Estimates of Whole Lake Metabolism: Hypolimnetic Oxygen Deficits and Carbon Dioxide Accumulation

Abstract

Measurements of the supply of organic matter to aquatic ecosystems are complex and require an elaborate research program continuing over at least a year. The inputs from the products of photosynthesis of autotrophic phytoplankton and of littoral flora must be evaluated, as well as the inputs from allochthonous organic matter entering the aquatic ecosystem from the atmosphere and from the drainage basin.