Historical Phosphorus Kinetics and Ambient Orthophosphate Concentrations in the St. Lawrence Great Lakes Erie, Huron, Michigan, St. Clair, and Superior by a Modified Inverse Isotope Dilution Method
Historical measurements of phosphate turnover and uptake confirm that bacterioplankton dominate phosphate dynamics at ambient steady state conditions in all but the most eutrophic samples, but phytoplankton exhibits increased control at phosphate additions as low as +10 nM. The results are consisten...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2025-03-01
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| Series: | Limnological Review |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2300-7575/25/2/10 |
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| Summary: | Historical measurements of phosphate turnover and uptake confirm that bacterioplankton dominate phosphate dynamics at ambient steady state conditions in all but the most eutrophic samples, but phytoplankton exhibits increased control at phosphate additions as low as +10 nM. The results are consistent with the theory that uptake mechanisms of bacterioplankton become saturated as soon as phosphate concentrations are elevated above ambient levels. Uptake dynamics were consistent with multiphasic kinetics by bacterioplankton versus phytoplankton. Temperature dependence of phosphate turnover was demonstrated for Lake Superior but not for other Great Lakes in which temperatures were largely homogeneous. Ambient concentrations of orthophosphate were estimated by an inverse isotope dilution method that indicated concentrations ranged from roughly 1 to 7 nM across all the lakes surveyed. |
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| ISSN: | 2300-7575 |