The algal growth-limiting nutrient of lakes located at Mexico’s Mesa Central

Abstract

This paper reports on the algal growth-limiting nutrients of five lakes located on Mexico's Mesa Central -a topic poorly known in

Nitrogen is unlikely to consistently limit primary productivity in most tropical lakes

“…This shift in seasonal precipitation may lead to temporally heterogeneous allochthonous nutrient loading, wherein terrestrial nutrients are transported from the landscape into the lake, or alternatively where run‐off depleted in nutrients leads to nutrient dilution within the lake. Such intra‐annual variation in nutrient limitation has been observed, for example, in Lake Zirahuén, Mexico, where N limitation during the dry season is replaced by P limitation during the rainy season due to differential nutrient inputs between seasons (Bernal‐Brooks et al, 2016; Figure 1a; Study 2).…”

“…White indicates unclear or no observed limitation. (1) Bernal‐Brooks et al (2002), (2) Bernal‐Brooks et al (2016), (3) Brasil et al (2016), (4) Caballero and Vázquez (2020), (5) Caballero et al (2016), (6) Carlsson et al (2012), (7) Chang et al (2014), (8) Cocquyt et al (2010), (9) Corman et al (2015), (10) de Magalhães et al (2020), (11) Erikson et al (1998), (12) Gin et al (2011), (13) Guildford et al (2003), (14) Guildford et al (2007), (15) Järvinen et al (1999), (16) Merino‐Ibarra et al (2008), (17) Mukankomeje et al (1993), (18) Ogato et al (2015), (19) Ogato et al (2016), (20) Pålsson and Granéli (2004), (21) Pandey and Pandey (2013), (22) Quiblier et al (2008), (23) Ramírez‐Zierold et al (2010), (24) Ramírez‐Olvera et al (2009), (25) Rangel et al (2012), (26) Rejas and Muylaert (2010), (27) Sarmento et al (2008) (via Sarmento et al, 2006), (28) Sarnelle et al (1998), (29) Stenuite et al (2007), (30) Townsend (2000), (31) Van Colen et al (2017), (32) Villalobos (1997), (33) Vincent et al (1984), (34) Wurtsbaugh et al (1985). (b) Dominant nutrient limitation categories in the reviewed literature.…”

“…This creates seasonal shifts in nutrient limitation dependent on runoff-driven inputs from the watershed. Similarly, whereas Lake Zirahuén, Mexico, previously experienced persistent N and P colimitation (Bernal-Brooks et al, 2002;Figure 1a; Study 1), the dominant nutrient limitation now fluctuates between either N limitation or P limitation due to the interaction of anthropogenic activities and seasonal precipitation (Bernal-Brooks et al, 2016;Figure 1a; Study 2). Beyond LULC within the watershed, anthropogenic activities outside of the watershed can also impact nutrient limitation, such as in Lake Jaisamand, India.…”