Lake Kivu Limnology and biogeochemistry of a tropical great lake /

In the heart of Africa, a unique lake has attracted the attention of scientists since the beginning of the 20th century. At the foot of the Virunga volcano chain, Lake Kivu harbors a vast amount of dissolved carbon dioxide and methane, making it the most dangerous lake on Earth. But the lake also fu...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Descy, Jean-Pierre (Editor ), Darchambeau, François (Editor ), Schmid, Martin (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Edición:1st ed. 2012.
Colección:Aquatic Ecology Series, 5
Temas:
Freshwater ecology.
Marine ecology.
Geochemistry.
Environmental management.
Sedimentology.
Natural disasters.
Freshwater and Marine Ecology.
Environmental Management.
Natural Hazards.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Lake Kivu : Past and present
  • 2 Stratification, mixing and transport processes in Lake Kivu
  • 3. Nutrient cycling in Lake Kivu
  • 4. Variability of carbon dioxide and methane in the epilimnion of Lake Kivu
  • 5. Phytoplankton of Lake Kivu
  • 6. Microbial ecology of Lake Kivu
  • 7. Zooplankton of Lake Kivu
  • 8. Fishes in Lake Kivu: diversity and fisheries
  • 9. Paleolimnology of Lake Kivu: past climate and recent environmental changes
  • 10 Methane formation and future extraction in Lake Kivu .

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