Evolution of trophic parameters from amara lake

Ofelia Axinte1, Iulia Simona Badescu1, Cristina Stroe2, Valeria Neacsu3, Laura Bulgariu1, Dumitru Bulgariu4,5

1 Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection, Department of Environmental Engineering and Management, 73 Prof. dr. docent Dimitrie Mangeron Str., 7000050 Iasi, Romania
2 Environmental Protection Agency Ialomita, 1 Mihai Viteazu Str., 920083 Slobozia, Romania
3 Department of Water Resources Management, The Water Resources of the Water Management System Buzau-Ialomita, 20 bis Bucegi Str., 120208 Buzau, Romania
4 Al.I.Cuza University, Faculty of Geography and Geology, Department of Geology, 20 A Carol I Str., 700506 Iasi, Romania
5 Romanian Academy, Branch of Iasi, 18 Carol I Str., 700506 Iasi, Romania

Abstract


The transformation of lentic ecosystems in other types of ecosystems (plain, forest) is a part of normal process of ecological succession that occurs slowly, at geological scale. The filling of cuvette with eroded material transported by precipitations, air masses or detritus produced in situ, start from the moment when the body of water lakes is formed and has different rates depending on many factors: geographical location, geological substrate type, types of existing uses in the basin. Nutrient pollution, especially those originating from human activity, leads to water eutrophication, which accelerates the aging process of lakes. This is the case of Lake Amara, whose body of water has decreased considerably in recent years, large areas being now covered reed. Amara Lake, located in south-eastern Romania, is one of the five lakes in the country where they form mud exploited for therapeutic purposes. The importance of the lake derives both from the position of spa tourism, and the status of special protection avifaunistic area. These functions depend on maintaining constant parameters lacustrine ecosystem, the preservation of the current status and finding ways of halting and reversing the processes of nutrient pollution, so the process of eutrophication. From this reason, Amara Lake is constantly monitored in terms of trophic parameters, for that the measures to stop the eutrophication to be applied at time. In this paper, are presented the actual trophic status of Amara Lake and his evolution in the last decennium. This study can gives useful information for the management decisions that to allowing the sustainable development of this area.

Keywords


aqvifaunistic area; ecological succession; eutrophication; trophic parameters

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