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Gross primary production in Sathiar reservoir showed that it is comparable to and as high as in other eutrophic waters. The diel periodicity of photosynthesis which shows a peculiar decline in early afternoon, has been shown to be linked with photorespiration due to high oxygen tension. Besides temperature and transparency the trophogenic area appears to regulate gross primary production. In Sathiar nutrients are not limiting GPP and the main factors controlling it are linked with phytoplankton biomass, water level changes and therefore with precipitation. The maximum production density was always at the surface except in the months of December and January.
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Kannan, V., Job, S.V. Diurnal, seasonal and vertical study of primary production in Sathiar reservoir. Hydrobiologia 70, 171–178 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00015503
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