Algal blooms and the nitrogen-enrichment hypothesis in Florida springs: evidence, alternatives, and adaptive management

• Published in: Ecological applications Vol. 20; no. 3; p. 816
• Main Authors: Heffernan, James B, Liebowitz, Dina M, Frazer, Thomas K, Evans, Jason M, Cohen, Matthew J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2010
• Subjects: Animals; Ecosystem; Eukaryota - growth & development; Eukaryota - metabolism; Eutrophication; Florida; Nitrates - metabolism; Oxygen - metabolism; Rivers - microbiology; Florida

Contradictions between system-specific evidence and broader paradigms to explain ecosystem behavior present a challenge for natural resource management. In Florida (U.S.A.) springs, increasing nitrate (NO3-) concentrations have been implicated as the cause of algal overgrowth via alleviation of N-li...