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The Ecology of Meromictic Lakes in Russia. 2. Continental Water Bodies

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Meromictic water bodies (water bodies with stable vertical water stratification, which forms because of a difference between the density of its layers) is a rare phenomenon, which deserves protection. On the territory of Russia the territory of Russia in its boundaries of 2020, 53 meromictic lakes were identified, including 30 coastal water bodies of marine origin, 10 karst lakes, 5 glacial lakes, and 4 drainless salt meromictic water bodies in arid zone. A review is given for the main ecological features of continental meromictic lakes and for original methods used to study stratified water bodies.

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Krasnova, E.D. The Ecology of Meromictic Lakes in Russia. 2. Continental Water Bodies. Water Resour 48, 588–597 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0097807821040096

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