Wind-induced sediment resuspension as a potential factor sustaining eutrophication in large and shallow Lake Peipsi

• Published in: Aquatic sciences Vol. 75; no. 4; pp. 559 - 570
• Main Authors: Tammeorg, Olga, Niemistö, Juha, Möls, Tõnu, Laugaste, Reet, Panksep, Kristel, Kangur, Külli
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel Springer Basel 01.10.2013; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Biological and medical sciences; Biomedical and Life Sciences; chlorophyll; Ecology; Eutrophication; Fresh water ecosystems; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; Lakes; Life Sciences; Limnology; Marine & Freshwater Sciences; Oceanography; Phosphorus; Research Article; sampling; Sediment samplers; Sediment transport; Sedimentation; Sedimentation & deposition; sediments; Suspended solids; Synecology; Water levels; Water quality; Water temperature; Wind speed; Estonia, Peipsi L; Gross sedimentation; Internal loading of total phosphorus; Large and shallow lake; Sediment resuspension; Temporal and spatial variations; Wind; Environmental factor; Phosphorus; Sediments; Spatial variation; Shallow water; Sedimentation; Time variation; Eutrophication; Freshwater environment; Aquatic environment; Loading; Lakes

Using sediment traps, we aimed to elucidate the temporal and spatial variations in sediment fluxes in large and shallow Lake Peipsi, over the May to October 2011 period, and analyze the factors behind those variations. The effects of weather factors (mean and maximum wind velocity, water level and w...