Raddum, G.G., P. Brettum, D. Matzow, J.P. Nilssen, A. Skov, T. Svealv & R.F. Wright. (1986). Liming the acid Lake Hovvatn, Norway: A whole-ecosystem study. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. 31:721-763.

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10.1007/BF00284222 [view]

Raddum, G.G., P. Brettum, D. Matzow, J.P. Nilssen, A. Skov, T. Svealv & R.F. Wright

1986

31:721-763.

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Hovvatn, a 1-kmz chronically-acidified lake in southernmost Norway, was treated with 200 tonne of powdered limestone in March 1981. An additional 40 tonne were added to a 0.046 km 2 pond (Pollen) draining into Hovvatn. The lakes were stocked with brown trout in June 1981 and in each subsequent year. At ice-out pH rose from 4.4 to 6.3 (Hovvatn) and 7.5 (Pollen), Ca and alkalinity increased, and total A1 decreased by 120 og L -I None of the other major ions exhibited significant changes in concentration. Total organic C and P increased after liming. The phytoplankton community was dominated by chrysophytes and did not change significantly following liming. The zooplankton community was typical of acid lakes prior to liming. There was a clear succession in species dominance following treatment, although no new species immigrated to the lakes. Zoobenthos changed from a community characterized by low abundance and reduced number of species to increased abundances of oligochaetes, mayflies and chironomids. Bovvatn and Pollen were barren of fish prior to stocking. The stocked fish showed remarkably high growth rate during the first years. Liming apparently improved conditions for zoobenthos, enhancing the processing of fine detritus which in turn resulted in elevated levels of TOC and P in the lakewaters during the first year after liming. The " oligotrophication" process typical of acid lakes was temporarily reversed by liming. The interactions between groups of organisms in Hovvatn and Pollen indicates that many years are required before a new steady-state can be attained following liming.

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