Eutrophication and algal blooms are worldwide environmental issues in lakes. The eutrophication process and formation mechanisms of algal blooms are particularly complicated in shallow lakes due to the strong lake-land, air-water and water-sediment interactions. This volume features papers presented at the International Symposium on the Eutrophication Process and Control in Large Shallow Lakes - with Special Reference to Lake Taihu, a Shallow Subtropical Chinese Lake, held in Nanjing, China, 22-26 April, 2005. The topics include: physical processes and their effects on shallow lake ecosystems; biogeochemistry of sediments and nutrient cycling in shallow lakes; algal blooms and ecosystem response in shallow lakes; eutrophication control and restoration in shallow lakes; and resource exploitation, environmental protection and sustainable management in shallow lakes.

This volume will make a significant contribution to the understanding and management of eutrophication in shallow lakes.

Inhalt
Preface.- Preface.- Introductory Papers.- Environmental issues of Lake Taihu, China.- The art and science of lake restoration.- Physical and Geo-Chemical Processes in Eutrophic Lakes.- Phosphorus dynamics at multiple time scales in the pelagic zone of a large shallow lake in Florida, USA.- Chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) absorption characteristics in relation to fluorescence in Lake Taihu, China, a large shallow subtropical lake.- Effects of hydrodynamics on phosphorus concentrations in water of Lake Taihu, a large, shallow, eutrophic lake of China.- Total inputs of phosphorus and nitrogen by wet deposition into Lake Taihu, China.- The effects of different electron donors on anaerobic nitrogen transformations and denitrification processes in Lake Taihu sediments.- A 200-year historical modeling of catchment nutrient changes in Taihu basin, China.- Evaluation of biogenic and anthropogenic inputs of aliphatic hydrocarbons to Lake Taihu sediments using biomarkers.- Spatio-temporal distribution of nitrogen in the undulating littoral zone of Lake Taihu, China.- Variations in kinetics of alkaline phosphatase in sediments of eutrophic, shallow, Chinese lakes.- Environmental changes in Lake Taihu during the past century as recorded in sediment cores.- Role of climate and agricultural practice in determining matter discharge into large, shallow Lake Võrtsjärv, Estonia.- Stable isotopic composition of nitrate in Lake Taihu, China, and major inflow rivers.- Distribution and chemical fractionation of heavy metals in recent sediments from Lake Taihu, China.- Vegetation and soil properties in restored wetlands near Lake Taihu, China.- Biological Processes and Ecosystem Responses in Eutrophic Shallow Lakes.- Quantitative studies on phosphorus transference occuringbetween Microcystis aeruginosa and its attached bacterium (Pseudomonas sp.).- Intracellular phosphorus metabolism and growth of Microcystis aeruginosa in dark/light cycles under various redox potential difference conditions.- The bacterioplankton of Lake Taihu, China: abundance, biomass, and production.- Floating-leaved macrophyte (Trapa quadrispinosa Roxb) beds have significant effects on sediment resuspension in Lake Taihu, China.- Nitrogen dynamics and microbial food web structure during a summer cyanobacterial bloom in a subtropical, shallow, well-mixed, eutrophic lake (Lake Taihu, China).- Different competitive outcomes among four species of cladocerans under different alga combinations of colonial Microcystis spp. and green alga Scenedesmus obliquus.- The effect of temperature on growth characteristics and competitions of Microcystis aeruginosa and Oscillatoria mougeotii in a shallow, eutrophic lake simulator system.- Stability and change of phytoplankton communities in a highly dynamic environmentthe case of large, shallow Lake Balaton (Hungary).- Intra-habitat heterogeneity of microbial food web structure under the regime of eutrophication and sediment resuspension in the large subtropical shallow Lake Taihu, China.- Effects of limiting nutrients and N:P ratios on the phytoplankton growth in a shallow hypertrophic reservoir.- Eutrophication Control and Management of Shallow Lakes.- Restoration of shallow lakes by nutrient control and biomanipulationthe successful strategy varies with lake size and climate.- Dredging effects on P status and phytoplankton density and composition during winter and spring in Lake Taihu, China.- Toxicity evaluation of Meiliang Bay, Lake Taihu, Chinaa drinking water source.- Updating water quality targets for shallow LakeBalaton (Hungary), recovering from eutrophication.- Removal of agricultural non-point source pollutants by ditch wetlands: implications for lake eutrophication control.