Lake Kivu Limnology and biogeochemistry of a tropical great lake /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Descy, Jean-Pierre (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Darchambeau, François (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Schmid, Martin (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Σειρά: Aquatic Ecology Series ; 5
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Geochemistry.; Sedimentology.; Natural disasters.; Aquatic ecology.; Environmental management.; Life Sciences.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.; Environmental Management.; Natural Hazards.

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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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 .