Author : Lisa Rodgers
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
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Book Synopsis Synthesis of Water Quality Data and Modeling Non-point Loading in Four Coastal B.C. Watersheds by : Lisa Rodgers
Download or read book Synthesis of Water Quality Data and Modeling Non-point Loading in Four Coastal B.C. Watersheds written by Lisa Rodgers and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I compared and contrasted nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations and land use differences in two oligotrophic lakes (Sooke and Shawnigan) and two meso-eutrophic lakes (St. Mary and Elk) in order to evaluate nutrient concentrations over time, and evaluate the relationship between in-lake nutrients and land use in the surrounding watershed. I used MapShed© nutrient transport modeling software to estimate the mass load of phosphorus and nitrogen to each lake, and evaluated the feasibility of land use modifications for reducing in-lake nutrients. In comparing nitrogen and phosphorus data in Sooke and Shawnigan Lakes, I determined that natural watershed characteristics (i.e., precipitation, topography, and soils) did not account for the elevated nutrient concentrations in Shawnigan verses Sooke Lake.