TABLE 2.
Chemical and absorptivity characteristics of the studied lakes
| Lake | DOC concn (mg of C/liter) | Absorptivity at 320 nm (m−1) | DOC-normalized absorptivity (liters/m/mg of C) | P (μg/liter) | N (μg/liter) | Chl a (μg/liter) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Näversjön | 3.2 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 1 | 250 | 2.1 |
| Skärlen | 3.3 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 8 | 200 | 3.2 |
| Klintsjön | 3.3 | 6.9 | 2.1 | 1 | 260 | 2.5 |
| Lundasjön | 4.5 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 10 | 400 | 9.4 |
| Hindsen | 5.0 | 10.2 | 2.0 | 1 | 370 | 4.9 |
| Feresjön | 5.6 | 16.7 | 3.0 | 5 | 300 | 3.2 |
| Hacksjön | 6.4 | 17.4 | 2.7 | 6 | 360 | 5.4 |
| Homehultsjön | 8.0 | 25.1 | 3.1 | 6 | 560 | 7.6 |
| Lången I | 8.6 | 24.8 | 2.9 | 7 | 500 | 8.3 |
| Allgunnen | 8.7 | 24.0 | 2.8 | 8 | 550 | 6.1 |
| Kalvsjön | 8.9 | 32.6 | 3.6 | 7 | 500 | 3.6 |
| Hisshultasjön | 9.0 | 27.0 | 3.0 | 10 | 660 | 11.4 |
| Asasjön | 9.1 | 32.7 | 3.6 | 10 | 520 | 4.8 |
| Lången II | 9.2 | 33.0 | 3.6 | 9 | 540 | 2.4 |
| Lyen | 10.1 | 35.9 | 3.5 | 14 | 720 | 12.3 |
| Åbodasjön | 10.4 | 40.2 | 3.9 | 9 | 660 | 7.4 |
| Stråken | 10.8 | 41.5 | 3.9 | 13 | 590 | 12.4 |
| Gyslättasjön | 11.2 | 42.7 | 3.8 | 10 | 530 | 7.5 |
| Bråtasjön | 11.5 | 45.2 | 3.9 | 8 | 550 | 3.8 |
| Skärshultsjön | 14.6 | 66.3 | 4.6 | 12 | 660 | 2.9 |
| Grunnen | 16.5 | 76.7 | 4.7 | 14 | 760 | 3.9 |
| Skärsjön | 17.3 | 80.6 | 4.7 | 10 | 660 | 3.4 |
| Fräjen | 18.3 | 93.8 | 5.1 | 19 | 740 | 10.3 |
| N. Trehörning | 19.3 | 110.3 | 5.7 | 13 | 610 | 4.1 |