L5 - Lake chemistry (NEED TO RECAP) Flashcards
1
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Confusing as fuck
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2
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VOLUMETRIC OXYGEN DEPLETION RATE
“essentially normalising the oxygen which is being removed from the hypolimnion by the volume of the hypolimnion”
How?
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3
Q
VHOD is going up meaning?
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It is getting more productive.
(more organic material using up oxygen)
Lake taupo has a reidence time of 12 years meaning results will show slowly over the years.
4
Q
Energy flow and chemistry
“Turning sugar into useable energy involves oxidation”
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5
Q
4 forms of nitrogen nitrate
- Nitrogen gas
- Ammonium
- Organic nitrogen
- Nitrate
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