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Microbial metabolism in surface sediments and its role in the immobilization of phosphorus in oligotrophic lake sediments

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Sediment/Freshwater Interaction

Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology ((DIHY,volume 9))

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Rapid microbial metabolism and a large phosphorus uptake potential were observed in surface sediments of Lake George, New York. This sediment (termed the flocculent layer) also exhibited a phosphorus limited condition and a large reservoir of inorganic phosphorus associated with humic substances. These observations suggest that the empirically observed phosphorus retention in oligotrophic lake sediments may be promoted by a rapid cycling of phosphorus between microflora and its associated organic matter.

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  1. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, 02881, USA

    Craig Doremus

  2. Department of Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12181, USA

    Lenore S. Clesceri

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Doremus, C., Clesceri, L.S. (1982). Microbial metabolism in surface sediments and its role in the immobilization of phosphorus in oligotrophic lake sediments. In: Sly, P.G. (eds) Sediment/Freshwater Interaction. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8009-9_27

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