Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
9-1972
Publisher
The University of Arizona
Abstract
The temporal and spatial changes in chemical and biological properties of Lake Mead have been investigated, thereby indicating the sources of water pollution and the time of highest pollution potential. Planktonic organisms have been shown to indicate the presence of water problems. Macro- and micro-nutrient analyses have shown that primary productivity is not inhibited by limiting concentrations. A mathematical model has been developed, tested with one set of independent data, and shown worthy of management utility. Although the model works very well for the Lake Mead area, the physical reality of the Multiple Linear Regression equation should be tested on independent data.
Keywords
Benthic organisms; Chlorophyll; Dissolved oxygen; Effluent quality; Freshwater phytoplankton; Limnology; pH; Water analysis; Water temperature; Zooplankton
Disciplines
Applied Mathematics | Biochemistry | Environmental Health and Protection | Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment | Environmental Microbiology and Microbial Ecology | Environmental Monitoring | Fresh Water Studies | Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology
Language
English
Repository Citation
Everett, L. G.
(1972).
A Mathmatical model of primary productivity and limnological patterns in Lake Mead.
Available at:
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/water_pubs/63
Included in
Applied Mathematics Commons, Biochemistry Commons, Environmental Health and Protection Commons, Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment Commons, Environmental Microbiology and Microbial Ecology Commons, Environmental Monitoring Commons, Fresh Water Studies Commons, Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology Commons
Comments
“This report constitutes the doctoral dissertation of the same title completed by the author in August 1972.” – Preface