquatic plant communities are strongly influenced, both directly and indirectly, by physical habitat. A new conceptual model is proposed that incorporates these findings. The application of the model to management, system remediation, target setting, and our understanding of multi-stressor systems is discussed. We also look to the future and the potential for new numerical models to guide management.
Date Issued
2018-04-26
Date Acceptance
2018-03-22
Citation
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018, 9
ISSN
1664-462X
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Frontiers Media S.A.
Journal / Book Title
Frontiers in Plant Science
Volume
9
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© 2018 O’Hare, Baattrup-Pedersen, Baumgarte, Freeman, Gunn, Lázár, Sinclair, Wade and Bowes. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Subjects
ALGAL BIOMASS
CLIMATE-CHANGE
DANISH LAKES
ECOSYSTEM MODEL
EPIPHYTE DYNAMICS
eutrophication
IN-STREAM PHOSPHORUS
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
macrophyte
morphotype
nutrient
NUTRIENT LIMITATION
PERIPHYTON BIOMASS
phosphorus
PHYTOPLANKTON DYNAMICS
Plant Sciences
Science & Technology
TROPHIC STATE
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
Switzerland
Article Number
451
Date Publish Online
2018-04-26