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Carp, Climate, and Water Quality: Applying Systems Modeling to Ecosystem Recovery in Malheur Lake

Creator:

Pearson, James B.

Abstract:

Shallow lakes exist in either a clear or turbid state, with the clear state characterized by an abundance of aquatic macrophytes, diverse aquatic biota, low water column nutrients and phytoplankton biomass, whereas the turbid state is characterized by the opposite. These two distinct states are maintained by reinforcing (positive) feedback...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

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Dr. Bruce Dugger, Dr. David Kling, and Dr. Allen Milligan for their support as committee members