CONTENTS

Executive Summary

1.0 Introduction

2.0 Methods

3.0 Results

3.1 Temperature

3.2 Salinity

3.3 Dissolved oxygen

3.4 pH

3.5 Light

3.6 Chlorophyll a

3.7 Nutrients

3.7.1 Filterable reactive phosphorus

3.7.2 Organic phosphorus

3.7.3 Nitrate-nitrite

3.7.4 Ammonium

3.7.5 Organic nitrogen

3.7.6 Orthosilicates

4.0 Discussion

4.1 Salinity

4.2 Stratification and dissolved oxygen

4.3 Chlorophyll a and water clarity

4.4 Organic nutrients

4.5 Inorganic nutrients

5.0 Conclusion

6.0 References

Appendix 1