Figure 2

Activity of alkaline phosphatase as functions of soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP) and the ratios of dissolved N:P. Data are from both sites 9031 and 1001 for the entire sampling period, and only include measurements in the surface water. APase is normalized to TPP to account for the variability in biomass. APase:Chl-a and APase plotted against SRP and/or dissolved N:P show similar trends (Fig. S5). Error bars indicate standard deviations of the mean for three replicate samples; error bars are not shown where they are smaller than marker size.