PATTERNS IN THE CONCENTRATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF PHOSPHORUS FORMS IN WATER BODIES OF THE HUMID ZONE

Abstract

Regularities in the concentration and distribution of basic forms of phosphorus such as mineral, organic, suspended and bound to iron in complexes with humic substances were determined for diverse Karelian water bodies. Seasonal variations of the concentrations of phosphorus forms in Karelian water bodies of different trophic status were found.

Keywords

• humid zone waters
• phosphorus as nutrient
• autochthonous and allochthonous organic matter
• deae-cellulose