Biological and optical properties of Meiliang Bay in Lake Taihu

In this study, underwater light climate, biological and optical properties in the highly turbid and eutrophic littoral region of Meiliang Bay in Lake Taihu were studied by applying in situ measurement data from 1998 to 1999 and total suspended solid, chlorophyll a and Secchi disc transparency of No. 2 sampling station from 1992 to 2001. The seasonal dynamics and vertical profile of light attenuation, the spectral attenuation coefficients, and the relative roles of total suspended solid, chlorophyll a as light attenuators were assessed for the period 1998 to 1999.