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Responses of aquatic plants to eutrophication in rivers: A revised conceptual model

Responses of aquatic plants to eutrophication in rivers: A revised conceptual model
Responses of aquatic plants to eutrophication in rivers: A revised conceptual model
Compared to research on eutrophication in lakes, there has been significantly less work carried out on rivers despite the importance of the topic. However, over the last decade, there has been a surge of interest in the response of aquatic plants to eutrophication in rivers. This is an area of applied research and the work has been driven by the widespread nature of the impacts and the significant opportunities for system remediation. A conceptual model has been put forward to describe how aquatic plants respond to eutrophication. Since the model was created, there have been substantial increases in our understanding of a number of the underlying processes. For example, we now know the threshold nutrient concentrations at which nutrients no longer limit algal growth. We also now know that the physical habitat template of rivers is a primary selector of aquatic plant communities. As such, nutrient enrichment impacts on aquatic plant communities are strongly influenced, both directly and indirectly, by physical habitat. A new conceptual model is proposed that incorporates these findings. The application of the model to management, system remediation, target setting, and our understanding of multi-stressor systems is discussed. We also look to the future and the potential for new numerical models to guide management.
Nutrients, Macrophyte, Eutrophication, Morphotype, Phosphorus
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O'Hare, Matthew T.
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O'Hare, Matthew T., Baattrup-Pedersen, Annette, Baumgarte, Inga, Freeman, Anna, Gunn, Ian D.M., Lazar, Attila, Sinclair, Raeannon, Wade, Andrew J. and Bowes, Michael J. (2018) Responses of aquatic plants to eutrophication in rivers: A revised conceptual model. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9, [451]. (doi:10.3389/fpls.2018.00451).

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Compared to research on eutrophication in lakes, there has been significantly less work carried out on rivers despite the importance of the topic. However, over the last decade, there has been a surge of interest in the response of aquatic plants to eutrophication in rivers. This is an area of applied research and the work has been driven by the widespread nature of the impacts and the significant opportunities for system remediation. A conceptual model has been put forward to describe how aquatic plants respond to eutrophication. Since the model was created, there have been substantial increases in our understanding of a number of the underlying processes. For example, we now know the threshold nutrient concentrations at which nutrients no longer limit algal growth. We also now know that the physical habitat template of rivers is a primary selector of aquatic plant communities. As such, nutrient enrichment impacts on aquatic plant communities are strongly influenced, both directly and indirectly, by physical habitat. A new conceptual model is proposed that incorporates these findings. The application of the model to management, system remediation, target setting, and our understanding of multi-stressor systems is discussed. We also look to the future and the potential for new numerical models to guide management.

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Accepted/In Press date: 22 March 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 26 April 2018
Keywords: Nutrients, Macrophyte, Eutrophication, Morphotype, Phosphorus

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Local EPrints ID: 420201
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/420201
ISSN: 1664-462X
PURE UUID: 3cd9eab8-c490-445f-b3d8-6ea31031c1be
ORCID for Attila Lazar: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-2033-2013

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Date deposited: 02 May 2018 16:30
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 04:13

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Author: Matthew T. O'Hare
Author: Annette Baattrup-Pedersen
Author: Inga Baumgarte
Author: Anna Freeman
Author: Ian D.M. Gunn
Author: Attila Lazar ORCID iD
Author: Raeannon Sinclair
Author: Andrew J. Wade
Author: Michael J. Bowes

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