Comparison of water level and eutrophication indicators during the wet and dry period in a eutrophic urban lake

Amy Rose Aeriyanie

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Subject :	G Geography (General)
Main Author :	Amy Rose Aeriyanie
Additional Authors :	Sinang, Som Cit Nasir Nayan Song, Haihong
Title :	Comparison of water level and eutrophication indicators during the wet and dry period in a eutrophic urban lake

Place of Production :	Tanjong Malim
Publisher :	Fakulti Sains dan Matematik
Year of Publication :	2020
Corporate Name :	Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris
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Abstract : Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris

Eutrophication modifies lakes' ecological balances and threatens its viability. To date, eutrophication management strategies have been related to nutrient reduction in the lakes' water column. However, nutrient reduction strategies are complicated by the variations of the lake's water level, nutrient concentration, and eutrophication symptom, which are primarily known to be influenced by the local rainfall patterns. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the variability of water level, total phosphorus, and total chlorophyll-a concentrations in Slim River Lake during wet and dry seasons. In this study, water sampling and depth measurements were carried out from six sampling points for 1 year. Water samples were used to quantify total phosphorus and total chlorophyll-a. Our results showed that mean water levels in the studied lake ranged from 1.36 m to 5.46 m in the wet season and from 1.31 m to 5.41 m in the dry season, which implicated no significant difference (p N .05) between seasons in most sampling points. Total phosphorus present at concentrations exceeding 10 mg/L and showed small variations between wet and dry seasons. Mean total phosphorus concentrations varied from 10.55 mg/L to 26.66 mg/L in the wet season and 10.77 mg/L to 21.76 mg/L in the dry season and showed no significant difference between seasons. In addition, mean chlorophyll-a concentrations ranged from 14.35 mg/m3 to 180.13 mg/m3 and from 14.15 mg/m3 to 39.27 mg/m3 in wet and dry seasons, respectively. Chlorophyll-a concentrations showed significant differences (p b .05) between seasons in the deepest sampling points in the lake. The observed seasonal variations in total chlorophyll-a suggest the importance of algae monitoring during the wet season even when no apparent surge of phosphorus concentration is detected

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