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Sedimentary phosphorus fractions and phosphorus release from the sediments were studied in Lake Ladoga at altogether 46 sampling sites, representing the full range of sediment types encountered in the lake. Determination of P fractions and physico-chemical analyses were made of surface sediment cores (10–20 cm long, each sampled at 3–4 levels) and in the overlying water. The range of total phosphorus per dry weight of sediment was 0.2–3.3 mg g−1, and that of inorganic P 0.1–2.5 mg g−1. The levels of interstitial soluble phosphorus, range 2–613µg 1−1 for total P and 1–315 µg 1−1 for inorganic P, were higher than those of dissolved P concentrations in the overlying water. Diffusive fluxes of phosphate from sediment to the overlying water were estimated using three independent methods. The estimated range was 4–914 µg P m−2 d−1; the mean value for the whole bottom area, 0.1 mg P m−2 d−1, is lower than previously published estimates. The estimated annual contribution of sedimentary inorganic P flux to Lake Ladoga water is equal to 620 tons of P per year, which amounts to more than 10% of the estimated external P load into the lake. 68% of the total diffusive flux emanates from deep water sediments, which are not exposed to seasonal variation of conditions. In deep lakes, such as Lake Ladoga, phosphorus release from the sediments is controlled primarily by diffusive mechanisms. Wave action and currents as well as bioturbation are probably of importance mainly in shallow near-shore areas. Phosphorus release by gas ebullition and macrophytes is considered negligible.
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Ignatieva, N.V. (1996). Distribution and release of sedimentary phosphorus in Lake Ladoga. In: Simola, H., Viljanen, M., Slepukhina, T., Murthy, R. (eds) The First International Lake Ladoga Symposium. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 113. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1655-5_20
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