https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2024.2188

Management implications following the reconstruction of the small and shallow Lake Mustijärv (Estonia)

Vol. 83 (2024)
Submitted: 14 March 2024
Accepted: 25 October 2024
Published: 25 November 2024
ecosystem dynamics, nutrient loading, nutrient retention, longitudinal catchment study, sediment removal
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Olga Tammeorg
olga.tammeorg@helsinki.fi
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7616-3127
Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland.
Mina Kiani
Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Helsinki; Natural Resources Institute Finland, Helsinki, Finland.
Peeter Nõges
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2919-6038
Chair of Hydrobiology and Fishery, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia.
Kätlin Blank
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8084-5139
Chair of Hydrobiology and Fishery, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia.
Tõnu Feldmann
https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6182-9749
Estonian Environmental Research Centre, Tartu Department, Tartu, Estonia.
Juta Haberman
Chair of Hydrobiology and Fishery, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia.
Reet Laugaste
Chair of Hydrobiology and Fishery, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia.
Siim Seller
Chair of Hydrobiology and Fishery, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia.
Arvo Tuvikene
Chair of Hydrobiology and Fishery, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia.
Priit Tammeorg
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2949-6172
Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland.

Lake Mustijärv was reconstructed by sediment removal following an almost complete siltation. Here we evaluate challenges and opportunities for the management of the lake. We focused on the stream discharging to the lake (i.e., external loading), sediment retention in accumulation basins (i.e., internal processes) as well as the ecosystem-level response to stressors based on biological variables (phyto- and zooplankton, macrophytes, fishes and zoobenthos). Urban and agricultural inputs elevated ammonium and total phosphorus concentrations in the lake, challenging lake reconstruction efforts. Sediment transport highly increased the risk of faster filling of the lake, associated with upstream streambed excavation. Sediments trapped at the accumulation basins release nutrients that enhance eutrophication. We, however, observed a rapid recovery in fish, macrophytes, and zoobenthos, despite the significant disturbances. Lake Mustijärv is in eutrophic condition, reflected by phytoplankton (Pseudanabaena, Closteriopsis dominance) and zooplankton (Keratella, Polyarthra dominance) composition. To improve lake water quality will require controlling external nutrient inputs, underlining the importance of better coordinated activities between the local (lake restoration) and regional (catchment use) scales.  

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Supporting Agencies

Center for Environmental Investments SA, Päijät-Häme Regional Fund of Finnish Cultural Foundation, Maa- ja vesiteknikan tuki ry, PRG1167 of Estonian Research Council
Olga Tammeorg, Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Helsinki

Chair of Hydrobiology and Fishery, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia

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Tammeorg, Olga, Mina Kiani, Peeter Nõges, Kätlin Blank, Tõnu Feldmann, Juta Haberman, Reet Laugaste, Siim Seller, Arvo Tuvikene, and Priit Tammeorg. 2024. “Management Implications Following the Reconstruction of the Small and Shallow Lake Mustijärv (Estonia)”. Journal of Limnology 83 (1). https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2024.2188.
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