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European Large Lakes

Ecosystem changes and their ecological and socioeconomic impacts

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Editors:
  1. Tiina Nõges

    1. Centre for Limnology, Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Rannu, Tartumaa, Estonia

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  2. Reiner Eckmann

    1. Limnological Institute, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany

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  3. Külli Kangur

    1. Centre for Limnology, Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Rannu, Tartumaa, Estonia

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  4. Peeter Nõges

    1. Centre for Limnology, Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Rannu, Tartumaa, Estonia
      Institute for Environment and Sustainability, European Commission — Joint Research Centre, Ispra (VA), Italy

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  5. Anu Reinart

    1. Tartu Observatory, Tõravere, Tartu County, Estonia

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  6. Gulnara Roll

    1. Peipsi Centre for Transboundary Cooperation, Tartu, Estonia

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  7. Heikki Simola

    1. Faculty of Biosciences, Ecological Research Institute, University of Joensuu, Joensuu, Finland

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  8. Markku Viljanen

    1. Faculty of Biosciences, Ecological Research Institute, University of Joensuu, Joensuu, Finland

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  • Presents comprehensive highlights of large lake research and management in Europe
  • Considers climate change and anthropogenic impacts on large lake ecosystems
  • Reviews food web interactions and dynamics in large lakes

Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology (DIHY, volume 199)

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Table of contents (30 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-2
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  2. Climate Change and Anthropogenic Impacts on Large Lakes Ecosystems

    1. Nutrients and phytoplankton in Lake Peipsi during two periods that differed in water level and temperature

      • Marina Haldna, Anu Milius, Reet Laugaste, Külli Kangur
      Pages 3-11

    2. Pollen, diatom and plant macrofossil assemblages indicate a low water level phase of Lake Peipsi at the beginning of the Holocene

      • Tiit Hang, Volli Kalm, Kersti Kihno, Martynas Milkevičius
      Pages 13-21

    3. Water level changes in a large shallow lake as reflected by the plankton:periphyton-ratio of sedimentary diatoms

      • Atko Heinsalu, Helen Luup, Tiiu Alliksaar, Peeter Nõges, Tiina Nõges
      Pages 23-30

    4. Changes in spatial distribution of phosphorus and nitrogen in the large north-temperate lowland Lake Peipsi (Estonia/Russia)

      • Külli Kangur, Tõnu Möls
      Pages 31-39

    5. Recent trends in Lake Ladoga ice cover

      • Sergey G. Karetnikov, Mikhail A. Naumenko
      Pages 41-48

    6. History of anthropogenically mediated eutrophication of Lake Peipsi as revealed by the stratigraphy of fossil pigments and molecular size fractions of pore-water dissolved organic matter

      • Aina Leeben, Ilmar Toñnno, Rene Freiberg, Viia Lepane, Nicolas Bonningues, Natalja Makarõtševa et al.
      Pages 49-58

    7. Seasonality and trends in the Secchi disk transparency of Lake Ladoga

      • Mikhail A. Naumenko
      Pages 59-65

    8. Silicon load and the development of diatoms in three river-lake systems in countries surrounding the Baltic Sea

      • Peeter Nõges, Tiina Nõges, Rita Adrian, Gesa A. Weyhenmeyer
      Pages 67-76

    9. Critical N:P ratio for cyanobacteria and N2-fixing species in the large shallow temperate lakes Peipsi and Võrtsjärv, North-East Europe

      • Tiina Nõges, Reet Laugaste, Peeter Nõges, Ilmar Tõnno
      Pages 77-86

    10. Phytoplankton nitrogen demand and the significance of internal and external nitrogen sources in a large shallow lake (Lake Balaton, Hungary)

      • Mátyás Présing, Péter Sprőber, Attila W. Kovács, Lajos Vörös, Gyöngyi Kenesi, Tom Preston et al.
      Pages 87-95

    11. Changes in the water level of Lake Peipsi and their reflection in a sediment core

      • Jaan-Mati Punning, Galina Kapanen, Mihkel Kangur, Tiit Hang, Natalia Davydova
      Pages 97-104

