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Two adjacent 9 m deep man-made reservoirs were studied for two years. Both were filled with eutrophic River Thames water from the same point. Phosphorus concentrations in the two reservoirs differed greatly owing to differences in the management of the water bodies. Algal species composition was analysed in relation to phosphorus concentration. The value of phosphorus removal from such waters is discussed.
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Youngman, R.E., Farley, M.R. (1980). Phosphorus Concentration and Algal Species Composition in Two Eutrophic Reservoirs in Southern England. In: Dokulil, M., Metz, H., Jewson, D. (eds) Shallow Lakes Contributions to their Limnology. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9206-1_16
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