Nitrogen and phosphorus limitation of phytoplankton growth in New Zealand lakes: Implications for eutrophication control

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Nitrogen and phosphorus limitation of phytoplankton growth in New Zealand lakes: Implications for eutrophication control

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We examine macronutrient limitation in New Zealand (NZ) lakes where, contrary to the phosphorus (P) only control paradigm, nitrogen (N) control is widely adopted to alleviate eutrophication. A review of published results of nutrient enrichment experiments showed that N more frequently limited lake productivity than P; however, stoichiometric analysis of a sample of 121 NZ lakes indicates that the majority (52.9%) of lakes have a mean ratio of total nitrogen (TN) to total phosphorus (TP) (by m...

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2010

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Abell, Jonathan Michael / Özkundakci, Deniz / Hamilton, David P.

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https://hdl.handle.net/10289/4743

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enrichment / European Union / lake restoration / N:P ratio / nutrient stoichiometry / phosphorus paradigm / water quality

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