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Problems in reservoir trophic-state classification and implications for reservoir management

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Comparative Reservoir Limnology and Water Quality Management

Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology ((DIHY,volume 77))

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Trophic-state classification methods developed for natural lakes are applied routinely to impoundments for management purposes. However, the trophic-state classification of a reservoir can often depend more on the variable selected for the basis of the classification or on the classification method used, than on the ‘true’ trophic status of the impoundment. Additionally, the application of common trophic-state classification schemes to reservoir ecosystems is often inappropriate because of features common to river impoundments that are usually not present in natural lakes. While reservoir limnologists may be aware that reservoir trophic-state classification is problematic, water-resources managers are not, and consequently, many reservoirs may be ineffectively or inappropriately managed.

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  1. Department of Biology, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, 76798-7388, USA

    O. T. Lind

  2. Cooperative Unit Center, Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of Interior, Washington, D.C., 20240, USA

    T. T. Terrell

  3. Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 37831-6351, USA

    B. L. Kimmel

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Lind, O.T., Terrell, T.T., Kimmel, B.L. (1993). Problems in reservoir trophic-state classification and implications for reservoir management. In: Straškraba, M., Tundisi, J.G., Duncan, A. (eds) Comparative Reservoir Limnology and Water Quality Management. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 77. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1096-1_3

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