Past, present and future of the fish community of Lake Orta (Italy), one of the world’s largest acidified lakes
Since 1926, the fishes in Lake Orta, one of Italy’s deepest natural lakes, were heavily damaged by profundal hypoxia and acidification linked to oxidation of ammonia from industrial effluents and by industrial metal pollution. Of the original 28 fish species, only perch survived the lake’s contamina...
Published in: | Journal of Limnology |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2016
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2016.1319 https://doaj.org/article/c13d6a4fd7644cf595b932a5ce80c025 |