Lake Kivu Limnology and biogeochemistry of a tropical great lake
In the heart of Africa, a unique lake has attracted the attention of scientists since the beginning of the 20th century. At the foot of the Virunga volcano chain, Lake Kivu harbors a vast amount of dissolved carbon dioxide and methane, making it the most
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Jean-Pierre Descy • François Darchambeau Martin Schmid Editors
Lake Kivu Limnology and biogeochemistry of a tropical great lake
Editors Jean-Pierre Descy Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology Department of Biology University of Namur Rue de Bruxelles 61 B-5000 Namur, Belgium
François Darchambeau Chemical Oceanography Unit University of Liège Allée du 6-Août 17 B-4000 Liège, Belgium
Martin Schmid Surface Waters - Research and Management Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology Seestrasse 79 CH-6047 Kastanienbaum Switzerland
ISBN 978-94-007-4242-0 ISBN 978-94-007-4243-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-4243-7 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London Library of Congress Control Number: 2012937795 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
During the first decade of the twenty-first century, a great deal of new knowledge has accumulated on Lake Kivu, in particular thanks to projects run in parallel by Swiss and Belgian research teams. Eawag, in Switzerland, was mainly interested in investigating further the peculiar physical structure and
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