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Lake Kivu Research: Conclusions and Perspectives

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In this chapter the knowledge gained from the interdisciplinary research on Lake Kivu presented in the previous chapters is synthesized. The importance of the sublacustrine springs as a driving force for physical and biogeochemical processes is highlighted, the special properties of the lake’s food web structure are discussed, and the consequences and impacts of both the introduction of a new fish species and methane extraction are evaluated. Finally, a list of open research questions illustrates that Lake Kivu has by far not yet revealed all of its secrets.

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  1. Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, University of Namur, Namur, Belgium

    Jean-Pierre Descy

  2. Chemical Oceanography Unit, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

    François Darchambeau

  3. Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Kastanienbaum, Switzerland

    Martin Schmid

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    Jean-Pierre Descy

  2. , Chemical Oceanography Unit, University of Liège, Allée du 6-Août 17, Liège, 4000, Belgium

    François Darchambeau

  3. EAWAG, Seestrasse 79, Kastanienbaum, 6047, Switzerland

    Martin Schmid

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Descy, JP., Darchambeau, F., Schmid, M. (2012). Lake Kivu Research: Conclusions and Perspectives. In: Descy, JP., Darchambeau, F., Schmid, M. (eds) Lake Kivu. Aquatic Ecology Series, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4243-7_11

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