Term: eutrophication
Literally
meaning: “well-nourished”
Origin: Anc Greek
+ τροφή/trophe(=food, nourishment
) > δρέπω/drepo(=gather)
Coined/History
In 1919 Swedish limnologist Einar Christian Leonard Naumann
(1891-1934) introduced into limnology
the concepts of oligotrophy (nutrient poor) and eutrophy (nutrient rich).
Definition
Eutrophication is the
process by which an aquatic ecosystem (body of water) is getting rich
with inorganic plant nutrients (e.g. nitrate, phosphate) promoting algal blooms
which use up all the oxygen in the water, leaving none for other aquatic
organisms like fishes.
No comments:
Post a Comment