Changes in climate, catchment vegetation and hydrogeology as the causes of dramatic lake-level fluctuations in the Kurtna Lake District, NE Estonia
Numerous lakes in the world serve as sensitive indicators of climate change. Water levels for lakes Ahnejärv and Martiska, two vulnerable oligotrophic closed-basin lakes on sandy plains in northeastern Estonia, fell more than 3 m in 1946–1987 and rose up to 2 m by 2009. Earlier studies indicated tha...
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| Language: | English |
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Estonian Academy Publishers
2014-02-01
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| Series: | Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.kirj.ee/public/Estonian_Journal_of_Earth_Sciences/2014/issue_1/earth-2014-1-45-61.pdf |