Q3 What functioning water ecosystems are there?

Only very unstable ones . One's that eels can cope with.





Because of its very shallow depth, high wave action and dispersive clay floor , our magnificent expanse of water seldom operates as an ecosystem. The murky muddy water that kills off recreational interest in our lake, is the very same dark force that keeps it largely unproductive as an ecosystem. In those brief periods when the water is calm and the fine dark clay tends to settle, algae proliferate rapidly because the nutrient store in the water  is very rich . But there is no reliable light source to keep the systems going.  The water is too shallow to easily prevent its choppy habits and the temperature goes up and down too much to encourage fish. When the wind picks up, the clay below is resuspended through the water column; the algae die and so do the animals that live nearby. It is these unique lunette type ponds that create the unique risk of blue green algae death ; its building up on the shore;  and the killing stock who eat it.