Title: The release of ammonium and phosphorus from the sediments of the River Ant and Barton Broad : interim report
Author: Alison Chilvers
Document Type: Monograph
Annotation: EA additional title info: the release of ammonium and phosphorus from the sediments of the river ant and barton broad
Abstract:
Release rates of both ammonium and phosphorus were determined for Barton Broad and a site downstream of Wayford Bridge on the river Ant. Comparable concentrations of interstitial phosphorus and ammonium were measured in sediment cores collected from both sites during the summer. The release rates for the riverine sediment cores were lower than those calculated for the broad. A relationship between the number of Chironomids and tubificids present in the experimental cores and the rates of release determined for Barton Broad was shown to exist. Bioturbation did not appear to have an effect upon nutrient release at the site downstream of Wayfora Bridge.
Publisher: National Rivers Authority
Publication Date: 1992
Publication Place: Bristol
Subject Keywords: Discharge (hydrology); Flow rate; Phosphorus; Ammonia; Sediments; Benthic environment; Invertebrates; Rivers
Geographic Keywords: The Broads; Norfolk; Broadland Rivers catchment; Ant (Norfolk)
Extent: 32; + appendices
Permalink: http://www.environmentdata.org/archive/ealit:4174
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