Limnological characteristics of lakes in the lowlands of Central Yakutia, Russia

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 40-53

  Kumke, Thomas ^a   Ksenofontova, Marta ^b   Pestryakova, Luidmila ^b   Nazarova, Larisa ^c,d   Hubberten, Hans Wolfgang ^d  

^a Hammersmith Medicines Research Limited and Trio Medicines Limited   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH EASTERN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c KAZAN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^d ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alkaline lakes; Central Yakutia; Lakes; Physico chemical characteristics; Salinity; Siberia

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; AUTOCORRELATION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; IONIC COMPOSITION; LAKE WATER; LIMNOLOGY; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; MESOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; WATER BUDGET;

EURASIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SAKHA;

AVES;

EID: 34547673555     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jlimnol.2007.40     Document Type: Article

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