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oligotrophication — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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oligotrophication

Scope: biogeochemistry

Papers: 6 | Mentions: 6

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 71 entities)

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Knowledge graph centered on oligotrophication with 71 nodes and 136 connections. Top connected: Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Gothic, Crested Butte, East River, aquatic insects.

Definition

The process of declining phosphorus concentrations in aquatic systems leading to increasingly nutrient-poor conditions

Related Terms (5)

low ammonia flux environmentlow-ammonia flux systemlow conductivitynutrient-pooroligotrophic

Publications (6)

Metagenome-assembled genomes for oligotrophic nitrifiers From a mountainous gravelbed floodplain

2025Environmental Microbiology

Ecological role of <i>Limnephilus abbreviates</i> in detritus dynamics

Nutrient excretion rates of common aquatic taxa in high elevation ponds at the Mexican Cut

Neidiopsis hamiltonii sp. nov., N. weilandii sp. nov., N. levanderi and N. wulffii from western North America

2014Diatom Research

The Didymo story: the role of low dissolved phosphorus in the formation of <i>Didymosphenia geminata</i> blooms

2014Diatom Research

Dissolved iron stimulates uptake of organic phosphorus by <i>Didymosphenia geminata</i>

Related Concepts (10)

nuisance growth

phenomenon2 shared papers

phosphorus limitation

process2 shared papers

biogeochemical sulfur cycling

process2 shared papers

riparian nitrogen cycling hotspots

process1 shared paper

range shifts

phenomenon1 shared paper

ecosystem function

process1 shared paper

pond hydroperiod

phenomenon1 shared paper

detritivore nutrient recycling

process1 shared paper

resource limitation

process1 shared paper

extracellular stalks

process1 shared paper

Frequently Associated Species

Periphyton

Trichoptera

Didymosphenia geminata

Gomphonemataceae2 papers

aquatic insects

Phytoplankton

Nitrobacter winogradskyi

Bradyrhizobiaceae1 paper

Candidatus Methylomirabilis

Nitrospira inopinata

Nitrospiraceae1 paper

Candidatus Nitrosoarchaeum

Nitrosopumilaceae1 paper

Candidatus Methanoperedens