Physical and chemical limnology of alpine lakes and pools in the Rwenzori Mountains (Uganda-DR Congo)

• Published in: Hydrobiologia
• Main Authors: Eggermont, Hilde, Russell, James M, Schettler, Georg, Van Damme, Kay, Bessems, Ilse, Verschuren, Dirk
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: Biology and Life Sciences; afro-alpine zone; alpine lakes; climate change; east African mountains ~; limnology; pools; rwenzori; water chemistry; FRESH-WATER ECOSYSTEMS; CLIMATE-CHANGE; ACID DEPOSITION; CRITICAL LOADS; UV-RADIATION; ARCTIC LAKES; 2 CENTURIES; BREAK-UP; TEMPERATURE; CHEMISTRY; Arctic; Clearwater Lakes; Climate change
• Online Access: https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/414235; http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-414235; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-007-0741-3; https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/414235/file/4134592

This study describes the physical and chemical properties of 17 Afroalpine lakes (> 2 m deep) and 11 pools (< 2 m deep) in the Rwenzori mountains, Uganda-DR Congo, with the aim to establish the baseline conditions against which to evaluate future environmental and biological changes in these u...