Nutrient Load, Trophic Conditions and Restoration Prospects of Lake Maggiore

Abstract

Abstract The trophic status of Lake Maggiore is revised following the OECD (1982) approach to eutrophication, using detailed, long‐term data on nutrient sources and loads, and in‐lake nutrient, chlorophyll and phytoplankton conditions as a factual basis. Alternative hypotheses of phosphorus load reduction are considered in the light of partial measures already under way. The need for an integrated, whole‐basin restoration strategy is emphasized.