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Effects of thermal effluents from the Bergum Power Station on the Zooplankton in the Bergumermeer

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Studies on Lake Vechten and Tjeukemeer, The Netherlands

Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology ((DIHY,volume 11))

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The influence of thermal discharge from a 640 MW steam electric power station on the Bergumermeer (shallow, eutrophic lake) was investigated. The temperature of the thermal effluent did not exceed 30 °C. The lake was sampled extensively from 1975 to 1978. Zooplankton densities at different depths in the heated and non-heated parts of the lake were compared. A vital staining technique was used to assess entrainment mortality of cladocerans. The entrainment mortalities for the most abundant cladocerans were only 2 to 3% but for Leptodora kindtii 19% and about 25% for Diaphanosoma brachyurum, Ceriodaphniapulchella and the cyclopoid nauplii. The ecological consequences for the lake ecosystem are discussed.

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de Nie, H.W. (1982). Effects of thermal effluents from the Bergum Power Station on the Zooplankton in the Bergumermeer. In: Gulati, R.D., Parma, D.S. (eds) Studies on Lake Vechten and Tjeukemeer, The Netherlands. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8015-0_23

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