
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Wrigley, TJ 
A1  - Chambers, JM 
A1  - McComb, AJ 
T1  - Nutrient and gilvin levels in waters of coastal-plain wetlands in an agricultural area of Western Australia
JF  - Marine and Freshwater Research
JO  - Mar. Freshwater Res.
Y1  - 1988
VL  - 39
IS  - 5
SP  - 685
EP  - 694
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/MF9880685 
N2  - The Peel-Harvey catchment lies on a sandy coastal plain, largely cleared for agriculture, and drains into a eutrophic estuarine system. Sixty-eight wetlands in the catchment had total phosphorus concentrations of 0.4-7.8 mg I-1, the high values being atrributed to agricultural activity. Conductivity was 150-8770 µS cm-1, pH 4.1-9.3. Waters contained high concentrations of gilvin, up to 262 g440 m-1 with a mean ratio of 6.2. Particulate material contributed little to light absorption at lower wavelengths (400-450 nm) but governed absorbance at 600-700 nm. Wetlands with the largest concen- trations of gilvin were located in the grey Bassendean sands, leachates from which had gilvin levels up to 748 g440 m-1. NO phytoplankton blooms were observed, and it is suggested that high gilvin levels and the consequent reduction in light penetration are important in maintaining low phytoplankton biomass in these lakes. 
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