low this second point will restore the lake to an oligotrophic state.
One sees that for q = 2 and 2 ≤ b ≤ 3 √z3, the lake displays a reversible
hysteresis in its response to phosphorous loading. In this case, eutrophication
is reversible by the control of external phosphorous input alone.
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