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    Lake Kinneret

    Ecology and Management

    Tamar Zohary, Assaf Sukenik, Tom Berman, Ami Nishri in Aquatic Ecology Series (2014)

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    Lake Bathymetry and Bottom Morphology

    The bathymetry and morphology of Lake Kinneret is influenced by its complex tectonic structure and by high annual sedimentation (~ 100,000 t year−1 for the past 50 years). In general, the lake floor has an asymme...

    Gideon Tibor, Ronnie Sade, John K Hall, Zvi Ben-Avraham, Ami Nishri in Lake Kinneret (2014)

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    Salinity

    The salinity of Lake Kinneret, which fluctuates between 190 and 280 mg L−1 Cl−, is significantly higher than the salinity of surface streams that flow to the lake. The high salinity is mainly derived from saline ...

    Alon Rimmer, Ami Nishri in Lake Kinneret (2014)

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    Dynamics of Redox-Sensitive Elements

    Following the onset of stratification in spring, the interaction between the oxy-anions of Mo, U, and Sb with reduced solutes in Lake Kinneret lower water mass (LWM) causes the removal of part of these redox-s...

    Ami Nishri, Ludwik Halicz in Lake Kinneret (2014)

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    General Background

    The introduction presents a short historical background of the region, including an account of research on Lake Kinneret. An account of recent anthropomorphic changes that have impacted the lake ecosystem and ...

    Tom Berman, Tamar Zohary, Ami Nishri, Assaf Sukenik in Lake Kinneret (2014)

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    Quantitative Aspects of the Nitrogen Cycle

    This chapter discusses the quantitative aspects of the nitrogen cycle in Lake Kinneret including its sources and sinks. A thorough discussion is devoted to the internal flux of NH4 + from the lowe...

    Ami Nishri in Lake Kinneret (2014)

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    External Sources of Nutrients

    The primary source of nitrogen to Lake Kinneret drainage basin is dissolved inorganic N originating in southern Europe and being carried over the Mediterranean Sea by the rain clouds. Evidence is presented tha...

    Ami Nishri, Edit Leibovici in Lake Kinneret (2014)

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    Dissolved Inorganic Carbon (DIC)

    Various factors control the seasonal succession of the phytoplankton community in Lake Kinneret. One such factor is whether they are CO2 or HCO3 − users. In spring, CO2-only users such as the dino...

    Ami Nishri, Mariana Stiller in Lake Kinneret (2014)

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    Lake Kinneret: Current Understanding and Future Perspectives

    This chapter is an overview of the current state of knowledge on Lake Kinneret and the understanding of how this ecosystem functions, as reflected in the chapters of this book.

    Tamar Zohary, Assaf Sukenik, Ami Nishri in Lake Kinneret (2014)

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    The Phosphorus Cycle

    The chapter on the phosphorous (P) cycle of Lake Kinneret presents an overview of more than 40 years of research and monitoring while following up earlier published assessments on P partitioning, sedimentation...

    Werner Eckert, Ami Nishri in Lake Kinneret (2014)

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    Physical Controls on Spatial Variability in Decomposition of Organic Matter in Lake Kinneret, Israel

    High resolution chemical data collected during summer 2003 indicate that the lower water mass (LWM) of the thermally stratified Lake Kinneret (LK) can be subdivided into three layers: a benthic boundary layer ...

    Ami Nishri, Alon Rimmer, Udi Wagner, Zvi Rosentraub, Peter Yeates in Aquatic Geochemistry (2011)

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    Temporal variations in dissolved selenium in Lake Kinneret (Israel)

    Selenium is an essential micronutrient for the growth of the dinoflagellate Peridinium gatunense that dominates the spring algal bloom in Lake Kinneret (LK). The relationship between the levels of dissolved sele...

    Ami Nishri, Itschak B. Brenner, Gwendy E. M. Hall, Howard E. Taylor in Aquatic Sciences (1999)

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    Lake Kinneret dissolved oxygen regime reflects long term changes in ecosystem functioning

    Lake Kinneret (Israel) has undergone several prominent chemical and biological changes since 1970. Between 1970 and 1991 significant, long-term gradual increase were recorded in epilimnetic dissolved oxygen (D...

    Ami Nishri, Tamar Zohary, Moshe Gophen, David Wynne in Biogeochemistry (1998)