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- Title
Control of Algal Scum Using Top-Down Biomanipulation Approaches and Ecosystem Health Assessments for Efficient Reservoir Management.
- Authors
Kwang-Guk An; Jae-Yon Lee; Kumar, Hema K.; Sang-Jae Lee; Soon-Jin Hwang; Baik-Ho Kim; Young-Seuk Park; Kyung-Hoon Shin; Sangkyu Park; Han-Yong Um
- Abstract
The objectives of this study were algal control and health assessments in a temperate eutrophic reservoir. Laboratory and mesocosm-scale in situ top-down biomanipulation experiments using planktivorous fishes and filter-feeding macroinvertebrates were conducted along with identification of the limiting nutrient using nutrient enrichment bioassays (NEBs), and ecosystem health evaluation based on the modified index of biological integrity model (Reservoir Ecosystem Health Assessment; REHA). Nutrients and N/P ratio analyses during 5 years revealed that the reservoir was in a eutrophic–hypertrophic state and that the key limiting nutrients, based on the NEBs, varied among seasons. Reservoir trophic guilds indicated declines in sensitive and endemic fish species and dominance of tolerant omnivores. Model values from multimetric REHAs averaged 25.8, indicating that the ecological health was in “fair to poor” condition. Overall microcosm biomanipulation tests suggested that macroinvertebrates, specifically Palaemon paucidens and Caridina denticulata, were effective candidates for phytoplankton control, compared to fishes. In situ mesocosm experiments revealed the highest removal rates with bluegreen algae and a phytoplankton size fraction of 2–19 μm ( Re > 90%, Mann–Whitney U = 64.5–74.0, p < 0.01), the dominant fractions in the reservoir. Our biomanipulation technique may provide a key tool for efficient management and restoration of eutrophied reservoirs.
- Subjects
BIOMANIPULATION; WATER pollution monitoring; ECOSYSTEM management; ALGAE &; the environment; RESERVOIRS; ENVIRONMENTAL health; BIOLOGICAL assay; PHYTOPLANKTON populations; RESTORATION ecology; MANAGEMENT
- Publication
Water, Air & Soil Pollution, 2010, Vol 205, Issue 1-4, p3
- ISSN
0049-6979
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11270-009-0053-5