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Ecological Potentials for Planktonic Development and Food Web Interactions in Extremely Acidic Mining Lakes in Lusatia

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Acidic Mining Lakes

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Abstract

Lakes can be acidified naturally (crater lakes or other volcanic waters) or by anthropogenic impact (acid rain and mine tailing). Contrary to the very well investigated physicochemical mechanisms and ecological consequences of the atmospheric acidification of lakes (Steinberg and Wright 1994), knowledge about the limnology in geogenically acidified lakes is limited (Geller et al., this Vol.). Normally it is expected that, except for specialized bacteria and fungi, only a few organisms are able to survive in lake waters with pH < 3.

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  1. Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Process Engineering, Brandenburg Technical University of Cottbus, Seestr. 45, 15526, Bad Saarow, Germany

    B. Nixdorf (Chair of Water Conservation), K. Wollmann (Chair of Water Conservation) & R. Deneke (Chair of Water Conservation)

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  1. Dept. Inland Water Research, UFZ Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle plc, Am Biederitzer Busch 12, D-39114, Magdeburg, Germany

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  2. GKSS Research Centre, Max-Planck-Strasse, D-21502, Geesthacht, Germany

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Nixdorf, B., Wollmann, K., Deneke, R. (1998). Ecological Potentials for Planktonic Development and Food Web Interactions in Extremely Acidic Mining Lakes in Lusatia. In: Geller, W., Klapper, H., Salomons, W. (eds) Acidic Mining Lakes. Environmental Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71954-7_8

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