Ladoga and Onego: great european lakes : observations and modeling

Lakes Ladoga and Onego are the greatest lakes in Europe. Including the large Lakes Ilmen and Saimaa, these Great European Lakes are an important link in the Caspian-Baltic-White Sea waterway system. Their ecological state affects thewater quality of the Neva River, the Gulf of Finland and the Baltic Sea. Thusany changes affect the operational use, environmental protection and management of water resources of a wide area and concern such issues as drinking, recreation, transport and energy. The anthropogenic impact on the Lake Onego ecosystem is mostly determined by the sewage waters of the Petrozavodsk and Kondopoga industrial centres, while the river inflow makes the most impact on Lake Ladoga. Although the anthropogenic stress on the water ecosystems of the Great European Lakes has decreased over the last 15 years, there has been some simultaneous evidence of global warming. A comprehensive and adequate portrait of the Great European Lakes trophic state, and a quantitative assessment of vulnerability of the Great European Lakes bio-resources to future anthropogenic and climate change forcing

• ISBN: 978-3-540-68144-1
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 415
• Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés