Increasing anthropogenic stressors influenced the water quality and shifted trophic status of northern Lake Tana Gulf, Ethiopia
Flipos Engdaw, Tadesse Fetahi, Demeke Kifle
Abstract
-N. The concentrations of SRP, TP, and TN, were slightly higher than the USEPA's threshold concentrations for causing eutrophication. The shift in the trophic status of Lake Tana from oligo-mesotrophic to eutrophic is likely due to nutrient enrichment associated with anthropogenic stressors. Therefore, continuous monitoring is essential to avert future ecological imbalances in the lake.
Topics & Concepts
StressorTrophic levelWater qualityOceanographyEnvironmental scienceGeographyEcologyGeologyBiologyNeuroscienceAquatic Ecosystems and BiodiversityAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsTransboundary Water Resource Management