Overview
- Represents current state of knowledge of the status of Crater Lake
- Unique research possibilities: ecosystem is essentially undisturbed by human activities because of the protection in a National Park
- Natural dynamics and processes have been studied
Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology (DIHY, volume 191)
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About this book
Crater Lake is located in the caldera of Mount Mazama in Crater Lake National Park, Oregon. The lake has a surface area of about 53 km2 at an elevation of 1882 m and a maximum depth of 594 m – seventh deepest in the world. Limited studies of this ultraoligotrophic lake conducted between 1896 and 1981, lead to a 10-year limnological study to evaluate any potential degradation of water quality. No long-term variations in water quality were observed that could be attributed to anthropogenic activity. Building on the success of this study, a permanent limnological program has been established with a long-term monitoring program to insure a reliable data base for use in the future. Of equal importance, this program serves as a research platform to develop and communicate to the public a better understanding of the coupled biological, physical, and geochemical processes in the lake and its surrounding environment.
This special volume represents our current state of knowledge of the status of this pristine ecosystem including its special optical properties, algal nutrient limitations, pelagic bacteria, and models of the inter-relationships of thermal properties, nutrients, phytoplankton, deep-water mixing, and water budgets.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Long-term Limnological Research and Monitoring at Crater Lake, Oregon
Book Subtitle: A benchmark study of a deep and exceptionally clear montane caldera lake
Editors: G. L. Larson, R. Collier, M. W. Buktenica
Series Title: Developments in Hydrobiology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5824-0
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-5823-3Published: 12 February 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-9867-0Published: 30 October 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-5824-0Published: 22 April 2007
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: V, 280
Additional Information: Reprinted from Hydrobiologia, Volume 574, 2007
Topics: Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Ecosystems, Microbiology, Vertebrates, Invertebrates