Abstract: Demands for water quality improvement and reduction of harmful algal blooms in Korean lakes and rivers due to eutrophication and climate change have been increasing. As an environmentally friendly measure to mitigate the eutrophication and phytoplankton growth, a full-scale artificial floating vegetation island (AFVI) was installed in Lake Paldang, a large on-river reservoir. This study investigated the detailed mechanisms for improving water quality and reducing the phytoplankton growth of the AFVI by comparing the biotic and abiotic environme...
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Ecology
Oceanography