“…When external P loads are reduced in shallow lakes, internal P release can be a key factor contributing to eutrophication, and thus may interfere with lake restoration efforts (Nürnberg et al, 1986;Loh et al, 2013;Powers et al, 2014). Sediment, a critical source and reservoir of nutrients in lake ecosystems, can play a very important role in the process of eutrophication (Haggard et al, 2012;Kraal et al, 2015). The diffusion of P at the watersediment interface is dependent not only on P absorption-desorption from sediment, but also on a number of physical and chemical parameters (Nürnberg et al, 1986;Ishii et al, 2010;Loh et al, 2013;Wang and Liang, 2014).…”