Lakes: A Very Short Introduction
Abstract From the mysterious depths of Lake Vostok, Antarctica, to tropical floodplain lakes, inland seas, hydro-reservoirs, and numerous waterbodies in our local environment, lakes encompass a huge diversity of shapes, sizes, depths, colours, and even salinities. Lakes are important, unique ecosyst...
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croxfordunivpr:10.1093/actrade/9780198766735.001.0001 2024-06-09T07:40:44+00:00 Lakes: A Very Short Introduction Vincent, Warwick F. 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/actrade/9780198766735.001.0001 unknown Oxford University PressOxford ISBN 0198766734 9780198766735 9780191821035 edited-book 2018 croxfordunivpr https://doi.org/10.1093/actrade/9780198766735.001.0001 2024-05-10T13:14:05Z Abstract From the mysterious depths of Lake Vostok, Antarctica, to tropical floodplain lakes, inland seas, hydro-reservoirs, and numerous waterbodies in our local environment, lakes encompass a huge diversity of shapes, sizes, depths, colours, and even salinities. Lakes are important, unique ecosystems, providing us with drinking water and food. Lakes: A Very Short Introduction introduces lake science (‘limnology’), discussing the importance of sustaining these complex ecosystems; and the impact on lake biodiversity of features such as climate, seasons, salinity, and sedimentation. It traces the origins of lake science from François Forel’s seminal work on Lake Geneva to modern approaches, such as environmental sensors, satellite observations, stable isotope analysis, and DNA-based technologies. Book Antarc* Antarctica Oxford University Press Lake Vostok ENVELOPE(106.000,106.000,-77.500,-77.500) |
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Abstract From the mysterious depths of Lake Vostok, Antarctica, to tropical floodplain lakes, inland seas, hydro-reservoirs, and numerous waterbodies in our local environment, lakes encompass a huge diversity of shapes, sizes, depths, colours, and even salinities. Lakes are important, unique ecosystems, providing us with drinking water and food. Lakes: A Very Short Introduction introduces lake science (‘limnology’), discussing the importance of sustaining these complex ecosystems; and the impact on lake biodiversity of features such as climate, seasons, salinity, and sedimentation. It traces the origins of lake science from François Forel’s seminal work on Lake Geneva to modern approaches, such as environmental sensors, satellite observations, stable isotope analysis, and DNA-based technologies. |
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