『Abstract
Cultural eutrophication of lakes caused by excess phosphorus
(P) loading from agricultural areas is a persistent and serious
environmental problem. We quantified P flows in a watershed-lake
ecosystem using a simple mathematical model that coupled in-lake
and upland processes to assess and compare the long-term impacts
of various management strategies. Our model compares abatement
by in-lake strategies (such as increasing the flux of P from algae
to consumers and alum application) with riparian management to
decrease P flow and with balancing P budgets at the watershed
scale. All of these strategies are effective to some extent. However,
only reducing the amount of fertilizer P imported to the watershed
will decrease the total P in the system at steady state. Soil
P - a large reservoir with slow turnover rate - governs long-term
flux to the lake and must be decreased in size to maintain long-term
control of eutrophication.
Keywords: eutrophication; restoration; ecosystem model; phosphorus;
lake management; non-point source pollution.』
Introduction
Methods
Model structure
Parameter estimation
Parameter estimates
Standing stock P
Inputs
Outputs
Flows
Scenarios
Increasing the flux to consumers
Alum treatment
Riparian zone manipulation
Fertilizer imports
Results
P movement within the Lake Mendota watershed
Model sensitivity
Inputs and exports
Internal flows
Scenarios
No management change
Increased flux to consumers
Alum treatment
Riparian zones
Fertilizer import
Discussion
Acknowledgments
References