Oceans, Rivers and Lakes: Energy and Substance Transfers at Interfaces: Proceedings of the Third International Joint Conference on Limnology and Oceanography held in Nantes, France, October 1996

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Man and river interface: multiple impacts on water and particulates chemistry illustrated in the Seine river basin....Pages 1-20
Mechanisms for internal loading of phosphorus in lakes....Pages 21-25
River ecosystem modelling: Application of the PROSE model to the Seine river (France)....Pages 27-45
Forecasting of water quality in lakes: A predictive use of a one-dimensional model. Application to lake Bourget (Savoie, France)....Pages 47-60
Comparison of Neutron Activation Analysis and ICP-MS used for river water pollution control....Pages 61-73
Fate of plant detritus in a European salt marsh dominated by Atriplex portulacoides (L.) Aellen....Pages 75-87
Benthic influence on the metabolism of a shallow tropical lagoon (Lagoa da Barra, Brazil)....Pages 89-100
Afforestation with Eucalyptus globulus and leaf litter decomposition in streams of northern Spain....Pages 101-109
Short-term effect of nitrogen enrichment on the microbial communities of a peatland....Pages 111-119
Role of fish communities in particulate organic matter fluxes between salt marshes and coastal marine waters in the Mont Saint-Michel Bay....Pages 121-133
Nitrate reductase activity of phytoplankton populations in eutrophic Lake Aydat and meso-oligotrophic Lake Pavin: A comparison....Pages 135-148
Influence of oyster culture on water column characteristics in a coastal lagoon (Thau, France)....Pages 149-156
Laboratory experiments on trophic relationships and remote detection between two ciliates and Cyclops vicinus vicinus ....Pages 157-167
Spatial and temporal distribution of chironomid larvae (Diptera: Nematocera) at the sediment—water interface in Lake Abbaye (Jura, France)....Pages 169-180
A wetland managed for agriculture as an interface between the Rhône river and the Vaccarès lagoon (Camargue, France): Transfers of water and nutrients....Pages 181-191
Sediment—water exchanges of ammonium and phosphate in intertidal and subtidal areas of a mesotidal coastal lagoon (Ria Formosa)....Pages 193-201
Phosphate mobility at the sediment—water interface of a Mediterranean lagoon (etang du Méjean), seasonal phosphate variation....Pages 203-216
Wetland effects on water quality: input—output studies of suspended particulate matter, nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) in Grand-Lieu, a natural plain lake....Pages 217-235
The input of nutrients by the Rhône river into the Mediterranean Sea: Recent observations and comparison with earlier data....Pages 237-246
Seasonal and spatial trends of nitrogen and phosphorus loads to the upper catchment of the river Vilaine (Brittany): Relationships with land use....Pages 247-258
Fate and effects of micropollutants in the Gironde estuary, France: A multidisciplinary approach....Pages 259-279
Particulate organic matter composition in the Estuarine Turbidity Maxima (ETM) of the Seine River estuary....Pages 281-295
Influence of the level of oxygenation in sediment and water on copper bioavailability to marine bivalves: laboratory experiments and translocation experiments in the field....Pages 297-310
Characterisation of marine zooplankton alkaline phosphatase activity in relation to water quality....Pages 311-316
The lead content of atmospheric aerosols above the eastern channel: seasonal variability and solubility in a coastal seawater....Pages 317-332
Biological components from the Seine estuary: first results....Pages 333-347
Sediment phosphorus and internal phosphate flux in the hydroelectric reservoir of Bort-les-Orgues, France....Pages 349-359
Impact of a flood event on the biogeochemical behaviour of a mesotrophic alpine lake: Lake Bourget (Savoy)....Pages 361-377