Loch Leven 2007: trends in water quality and biological communities

Carvalho, Laurence; Spears, Bryan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0876-0405; Dudley, Bernard; Gunn, Iain; Zimmermann, Sabrina; Defew, Lindsay; May, Linda ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3385-9973. 2008 Loch Leven 2007: trends in water quality and biological communities. NERC/Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, 24pp.

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Abstract/Summary

Loch Leven is eutrophic and has suffered from periodic cyanobacterial blooms for many years. These blooms have had a direct impact on the various users of the loch and on the local economy. In terms of conservation interest, algal blooms reduce light penetration into the water, reducing macrophyte growth, with associated changes in macroinvertebrate, fish and bird communities. For these reasons the loch has been the focus for a series of restoration measures since the 1980s, specifically targeting reductions in the external nutrient load from a woollen mill and sewage works in the catchment. This report is one of a series that describe and interpret physical, chemical and biological information from Loch Leven on a regular basis to measure the success of restoration and inform on-going management. Temporal and spatial variation in a number of key water quality parameters in 2007 are presented and considered in relation to long-term trends and established restoration targets.

Item Type:	Publication - Report
Programmes:	CEH Programmes pre-2009 publications > Water > WA02 Quantifying processes that link water quality and quantity, biota and physical environment > WA02.3 Physico-chemical processes and effects on freshwater biot CEH Programmes pre-2009 publications > Water > WA03 Developing strategic data and knowledge at a catchment scale to enable the wiser management of the water environment > WA03.2 Long term monitoring
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Watt
Funders/Sponsors:	Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	Final Report to Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Additional Keywords:	Freshwater, Loch Leven
NORA Subject Terms:	Ecology and Environment
Date made live:	18 Jun 2008 15:18 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/3017

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