Investigation on Eutrophication Level for Gucheng Lake by the Model of Butterfly Catastrophe

Abstract:

Based on the field measured results in the typical periods of flood season and dry season of Gucheng Lake, the present eutrophication levels of the lake were investigated by the Model of Butterfly Catastrophe, in which series of the environmental factors were considered including the ecological indicator of chlorophylla, the nutrient indicator of total nitrogen and total phosphorus, and the physical index of water transparency. The results showed that: the water eutrophication levels of Gucheng Lake were mal-distributed in space and time; the lake eutrophication tendency in flood seasons were more obvious than that in dry seasons; the eutrophication levels in the south part of the lake were relatively lower than that in the north and the average comprehensive mutation of fuzzy membership value in the south was about 0.3006 in the dry seasons. Due to the increased pollution load and the hydrodynamic conditions, the eutrophication degree in the estuary areas were higher and the fuzzy membership value was close to 0.235, achieving the medium eutrophication level.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 726-731)
• Pages: 2051-2056
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.726-731.2051
• Online since: August 2013
• Authors: Hua Wang*, Yi Yi Zhou, Feng Qiang Ji
• Keywords: Butterfly Catastrophe, Differentiation, Eutrophication, Gucheng Lake

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