    12. Rates of change in physical and chemical lake variables — are they comparable between large and small lakes?

      • Gesa A. Weyhenmeyer
      Pages 105-110

    13. Increasingly ice-free winters and their effects on water quality in Sweden’s largest lakes

      • Gesa A. Weyhenmeyer, Anna-Karin Westöö, Eva Willén
      Pages 111-118

    14. Phosphorus fractions and alkaline phosphatase activity in sediments of a large eutrophic Chinese lake (Lake Taihu)

      • Yiyong Zhou, Chunlei Song, Xiuyun Cao, Jianqiu Li, Guoyuan Chen, Zhuoying Xia et al.
      Pages 119-125

  3. Food Web Interactions and Dynamics in Large Lakes

    1. The impact of the invasive Ponto-Caspian amphipod Pontogammarus robustoides on littoral communities in Lithuanian lakes

      • Simona Gumuliauskaitė, Kęstutis Arbačiauskas
      Pages 127-134

    2. Spatiotemporal and long-term variation in phytoplankton communities in the oligotrophic Lake Pyhäjärvi on the Finnish-Russian border

      • Anna-Liisa Holopainen, Liisa Lepistö, Riitta Niinioja, Anita Rämö
      Pages 135-141

    3. Plant-associated invertebrates and hydrological balance in the large volcanic Lake Bracciano (Central Italy) during two years with different water levels

      • Luciana Mastrantuono, Angelo G. Solimini, Peeter Nõges, Marcello Bazzanti
      Pages 143-152

    4. A comparison of zooplankton densities and biomass in Lakes Peipsi and Võrtsjärv (Estonia): rotifers and crustaceans versus ciliates

      • Priit Zingel, Juta Haberman
      Pages 153-159

  4. Modeling Tools in Large Lakes Research

    1. Validation of the MERIS products on large European lakes: Peipsi, Vänern and Vättern

      • Krista Alikas, Anu Reinart
      Pages 161-168
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Keywords

About this book

Large lakes are important because of their size and ecological distinctiveness as well as their economic and cultural value. Optimal management of them requires a proper understanding of anthropogenic impacts both on the lake ecosystems as such and on the services they provide for society. The specific structural and functional properties of large lakes, e.g. morphology, hydrography, biogeochemical cycles and food-web structure, are all directly related to their size. Although large lakes are among the best-studied ecosystems in the world, the application to them of environmental regulations such as the European Water Framework Directive is a challenging task and requires that several natural and management aspects specific to these water bodies are adequately considered. These vulnerable ecosystems often suffer from accelerated eutrophication, over-fishing, toxic contamination and invasive species. Large lakes offer socio-economic benefits and can be used in many ways, and are often areas in which economic, cultural and political interests overlap. In this book the problems regarding the present status of European large lakes and the directions of change are discussed. Threats caused by direct human impact and by climate change, protection needs and restoration measures are considered.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Centre for Limnology, Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Rannu, Tartumaa, Estonia

    Tiina Nõges, Külli Kangur, Peeter Nõges

  • Limnological Institute, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany

    Reiner Eckmann

  • Institute for Environment and Sustainability, European Commission — Joint Research Centre, Ispra (VA), Italy

    Peeter Nõges

  • Tartu Observatory, Tõravere, Tartu County, Estonia

    Anu Reinart

  • Peipsi Centre for Transboundary Cooperation, Tartu, Estonia

    Gulnara Roll

  • Faculty of Biosciences, Ecological Research Institute, University of Joensuu, Joensuu, Finland

    Heikki Simola, Markku Viljanen

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: European Large Lakes

  • Book Subtitle: Ecosystem changes and their ecological and socioeconomic impacts

  • Editors: Tiina Nõges, Reiner Eckmann, Külli Kangur, Peeter Nõges, Anu Reinart, Gulnara Roll, Heikki Simola, … Markku Viljanen

  • Series Title: Developments in Hydrobiology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8379-2

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-8378-5Published: 27 March 2008

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-7861-2Published: 23 November 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-8379-2Published: 20 January 2009

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 276

  • Additional Information: Reprinted from HYDROBIOLOGIA, 599 (2008)

  • Topics: Ecology, Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Monitoring/Environmental Analysis, Environmental Management

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