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A development of 100 condos, resort lodge, 18-hole golf course,
and marina is planned for the area around a lake in the Cascade
Mountains. As expected, the public outcry over the possible
eutrophication of the lake led to a court decision. A judge
required the state to 1) clearly establish the current trophic
status of the lake. You are appointed as the lead scientist for the
state and asked to prepare a limnological assessment.
Describe 2 biological characteristics, 2 chemical
characteristics, and 1 physical characteristic that you would use
as the most direct evidence of current trophic status of the lake
and how they differ between oligotrophic and eutrophic lakes.
Biological
1. Oligotrophic . Eutrophic
2. Oligotrophic . Eutrophic
Chemical
1. Oligotrophic . Eutrophic
2. Oligotrophic . Eutrophic
Physical
1. Oligotrophic .
2. Eutrophic
Describe a physical and a chemical property of the lakes that
would influence the rate of eutrophication---how rapidly the
trophic status changes.
Physical:
Chemical: