Sources and fate of nutrients in a subtropical reservoir |
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Authors: | Email author" target="_blank">Michele?A?BurfordEmail author Susanne?A?Green Andrew?J?Cook Suzanne?A?Johnson Jason?G?Kerr Katherine?R?O’Brien |
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Institution: | (1) Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, 4111, Australia;(2) EDAW AECOM, Level 6/171 George Street, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia;(3) Seqwater, 240 Ann St, Brisbane, QLD, 4002, Australia;(4) Department of Geography, Trent University, Peterborough, ON, Canada;(5) School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia |
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Abstract: | This study examined the sources and fate of nutrient inputs from two principal tributaries to the eutrophic subtropical Wivenhoe
reservoir: an unregulated river and a dammed river with regular releases, during a period of declining reservoir water levels.
Nutrient budgets were constructed over a period of 6 years, and combined with short-term data on nutrient concentrations and
forms, and δ15N stable isotope data. Our study found that over a 6 year period, there was net retention of phosphorus (P) in the reservoir,
with 60% of inputs retained. Most of the P input load came from the unregulated river, with an agricultural catchment, during
periods of high flow. During one event half of the total TP load from the unregulated river in the study period was delivered
in only 12 days. Much of the P was dissolved inorganic P (DIP) and was derived from high P concentrations in soils and sediments.
This highlights the importance of appropriate catchment management practices to reduce P losses from terrestrial systems because
retention of P in reservoir sediments reduces the availability of this nutrient for agricultural production. In contrast,
there was negligible retention of nitrogen (N). The unregulated river was an important source of N derived from N fixation
in the river and adjacent soils, while the source from the dammed river was mostly reprocessed N. The high retention of P
relative to N is consistent with relatively higher accumulation of P in sediments. |
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