Using paleolimnology to find restoration solutions: the case of Lake Muzzano, Switzerland

Lake Muzzano (45°59′50″N 8°55′41″E, 337 m a.s.l.) is a hyper-eutrophied lake located in the Tessin region of Switzerland. Almost every year, algal blooms (Microcystis) cover the lake with a thickness of 1-2 cm. These blooms associated with periods of anoxia in summer have led to fish kills in 1967...

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Main Authors: Isabelle eLarocque-Tobler, Sergi ePla-Rabès
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fevo.2015.00070/full