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Recommended Reading: From Florida

General

Bachmann, M. D., M.V. Hoyer and D. E. Canfield, Jr. 1999  Living at the lake, a handbook for Florida lakefront property owners. University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Publication SP 247 *

Griffith, G. E., D. E. Canfield, Jr., C. A. Horsburgh, J. M. Omernik. 1997. Lake Regions of Florida. US EPA  Corvallis, Oregon EPA/R - 97/127.

Hoyer, M.V. and D.E. Canfield, Jr. 1994. Handbook of Common Freshwater Fish in Florida Lakes. University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Publication SP 160. *

Hoyer, M.V., D.E. Canfield, Jr., C.A. Horsburgh, K. Brown. 1996.  Florida Freshwater Plants. A Handbook of Common Aquatic Plants in Florida Lakes. University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Publication SP 189. *

Odum H.T. 1953. Dissolved phosphorus in Florida waters. Report of Investigations No. 9. Florida Geological Survey Tallahassee, Florida.

Van Dyke, Jess M. 1993. How To Create A Lake Management Plan. Department of Environmental Protection / Bureau of Aquatic Plant Management; in cooperation with Florida LAKEWATCH.

Also:

Florida LAKEWATCH Brochures, Circulars, including Beginner's Guides, and Newsletters are available on this site in pdf format. (Go to Home Page)

Scientific Papers

Bachmann, R. W., M. V. Hoyer, and D. E. Canfield, Jr. 1999. The restoration of Lake Apopka in relation to alternative stable states. Hydrobiologia 394:219-232.

Bachmann, R. W., M. V. Hoyer, and D. E. Canfield, Jr. 2001. Sediment removal by the Lake Apopka marsh flow-way. Hydrobiologia 448:7-10.

Bachmann, R. W., M. V. Hoyer, and D. E. Canfield, Jr. 2001. Evaluation of recent limnological changes at Lake Apopka. Hydrobiologia 448:19-26.

Bachmann, R. W., M. V. Hoyer, and D. E. Canfield, Jr. 2000. The potential for wave disturbance in shallow Florida lakes. Lake and Res. Manage. 16:281-291.

Bachmann, R.W., M.V. Hoyer and D.E. Canfield, Jr. 2004. Aquatic plants and nutrients in Florida lakes. Aquatics: 26(3)4-11.

Bachmann, R.W., M.V. Hoyer, S.B. Vinzon and D.E. Canfield Jr. 2005. The origin of the fluid mud layer in Lake Apopka, Florida. Limnol. Oceanogr. 50:629-635.

Bachmann, R.W., B.L. Jones, D.D. Fox, M. Hoyer, L.A. Bull, and D.E. Canfield, Jr. 1996. Relations between trophic state indicators and fish in Florida (USA) lakes. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 53:842-855.

Brown, C.D., D.E. Canfield, Jr., R.W. Bachmann, and M.V. Hoyer. 1998. Seasonal patterns of chlorophyll, nutrient concentrations and Secchi disk transparency in Florida lakes. Lake and Reservoir Management. 14(1): 60-76.

Brown, C. D., M. V. Hoyer, R. W. Bachmann, and D. E. Canfield, Jr. 2000. Nutrient-chlorophyll relationships: an evaluation of empirical nutrient-chlorophyll models using Florida and north-temperate lake data. Can J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 57:1574-1583.

Caffrey, A.J., M.V. Hoyer and D.E. Canfield, Jr.  2007.  Factors affecting the maximum depth of colonization by submersed macrophytes in Florida lakes.  Lake and Reservoir Management 23: 287-297.

Canfield, Jr., D.E. 1983. Prediction of chlorophyll a concentrations in Florida lakes: The importance of phosphorus and nitrogen. Water Resources Bulletin 19(2):255-262.

Canfield, D. E., Jr. 2002. Will stringent phosphorus control improve the quality of Lake Okeechobee? Aquatics 24 (1): 8-15.

Canfield, D. E., Jr., R. W. Bachmann, & M. V. Hoyer, 2000. A management alternative for Lake Apopka. Lake and Res. Manage. 16:205-221.

Canfield, Jr., D. E., C. D. Brown, R. W. Bachmann and M. V. Hoyer. 2002. Volunteer lake monitoring: Testing the reliability of data collected by the Florida Lakewatch Program. Lake and Reservoir Management. 18 (1):1-9.

Canfield, Jr., D.E. and L.M. Hodgson. 1983. Prediction of Secchi disc depths in Florida lakes: Impact of algal biomass and organic color. Hydrobiologia 99:51-60.

Canfield, Jr., D.E. and M. V. Hoyer. 1992. Aquatic macrophytes and their relation to the limnology of Florida lakes. University of Florida, SP115, Gainesville, Florida.

Canfield, D.E. Jr., K.A. Langeland, M.J. Maceina, W.T. Haller, J.V. Shireman, and J.R. Jones. 1983. Trophic state classification of lakes with aquatic macrophytes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 40: 1713-1718.

Canfield, Jr., D.E., J.V. Shireman, D.E. Colle, W.T. Haller, C.E. Watkins II, and M.J. Maceina 1984. Prediction of chlorophyll a concentrations in Florida lakes: Importance of aquatic macrophytes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences  41:497-501.

Canfield, S.L. and D.E. Canfield, Jr. 1994. The TEAM Approach ó "Together for Environmental Assessment and Management." A process for developing effective lake managment plans or water resource policy. Lake and Reserv. Manage. 10:203-212.

