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Allochthonous plant litter as a source of organic material in an oligotrophic lake (Llyn Frongoch)

✍ Scribed by R.D.G. Hanlon


Book ID
104614708
Publisher
Springer
Year
1981
Tongue
English
Weight
339 KB
Volume
80
Category
Article
ISSN
1573-5141

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✦ Synopsis


The importance of airborne plant litterfall as a source of organic material was evaluated for a small oligotrophic lake. The airborne plant litter input was estimated to be 100 kg yr' (45 kg C. yr-t), which represents approximately 5% of the phytoplankton productivity. The quantity of plant litter entering the lake followed an exponential decline with distance from the shore.