Intrinsic processes causing periodic changes in stability in a shallow biomanipulated lake
István Tátrai A E , Ágnes I. György A B , Kálmán Mátyás C , János Korponai C , Piroska Pomogyi C , Ágnes Vári A , Vilmos Józsa D and Gergely Boros A
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A Balaton Limnological Research Institute, H-8237 Tihany, Hungary.
B Pannon University, Limnology Department, H-8200 Veszprém, Hungary.
C Transdanubian Water Authority, Kis-Balaton Laboratory, H-8360 Keszthely, Hungary.
D Research Institute for Fisheries and Irrigation, H-5540 Szarvas, Hungary.
E Corresponding author. Email: tatrai@tres.blki.hu
Marine and Freshwater Research 62(2) 197-204 https://doi.org/10.1071/MF10245
Submitted: 18 September 2010 Accepted: 10 January 2011 Published: 24 February 2011
Abstract
Shallow lakes experience alternative states in their biotic organisation over time. In this study, we analysed a long-term dataset on the recovery from eutrophication of a shallow hypertrophic lake (Lake Major, Hungary) following fish manipulation. Disturbances in the food web triggered a shift, markedly affecting both abiotic and biotic variables. Clear and turbid states of Lake Major over the period 1999–2009 were defined by concentrations of chlorophyll-a. Lake Major in a clear-water state had higher transparency and submerged macrophyte cover, lower turbidity and fish biomass, and total phosphorus was relatively low compared to that shown during the turbid-water state. It follows from our study that a regime shift from a turbid state to a clear state can be expected in response to fish manipulation. Reduction in fish biomass increases light conditions, decreases internal nutrient loading and promotes macrophyte dispersion. Food-web effects appear to be considerable in these shallow lakes containing benthic fishes. The roles of phosphorus and submerged macrophytes are essential in maintenance of alternative states of vegetation in shallow lakes of various climatic zones.
Additional keyword: stable states.
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