Physical and chemical limnology of alpine lakes and pools in the Rwenzori Mountains (Uganda-DR Congo)

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 592, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 151-173

  Eggermont, Hilde ^a   Russell, James M ^b   Schettler, Georg ^c   Van Damme, Kay ^a   Bessems, Ilse ^a   Verschuren, Dirk ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Afro alpine zone; Alpine lakes; Climate change; East African mountains; Limnology; Pools; Rwenzori; Water chemistry

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; GLACIERS; TROPICS; VEGETATION;

AFRO-ALPINE ZONE; ALPINE LAKES; EAST AFRICAN MOUNTAINS; LIMNOLOGY; RWENZORI MOUNTAINS; WATER CHEMISTRY;

LAKES;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LIMNOLOGY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POOL; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; WATER CHEMISTRY;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; CONGO; EAST AFRICA; RWENZORI MOUNTAINS; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

EID: 34548401092     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-007-0741-3     Document Type: Article

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