Trophic Transition in a Lake on the Virginia Coastal Plain
Pensa MA, Chambers RM. Trophic Transition in a Lake on the Virginia Coastal Plain. Journal Of Environmental Quality 2004, 33: 576-580. PMID: 15074809, DOI: 10.2134/jeq2004.5760.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVirginia Coastal PlainCoastal plainTrophic statusNutrient depositionChesapeake Bay drainage basinOrganic matter depositionBiogenic silica concentrationsYears of depositionAnalysis of sedimentsLake trophic statusBiogenic silicaDrainage basinSurface sedimentsStream deltasStream dischargeAllochthonous contributionsSediment analysisSmall lakesMatter depositionVertical profilesSpatial surveyDownstream watersP loadingSilica concentrationAlgal production