Limnology of the Red Lake, Romania An Interdisciplinary Study /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Romanescu, Gheorghe (Συγγραφέας), Stoleriu, Cristian Constantin (Συγγραφέας), Enea, Andrei (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Θέματα: Earth sciences.; Hydrogeology.; Geographical information systems.; Physical geography.; Geoecology.; Environmental geology.; Marine sciences.; Freshwater.; Earth Sciences.; Marine & Freshwater Sciences.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.; Physical Geography.; Geoecology/Natural Processes.

The Red Lake is a natural barrier lake at the foot of the Hasmasu Mare Mountains in the Eastern Carpathian Range in Romania. It was formed when the Bicaz River was blocked by a natural dam resulting from two landslides during an extreme heavy storm in 1837. This book presents an interdisciplinary an...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Preface
• Introduction
• Acknowledgements
• 1. Definition of lakes and their position in the Romanian territory
• 2. Geographic location and boundaries
• 3. The Red Lake within the Bicaz Gorges-Hăghimaş national park
• 4. Paleogeographic evolution of the hydrographic basin and the lacustrine basin
• 5. Morphographic and morphometric features of the Hăghimaş mountains, the hydrographic basin and the Red Lake lacustrine basin
• 6. The nature of sediments within the lacustrine basin
• 7. Climatic setting
• 8. The seasonal variation of temperature, ph and dissolved oxygen concentration
• 9. Vegetation and fauna
• 10. The Red Lake wetland – boundary principles and ecologic characteristics
• 11. Water management
• Conclusions
• Index.