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Lake Restoration in Terms of Ecological Resilience: a Numerical Study of Biomanipulations under Bistable Conditions

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Type: Journal Article
Author: Amemiya, Takashi; Enomoto, Takatoshi; Rossberg, A.G.; Takamura, Noriko; Itoh, Kiminori
Journal: Ecology and Society
Volume: 10
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Date: 2005
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10535/2669
Sector: Water Resource & Irrigation
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Subject(s): lakes
restoration
ecology
resilience
Abstract: "An abstract version of the comprehensive aquatic simulation model (CASM) is found to exhibit bistability under intermediate loading of nutrient input, supporting the alternative-stable-states theory and field observations for shallow lakes. Our simulations of biomanipulations under the bistable conditions reveal that a reduction in the abundance of zooplanktivorous fish cannot switch the system from a turbid to a clear state. Rather, a direct reduction of phytoplankton and detritus was found to be most effective to make this switch in the present model. These results imply that multiple manipulations may be effective for practical restorations of lakes. We discuss the present results of biomanipulations in terms of ecological resilience in multivariable systems or natural systems."

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