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Estonian Journal of Ecology
Phosphorus flux in Lake Peipsi sensu stricto, Eastern Europe; pp. 3–17
PDF | doi: 10.3176/eco.2009.1.01

Authors
Jaan-Mati Punning, Galina Kapanen
Abstract
Phosphorus distribution in sediments and monitoring data from Lake Peipsi sensu stricto (s.s.) were used to elucidate the distribution of P fractions in the lithological and geo­chemical composition of the lake’s sediments. The composition of P fractions in the sediment cores was rather constant in layers with porosity lower than 88%. The decay of biota during the compression and genesis of sediments leading to the liberation of P to interstitial water and its further diffusion along the concentration gradient towards the sediment–water surface are directed by environmental conditions. During phytoplankton blooms the release of P fractions from sediments may be as high as 875 tonnes of P in Lake Peipsi s.s. Calculations show that the average annual total P accumulation in Lake Peipsi s.s. is ca 270 mg m–2 y–1.
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