Eutrophication Processses.pptVIP

Eutrophication Processes Processes and Equations Implemented in WASP7 Eutrophication Module Phytoplankton The growth rate of a population of phytoplankton in a natural environment: is a complicated function of the species of phytoplankton present involves differing reactions to solar radiation, temperature, and the balance between nutrient availability and phytoplankton requirements Due to the lack of information to specify the growth kinetics for individual algal species in a natural environment, this model characterizes the population as a whole by the total biomass of the phytoplankton present Phytoplankton Kinetics Phytoplankton Growth Temperature Effects on Phytoplankton Light Effects on Phytoplankton Light Effects on Phytoplankton Light Effects on Phytoplankton Light Total Light Extinction Ke back = background light extinction due to ligands, color, etc. Ke shd = algal self shading, Ke solid = solids light extinction Ke DOC = DOC light extinction, Light Extinction Components Light Extinction Formulation Phytoplankton Growth, reprise Nutrient Effect on Phytoplankton Nutrient Limitation on Growth Phytoplankton “Death” Phytoplankton Settling Benthic Algae or periphyton Functional Groups Periphyton: algae attached to and living upon submerged solid surfaces Filamentous Algae Cladophora Macrophytes: Vascular, Rooted Plants Myriophyllum, Elodea, Potamogeton Typical Rates Maximum growth rate ? 30 g/m2/d (10-100) Respiration rate ? 0.1/d (0.05-0.2) Death rate ? 0.05/d (0.01-0.5) (During sloughing could be higher) Nutrient half-saturation constants tend to be higher that phytoplankton by a factor of 10 to 100 Effect of Light on Periphyton Overview of Nutrient Cycling The Phosphorus Cycle Inorganic P DIP taken up by algae (phytoplankton and periphyton) for growth DIP sorbs to solids to form particulate inorganic P Particulate inorganic P may settle with inorganic solids Organic P during algal respiration and death, a fraction of the cellular pho