Phosphorus, iron, and manganese distribution in sediment cores of six Wisconsin lakes

Limnology and Oceanography
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Depositional patterns of iron, manganese, and phosphorus in one central and five northern Wisconsin lakes ranging from oligotrophic to eutrophic, primarily from natural causes, have been investigated. One-meter cores from one or more locations within each lake were analyzed. The historical pattern of iron and manganese deposition is closely related to the pattern of phosphorus deposition in most of the cores. Four of the nine cores show a strong positive correlation coefficient between P and Fe and seven between P and Mn. Manganese has more predictive value than iron for determining the concentration of phosphorus in a given core; however, the iron content appears to be the dominant factor in the phosphorus sorptive and retentive capacity of sediments.

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Phosphorus, iron, and manganese distribution in sediment cores of six Wisconsin lakes
Series title Limnology and Oceanography
DOI 10.4319/lo.1974.19.5.0794
Volume 19
Issue 5
Year Published 1974
Language English
Publisher Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography
Description 18 p.
First page 794
Last page 801
Country United States
State Wisconsin
Other Geospatial Devil's Lake, Lake Minoqua, Little John Lake, Little St. Germain Lake, Trout Lake. Weber Lake
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