Lake Kivu Limnology and biogeochemistry of a tropical great lake /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Descy, Jean-Pierre (Editor), Darchambeau, François (Editor), Schmid, Martin (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Aquatic Ecology Series ; 5
• Subjects: 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...

Table of Contents:

• 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 .