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A blooming business : Identifying limits to Lake Taihu's nutrient input

“…A comparison with the model outcomes indicate that 8 lakes might have alternative stable states (Table 2.1) including Lake Apopka (USA) where literature previously presumed alternative stable states as well (Bachmann et al, 1999;Lowe et al, 2001). The majority of the other lakes that are indicated by the model to potentially have alternative stable states are reported to support macrophytes, which in some lakes became too excessive, resulting in problems with boating access and flooding as in Lake Guiers (Senegal) (Cogels et al, 1997;Hellsten et al, 1999) and Loktak (India) (Singh et al, 2011). Other lakes are largely turbid such as the Boraphed Reservoir in Thailand (Mizuno et al, 1970).…”

“…Here the lake is shallow. The rest of the lake is turbid (Mizuno et al, 1970 (Cogels et al, 1997;Hellsten et al, 1999;Thiam et al, 2013 (Lock, 1973). (Carrick et al, 1994;Havens et al, 2005;Rodusky et al, 2013 3 -Around 42% of the lake used to be covered by macrophytes, mainly in the south of the lake growing at sheltered and shallow conditions (Torres A et al, 1989;Torres, 1993).…”