Mark V. Hoyer, Roger W. Bachmann and Daniel E. Canfield, Jr. 2008. Lake management (muck removal) and hurricane impacts to the trophic state of Lake Tohopekaliga, Florida. Lake and Reservoir Management 24:57-68

Hoyer, M.V., C.A. Horsburgh, D.E. Canfield, Jr. and R.W. Bachmann. 2005. Lake level and trophic state variables among a population of shallow Florida lakes and within individual lakes. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 62: :2760-2769.

Hoyer, Mark V. and D.E. Canfield, Jr. 1994. Bird abundance and species richness on Florida lakes: influence of trophic status, lake morphology, and aquatic macrophytes. Hydrobiologia 297/280: 107-119.

Hoyer, M.V. and D.E. Canfield, Jr. 1996. Largemouth bass abundance and aquatic vegetation in Florida lakes: an empirical analysis. J. Aquat. Plant Manage. 34: 23-32.

Hoyer, M.V., J. Winn, and D.E. Canfield, Jr. 2001. Citizen monitoring of aquatic bird populations using a Florida lake. Journal of Lake and Reservoir Management 17(2): 82-89.



Recommended Reading: from Outside Florida

General

Boyd, C.E. 1990. Water Quality in Ponds and Aquaculture. Auburn University. Auburn, Alabama.

Canadian Council of Resource and Environment Ministers. 1995. Canadian Water Quality Guidelines. Prepared by the Task Force on Water Quality Guidelines of the Canadian Council of Resource and Environment Ministers.

Cooke, G.D., E.B. Welch, S.A. Peterson, and P.R. Newroth. 1993. Restoration and Management of Lakes and Reservoirs. Second edition. Lewis Publishers.

Moss, B.J. Madgwick and G. Phillips. 1996. A guide to the restoration of nutrient-enriched shallow lakes. Broads Authority, Norwich, UK. 180 pp

Reynolds, C.S., 1984. The ecology of freshwater phytoplankton. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 384. pp.

Ryding, S.O. and W. Rast.  1989.  The control of eutrophication of lakes and reservoirs.  Man and the Biosphere series, UNESCO, Paris. 314p.

Sas, H. 1989. Lake restoration by reduction of nutrient loading: expectations, experiences, extrapolations. Academic Verlag. Richarz., 497 pp.

Scheffer, M. 1998. Ecology of shallow lakes. Chapman & Hall, London. 375 pp.

Wetzel, R.G. 1983. Limnology. Second Edition. Saunders College Publ. 

Scientific Papers

Canfield, Jr., D.E. and R.W. Bachmann 1981. Prediction of total phosphorus concentrations, chlorophyll a , and Secchi depths in natural and artificial lakes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 38:414-423.

Dillon, P.J. and F.H. Rigler. 1974. The phosphorus-chlorophyll relationship in lakes. Limnology and Oceanography 19:767-773.

Edmondson, W.T. 1972. Phosphorus, nitrogen and algae in lake Washington after diversion of sewage. Science 169: 690-691.

Forsberg, C. and S.O. Ryding 1980. Eutrophication parameters and trophic state indices in 30 Swedish waste-receiving lakes. Archiv fur Hydrobiologie 88:189-207.

Goldman, C.R. 1972. The role of minor nutrients in limiting the productivity of aquatic ecosystems. ed. G.E. Likens In Proceedings of the Symposium on Nutrients and Eutrophication: The Limiting-Nutrient Controversy pp 21-33.

Hoyer, M.V. and J.R. Jones 1983. Factors affecting the relation between phosphorus and chlorophyll a  in Midwestern reservoirs. Canadian Journal of  Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences  40:192-199.

Jones, J.R. and R.W. Bachmann. 1976. Prediction of phosphorus and chlorophyll levels in lakes. Journal Water Pollution Control Federation 48(9):2176-2182.

Peskova, H. 1991. Original Secchi disk experiments held on papal fleet in Mediterranean Sea. Lake Watch. 5(1):4. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

Rigler, F.H. 1975. Nutrient kinetics and the new typology. Verh. Internat. Verein. Limnol. 19: 197-210.

Sakamoto, M. 1966. Primary production by phytoplankton community in some Japanese lakes and its dependence on lake depth. Archiv fur Hydrobiologie 62:1-28.

Schelske, C.L. and E.F. Stoermer. 1972. Phosphorus, silica, and eutrophication of Lake Michigan. ed. G.E. Likens In  Proceedings of the Symposium on Nutrients and Eutrophication The Limiting-Nutrient Controversy. pp. 157-170.

Schindler, D.W. 1975. Whole-lake eutrophication experiments with phosphorus, nitrogen and carbon. Verh. Internat. Verein. Limnol. 19:3221-3231.

Smith, V.H. 1982. The nitrogen and phosphorus dependence of algal biomass in lakes: an empirical and theoretical analysis. Limnology and Oceanography 27(6):1101-1112.

Wagner, Kenneth J. 1990. Assessing Impacts of Motorized Watercraft on Lakes: Issues and Perceptions. Enhancing States' Lake Management Programs, 1990: 77-93.

Yousef, A., W.M. McLellon, and H.H. Zebuth. 1979. Changes in phosphorus concentrations due to mixing by motorboats in shallow lakes. Water Research. Volume 14, pp. 841-852. Pergamon Press Ltd. 1980. Printed in Great Britain.

 

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