Abstract
Two models were used to examine the relationship between hydraulic retention time, nutrient source and total chlorophyll in a shallow lake (Bassenthwaite Lake, UK). The first model was a derivation of the Vollenweider model and the second was the phytoplankton community model, PROTECH. The adapted Vollenweider model produced two different responses to changing the retention time that were phosphorus source dependent. If the phosphorus was totally from a point source, then annual mean chlorophyll steadily declined with increasing flushing rate. However, when a diffuse source was used, the chlorophyll changed little and even increased with short retention times (retention time 100 days had little effect on chlorophyll. However, with a diffuse phosphorus source and short retention times, an increase in biomass was observed when the nutrient was limiting for growth.
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