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Effects of Hydrodynamics on the Distribution of Lake Benthos

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Perspectives in Running Water Ecology

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Most studies of the benthos of lakes have been aimed toward evaluating productivity, either in terms of the lake’s capacity for fish production or its general trophic status, including the degree of man-made change. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches have been used depending on the specific problem being studied, but in either case conclusions are based on samples of the bottom fauna. Interpretation of these samples usually assumes that they represent a biological expression of environmental conditions at a given point or area over a period of time. That is, benthic animals have relatively long life cycles and live, by definition, on the bottom, so are exposed to conditions at a given site for a relatively long period of time — an argument often put forward to justify biological monitoring of water quality.

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    David R. Barton

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    Maurice A. Lock

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    D. Dudley Williams

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Barton, D.R. (1981). Effects of Hydrodynamics on the Distribution of Lake Benthos. In: Lock, M.A., Williams, D.D. (eds) Perspectives in Running Water Ecology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1122-5_11

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