https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2019.1894

Phosphorus dynamics in a subtropical coastal lake in Southern Brazil

Phosphorus dynamics in coastal lake

Vol. 79 No. 1 (2020)
Submitted: 6 February 2019
Accepted: 3 August 2019
Published: 11 November 2019
Phosphorus release, subtropical lake, sediment phosphorus, macroinvertebrates, Southern Brazil
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Aurea L. Lemes da Silva
aurealuizalemes@gmail.com
Departamento de Ecologia e Zoologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Mariana C. Hennemann
Departamento de Ecologia e Zoologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Laboratório de Ecologia de Águas Continentais, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Mauricio M. Petrucio
Departamento de Ecologia e Zoologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Laboratório de Ecologia de Águas Continentais, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Temporal and spatial variations of organic and inorganic forms of phosphorus in the sediments of a subtropical oligo-mesotrophic shallow lake were investigated in relation to water column parameters, sediment characteristics and benthic fauna. The main results found were: 1) Phosphorus (P)  concentration varied seasonally, with organic P and total P  increasing in the sediments in warmer periods; 2) Sediment spatial variation, in terms of grain size composition and organic matter content, influenced P concentrations; 3) quantities and qualities of P in the sediments were positively correlated with water parameters, especially DO and NO3, Chl-a,  water temperature, pH, and total P. Negative correlations were observed between %OP and DO in sites 1, 3 and 4, and with NO3 in sites 2, 3 and 4; 4) benthic functional feeding groups showed significant relationships with temporal variation in sediment P concentration, including gathering-collectors, shredders, filterers and filtering-collectors. The results suggest a high importance of temperature mediated control of sediment-P release, both directly, through its direct effects on primary production and decomposition rates, and indirectly through its effects on other water and sediment parameters, especially dissolved oxygen concentration.

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Michela Rogora, CNR-IRSA Verbania, Italy

Supporting Agencies

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq - Brazil), research grants 486177/2007-6 and 473572/2008-7

How to Cite

Lemes da Silva, Aurea L., Mariana C. Hennemann, and Mauricio M. Petrucio. 2019. “Phosphorus Dynamics in a Subtropical Coastal Lake in Southern Brazil: Phosphorus Dynamics in Coastal Lake”. Journal of Limnology 79 (1). https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2019.1894.

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