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Airborne litterfall as a source of organic matter in lakes 1
Author(s) -
Gasith A.,
Hosier A. D.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1976.21.2.0253
Subject(s) - environmental science , plant litter , eutrophication , organic matter , litter , shore , total organic carbon , hydrology (agriculture) , ecology , oceanography , ecosystem , nutrient , geology , biology , geotechnical engineering
An evaluation of the importance of airborne litterfall as a source of organic matter in lakes is suggested, based on tho input of the airborne litterfall relative to the contribution from autochthonous primary production and the ratio of the shoreline to the lake area. The results suggest that airborne litterfall could be important (at least 10% of phytoplankton production) in oligotrophic and very small eutrophic lakes. This evaluation may be useful in studies of organic matter budgets of aquatic systems to indicate whether airborne litterfall may be potentially important as a source of carbon and should be directly measured.