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BACTERIA‐ASSIMILABLE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, PHOSPHATE, AND ENHANCED GROWTH OF BACTERIA‐ASSOCIATED BLUE‐GREEN ALGAE 1
Author(s) -
Lunge Willy
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal of phycology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.85
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1529-8817
pISSN - 0022-3646
DOI - 10.1111/j.1529-8817.1973.tb04127.x
Subject(s) - eutrophication , biology , nutrient , algae , phosphorus , phosphate , limiting , bacteria , botany , ecology , environmental chemistry , biochemistry , paleontology , chemistry , mechanical engineering , organic chemistry , engineering
SUMMARY The complexities of algal physiology and nutrition make it likely that diverse and often substantial nutrient limitations will be required to control eutrophication in different situations. In defense of a policy exemplified by the generalization “phosphorus is the primary limiting nutrient in most lakes,” Schindler of the Canadian Freshwater Institute has misquotated the work of Lange. Key points of Lange's conclusions are properly quoted, and the reader is cautioned against an oversimplification of a single approach to algal control.