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The present investigation is an attempt to contribute to our inadequate knowledge of limnological interrelationships in an artificial body of water. Spring Valley Reservoir, a 56 acre artificial lake, was selected for study. Field work extended from May through November, 1964, but certain phases of the laboratory work were not completed until March, 1965. Particular attention has been given to vertical and seasonal variations of zooplankton populations in reference to selected environmental factors such as temperature, transparency, dissolved oxygen, free carbon dioxide, total and calcium hardness, alkalinity, nitrogen, and phosphorous. In addition, emphasis has been given to the mean summer standing crop of zooplankton. Although limnology has been recognized as a distinct branch of science for less than 70 years (Welch, 1952), much has been done to provide an understanding of lake productivity and the numerous factors influencing productivity . Many investigations have been conducted in an attempt to determine characteristics with which to classify the productivity of lakes. As a result, many physical, chemical, and biological measures of productivity have evolved and are now used with varying degrees of success. Some of these limnological methods have been included in the present investigation.

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Title:
Some limnological aspects of Spring Valley Reservoir
Authors:
Duff, Douglas Willard
Contributors:
Idaho Water Resources Research Institute; IWRRI
Date:
1965-05
Description:
The present investigation is an attempt to contribute to our inadequate knowledge of limnological interrelationships in an artificial body of water. Spring Valley Reservoir, a 56 acre artificial lake, was selected for study. Field work extended from May through November, 1964, but certain phases of the laboratory work were not completed until March, 1965. Particular attention has been given to vertical and seasonal variations of zooplankton populations in reference to selected environmental factors such as temperature, transparency, dissolved oxygen, free carbon dioxide, total and calcium hardness, alkalinity, nitrogen, and phosphorous. In addition, emphasis has been given to the mean summer standing crop of zooplankton. Although limnology has been recognized as a distinct branch of science for less than 70 years (Welch, 1952), much has been done to provide an understanding of lake productivity and the numerous factors influencing productivity . Many investigations have been conducted in an attempt to determine characteristics with which to classify the productivity of lakes. As a result, many physical, chemical, and biological measures of productivity have evolved and are now used with varying degrees of success. Some of these limnological methods have been included in the present investigation.
Subjects:
limnology reservoirs
Latitude:
46.78
Longitude:
-116.76
Collection:
Palouse Basin
Source:
Idaho Water Resources Research Institute, University of Idaho
Identifier:
IWRRI Number 196501
Publisher:
Idaho Water Resources Research Institute, University of Idaho
Contributing Institution:
University of Idaho
Type:
Text
Format:
application/pdf
Cataloger:
Jodi Haire
Date Digitized:
2007-12-08
Language:
eng

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