Lake Alchichica Limnology - The Uniqueness of a Tropical Maar Lake (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)

The book provides a comprehensive account of a tropical lake, Alchichica, considering that tropical limnology is by far less known and well-understood than temperate. Many of the well-known temperate limnology paradigms do not apply in tropical limnology, such as the 1C/m thermocline concept, or the role of phosphorous as a limiting nutrient. Lake Alchichica is - most likely - the best limnologically known Mexican lake up to date. Twenty years of continuous monitoring has led us to understand this deep, warm monomictic lake. The peculiar chemical composition of this saline lake - sodium-alkaline with a high concentration in magnesium waters, and groundwater-fed - led to the formation of its unique stromatolite ring that has become world-famous, studied by scientists from various countries. From a biological point of view, this relatively small maar lake displays a comparatively low species richness but surprisingly is plentiful in microendemic species for a recently-formed lake (13,000-6,300 years old, at the Late Pleistocene/Holocene Epoch), eleven of which already described, with more to come. Researchers and students interested in tropical limnology, extreme ecosystems, evolutionary biology, astrobiology, and microbiology will find this book a must-read.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	March 2022
First published:	2022
Editors:	Javier Alcocer
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	433
Edition:	1st ed. 2022
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-079095-0
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Ecological science, the Biosphere Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Animal ecology Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > The hydrosphere > Hydrology (freshwater) Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Applied ecology > Biodiversity
LSN:	3-03-079095-9
Barcode:	9783030790950

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