| eutrophic |
Relatively high amounts of nutrients (phosphorus and nitrogen) in the water column. Although eutrophic conditions occur naturally in the late stages of many lakes, rapid increases in nutrients due to human activities can destabilize aquatic food webs because plants and aquatic organisms cannot adjust to rapid changes in nutrient levels. The state of a well-nourished, productive lake that typically exhibits low levels of dissolved oxygen.
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| eutrophication |
changes that occur after a water body receives nutrient inputs; usually includes high biological productivity resulting in reduced visibility of the water and decreased oxygen supply
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| eutrophication |
the process whereby receiving waters become hyper-enriched by nutrient inputs, resulting in excessive plant growth and oxygen depletion.
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| eutrophication |
Excessive plant and algae growth (especially in lakes) caused by elevated nutrient levels.
Ãâó: www.pce.govt.nz/reports/pce_reports_glossary.shtml
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| eutrophication |
Too many nutrients entering an ecosystem (nutrient loading) can cause large algal blooms or other growth spurts followed by natural die-off and decay which results in a decreased amount of oxygen available. This can lead to a dangerous cycle of die-offs, which use oxygen in the decay process leading to more die-offs due to low oxygen levels.
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