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Limitación de la luz de los ecosistemas de lagos pobres en nutrientes
Jan Karlsson1, Pär Byström, Jenny Ask
1Climate Impacts Research Centre, Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Umeå University, Box 62, SE-981 07 Abisko, Sweden. Jan.Karlsson@emg.umu.se
Nature
|July 24, 2009
Resumen
En muchos lagos pequeños y pobres en nutrientes, la materia orgánica coloreada de la tierra limita la luz, controlando la producción de biomasa. Esto desafía la visión tradicional de que los nutrientes son el principal impulsor de la productividad del lago.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ecología Ecología Ecología.
- Limología Limología.
- Ciencias ambientales Ciencias ambientales.
Sus antecedentes:
- La productividad del ecosistema, la tasa de síntesis de biomasa, es crucial para la función y la gestión del ecosistema.
- La disponibilidad de nutrientes ha sido el paradigma establecido que controla la productividad en los ecosistemas lacustres.
- Los lagos pequeños y pobres en nutrientes representan la mayoría de los ecosistemas lacustres globales.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Evaluar la relevancia del paradigma de limitación de nutrientes para lagos pequeños y pobres en nutrientes.
- Para investigar el papel de la materia orgánica coloreada en el control de la productividad del lago.
- Comprender cómo la atenuación de la luz afecta la síntesis de biomasa y los niveles tróficos más altos.
Principales métodos:
- Comparación de pequeños lagos improductivos a lo largo de un gradiente de color del agua.
- Evaluación del efecto de la materia orgánica terrestre coloreada en la atenuación de la luz.
- Evaluación de los impactos en la producción primaria bentónica, los invertebrados y los peces.
Principales resultados:
- La materia orgánica coloreada controla significativamente la producción primaria bentónica al afectar la atenuación de la luz.
- Este control se extiende a la producción y la biomasa de invertebrados bentónicos y peces.
- Los hallazgos contradicen el paradigma de que el suministro de nutrientes dicta principalmente la productividad del lago.
Conclusiones:
- La limitación de la luz, impulsada por la materia orgánica coloreada, es un factor clave en muchos lagos improductivos, no la limitación de nutrientes.
- Los cambios en el ciclo del carbono terrestre y la exportación de materia orgánica tendrán un impacto significativo en los ecosistemas de los lagos.
- Los resultados tienen implicaciones para la comprensión de la función del ecosistema del lago y la respuesta al cambio ambiental.
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