Håkanson, Lars
- Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Book chapter2012Peer reviewed
Origin of lakes and their physical characteristics
Håkanson, L.
Abstract
The way a lake looks and its morphometry (size and form elements) regulate the characteristics of a lake and the way a given lake functions. This section discusses an interpretational code which may be used to gain a better understanding of variations among lakes in fundamental lake ecosystem characteristics. The size and form of lakes regulate many general transport processes, such as sedimentation, resuspension, diffusion, mixing, burial, and outflow, which in turn regulate many abiotic state variables, such as concentrations of phosphorus, suspended particulate matter, pH and many water chemical variables, color, and water clarity, which in turn regulate primary production, which regulates secondary production, for example, of zooplankton and fish. This understanding is the basis for a wider understanding of lake function and structure.
Published in
Encyclopedia of earth sciences
2012, pages: 585-591
Title: Encyclopedia of Lakes and Reservoirs
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
SLU Authors
UKÄ Subject classification
Oceanography, Hydrology, Water Resources
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4410-6_2
- ISBN: 978-1-4020-5616-1
- eISBN: 978-1-4020-4410-6
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/132266