Brief communication Hydrobiological effects of gathering reindeer at an arctic lake in Russia

• Main Authors: Yana Kuzmina, Yulia Leshko
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Key words; eutrophication; pollution; species composition; zoobenthos. Rangifer; Special Issue No. 13; 39-40 Study and discussion; Arctic; Arctic Lake; Rangifer
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.1029.2367; http://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/download/1669/1560/

Abstract: For the separation of reindeer, animals are collected on the shore of lake Laya-to (67 60'N, 56 E) about one month in every summer. Feces and urine produced by the herd are washed directly into the lake, which results in changes in the water quality and lake biota. When for instance in 1991 the herd numbered about 1000 animals, ammonium con¬ centrations and zoobenthic biomass increased markedly after the period of separation.