High altitude lakes: limnology and paleolimnology

The most remote regions of globe represent some of the least disturbed ecosystems, yet they are threatened by air pollution and by climatic change. The Himalaya is one of the most isolated regions in the world and least explored wildernesses outside the Polar Regions; and it is for this reason that the Tibetan Plateau is often referred to as the ‘Third Pole’. Limnological survey (including chemistry, biology and sediment core studies) of lakes located between ca. 4500 and 5500 m a.s.l. has been performed from 1992 in the Kumbhu Valley, Nepal. Lake water chemical surveys reveal a constant increase of the ionic content of the lake water probably related to glacier retreat. Modern phytoplankton data compared with previous data point to an increasing trend in lake productivity. Zooplankton, benthos and thechamoebians provide useful biogeographical information. Paleolimnological reconstructions show the potential use of these sites in providing proxy data of past climatic changes in high altitude regions. Data collected of persistent organic pollutants show that the studied sites receive input related to long-range transport pollution. The aims and rationale for the future development of the Ev-K2-CNR Limnological Information System is discussed.
 
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Gianni Tartari (The Water Research Institute (IRSA)-CNR) - Andrea Lami (The Institute of Ecosystem Study(ISE)-CNR) - Gabriele Tartari (The Institute of Ecosystem Study(ISE)-CNR) - Simona Musazzi (The Institute of Ecosystem Study(ISE)-CNR) - Aldo Marchetto (The Institute of Ecosystem Study(ISE)-CNR) - Marina Manca (The Institute of Ecosystem Study(ISE)-CNR) - Angela Boggero (The Institute of Ecosystem Study(ISE)-CNR) - Roberto Bertoni (The Institute of Ecosystem Study(ISE)-CNR) - Cristiana Callieri (The Institute of Ecosystem Study(ISE)-CNR) - Piero Guilizzoni (The Institute of Ecosystem Study(ISE)-CNR) (2007) . High altitude lakes: limnology and paleolimnology. Elsevier Science Publishing Company https://geoportal.mountaingenius.org/geonetwork/srv/api/records/ba07ad3a-2ab9-47f6-b347-341743094fc3
 

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Mountains witnesses of global changes research in the Himalaya and Karakoram; SHARE-Asia project, Developments in Earth Surface Processes
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Mountains witnesses of global changes research in the Himalaya and Karakoram; SHARE-Asia project, Developments in Earth Surface Processes, 10:155-170.
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Developments in Earth Surface Processes - Elsevier
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From an environmental point of view, mountains are particularly sensitive and important for monitoring the state of health of our planet. Only through distribution of meteoclimatic and atmospheric composition monitoring points in mountain regions, coupled with modelling simulations, will we be able to thoroughly analyze complex pollutant transport mechanisms and better understand imminent global changes. The Himalayan-Karakoram range - for its elevation and geographic location, represents one of the ideal places for studying long-range pollutant transport systems on a regional scale and for monitoring changes index by mechanisms that act on global scale through monsoon circulation.The Ev-K2-CNR with this book reached its objective of creating a unique opportunity for dialogue between major environmental scientists and experts, highlighting the close relationship between diverse themes with a common underlying thread: in-depth comprehension of the environmental phenomena which are determining the health of our planet.
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  • high altitude , lakes
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  • Nepal , Himalaya , Karakoram , Asia , South Asia , Pakistan
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  • climate change , global change , air pollution , climatic change
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  • limnology , paleolimnology
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Volume 10, Pages 1-342 (2007)  

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Mountains witnesses of global changes research in the Himalaya and Karakoram; SHARE-Asia project, Developments in Earth Surface Processes, 10

Lami Andrea, Gabriele A. Tartari, Simona Musazzi, Piero Guilizzoni, Aldo Marchetto, Marina Manca, Angela Boggero, Anna M. Nocentini, Giuseppe Morabito, Gianni Tartari, Licia Guzzella, Roberto Bertoni, Cristiana Callieri

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