Hydrodynamics as a limiting factor in the Lake Baikal ecosystem

Authors

  • V.A. Verkhozina Geochemistry Institute of the Siberian Branch of Russia Academy of Sciences, Favorskogo 1, 664033 Irkutsk, Russia
  • O.M. Kozhova Biology Institute of Irkutsk State University, Lenina 3, 664000 Irkutsk, Russia
  • Yu.S. Kusner Geochemistry Institute of the Siberian Branch of Russia Academy of Sciences, Favorskogo 1, 664033 Irkutsk, Russia

Keywords:

Nutrient, Nitrogen cycle

Abstract

The intense turbulent diffusion in the water body is one of the features of Lake Baikal, a deep-water, sea-like lake. In this paper we argue that the turbulent mixing of water determines the dynamics of intermediate gaseous nitrogen-containing products, and therefore may be regarded as the limiting factor for Lake Baikal as well as for other ecosystems of the oceanic type.

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Published

2000-01-01

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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2000): Ecosystem Health of Lake Baikal, Russia

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Research article

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