Abstract
Thirty-two two-station diel dissolved oxygen surveys were made in the experimental streams of the U.S. EPA Monticello Ecological Research Station. The data were analyzed by a numerical Dissolved Oxygen Routing Model (DORM) to determine total community respiratory and photosynthetic rates. The artificial channels consisted of pools and riffles and had pH of 8.0, 6.3 and 5.4. Community photosynthetic production and respiration ranged from highs of 14.8 and 10.7gm-2 day-1 to lows of 1.5 and 2.6gm-2 day-1 between June and September 1979. P/R ratios varied from 2.1 in May to 0.6 in August. Seasonal trends were affected by pH and/or age of the channel. The channels also exhibited large diel variations in photosynthetic efficiency, where dependence of photosynthetic production upon light was nonlinear and had a strong hysteresis. This hysteresis cannot be explained by physical processes and is attributed to several biological processes.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1589-1595 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Water Research |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1984 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Acknowledgement--This study was supported by Grant No. R-804736-01-1 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Duluth Environmental Research Laboratory, Dr Kenneth E. F. Hokanson, Project Officer. This paper has not been subjected to the EPA pier and policy review procedures.