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1933 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969<br />

Figure 2 . (Printed with permission of W. T. Edmondson and Science magazine-Copyright 1970 by th e<br />

American Association for the Advancement of Science .) Mean winter (Jan. to Apr.) values in surface water;<br />

summer (July and Aug .) values of Chl a in surface phytoplankton . The 1963 values, plotted as 100 percent ,<br />

were (in micrograms per liter) : P, 57 ; N, 428 ; and ChI a, 38 . Unconnected points show winter means (Jan .<br />

and Feb .) of bicarbonate alkalinity and free CO 2 in surface water (25 .3 and 3 .2 mg/liter in 1963) .<br />

ulation of external supply would be relativel y<br />

rapid while below that level the respons e<br />

would be very slow .<br />

Response to Short-Term Nutrient Change<br />

To relate external nutrient supply rate to<br />

production and trophic status in the lake, the<br />

nutrient of most significance must be known .<br />

Is phosphorus the most significant nutrient i n<br />

Lake Sammamish as has been the case i n<br />

Washington? This problem was approached i n<br />

two ways: (1) by observing the seasonal<br />

change in N/P ratio compared with productivity<br />

rate and biomass and (2) in situ experimental<br />

addition of macronutrients separately<br />

and in combination to plastic bags . Generally<br />

speaking, if the ratio of N :P by weight is<br />

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