Hydrobiological effects of gathering reindeer at an arctic lake in Russia

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Kuzmina, Yana, Leshko, Yulia
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2002
• Subjects: reindeer gathering; eutrophication; pollution; species composition; zoobenthos; hydrobiology; Arctic; Arctic Lake; Rangifer
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1669; https://doi.org/10.7557/2.22.4.1669

For the separation of reindeer, animals are collected on the shore of lake Layato (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...