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Amazon lakes: Water storage and nutrient stripping by algae 1

Author(s) -

Fisher Thomas R.,

Parsley Patricia E.

Publication year - 1979

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.1979.24.3.0547

Subject(s) - amazon rainforest , nutrient , environmental science , phytoplankton , water year , nitrate , phosphate , hydrology (agriculture) , ecology , water resources , geology , chemistry , biology , geotechnical engineering , organic chemistry

During the annual 10‐m rise in water level, water from the Amazon River floods into bordering nutrient‐poor lakes, and river‐derived nitrate (12 µ M) and phosphate (0.9 µ M) are utilized during intense phytoplankton growth. The influence of the nutrient‐rich water appears to extend laterally in a 50‐km band, creating a ribbon of highly pro ductive lakes along its length that, in turn, may have a significant impact on Amazon water chemistry.

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