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Spatial variation of phosphorus fractions in bottom sediment, pore water and overlying water in three shallow eutrophic lakes, Nishiura, Kitaura and Sotonasakaura, Japan, and the contributions of the fractional P to mobilization of phosphorus from sediment were examined in this study. The vertical distributions of dissolved inorganic phosphorus (DIP) concentrations in overlying and pore water differed with lake and sampling site. In particular, DIP was high in pore water in the surface layer of the sediment for the middle to downlake areas of Lake Kitaura. DIP release flux calculated from a gradient of the concentrations at the sediment–water interface was high compared with other sites. The distribution of fractional P content in sediments was highly variable. The citrate–dithionite–bicarbonate–non-reactive phosphorus (CDB–NRP) fraction, in particular, differed greatly among the three lakes. According to correlation in the ratios between CDB–NRP and loss on ignition, sediments of these lakes were classified in three clusters. The CDB–NRP fraction was suggested to play a role in DIP release from sediment. The possibility of nitrate concentration playing a role in the control of DIP release was considered.
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This study was supported by a grant from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan. Part of this study was conducted in cooperation with “The restoration of coastal ecosystems with ecological functions of marine macrophyte beds” Project of the National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan. We would like to thank all participants in the project for their discussions of this research.
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Ishii, Y., Harigae, S., Tanimoto, S. et al. Spatial variation of phosphorus fractions in bottom sediments and the potential contributions to eutrophication in shallow lakes. Limnology 11, 5–16 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10201-009-0279-3
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