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Open AccessUsing the “mean temperature of the catch” to assess fish community responses to warming in a temperate lake
This contribution applies the “mean temperature of the catch” (MTC) concept of Cheung et al. (Nature 497:365–368, 2013) to fish catch data for Lake Peipsi, Estonia/Russia, covering the years 1931 to 2019. The pre...
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Wind-induced sediment resuspension as a potential factor sustaining eutrophication in large and shallow Lake Peipsi
Using sediment traps, we aimed to elucidate the temporal and spatial variations in sediment fluxes in large and shallow Lake Peipsi, over the May to October 2011 period, and analyze the factors behind those va...
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Impacts of climate warming on the long-term dynamics of key fish species in 24 European lakes
Fish play a key role in the trophic dynamics of lakes. With climate warming, complex changes in fish assemblage structure may be expected owing to direct effects of temperature and indirect effects operating t...
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Diet patterns and ontogenetic diet shift of pikeperch, Sander lucioperca (L.) fry in lakes Peipsi and Võrtsjärv (Estonia)
Pikeperch is a major predator in the pelagic zone of eutrophic waters, such as the large north-temperate lowland lakes Võrtsjärv (Estonia) and Peipsi (Estonia/Russia). The size and structure of the pikeperch p...
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Changes in spatial distribution of phosphorus and nitrogen in the large north-temperate lowland Lake Peipsi (Estonia/Russia)
We investigated changes in the spatial distribution of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) in Lake Peipsi using limnological data from 1970 to 2005. The results show differences in nutrient content between the nor...
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Nutrients and phytoplankton in Lake Peipsi during two periods that differed in water level and temperature
Data for the vegetation periods (May–November) of 1985–2003 were used to collate the nutrient content and biomass of the most important phytoplankton groups in Lake Peipsi (Estonia). Two periods differing in e...
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Highlights of large lake research and management in Europe
Lakes in Europe have a bipolar distribution by latitude with higher lake densities in the north (58–65° N) and south (38–48° N). By area, 95% of the large lakes (>100 km2) are located at altitudes lower than 100 ...
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Changes in spatial distribution of phosphorus and nitrogen in the large north-temperate lowland Lake Peipsi (Estonia/Russia)
We investigated changes in the spatial distribution of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) in Lake Peipsi using limnological data from 1970 to 2005. The results show differences in nutrient content between the nor...
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Nutrients and phytoplankton in Lake Peipsi during two periods that differed in water level and temperature
Data for the vegetation periods (May–November) of 1985–2003 were used to collate the nutrient content and biomass of the most important phytoplankton groups in Lake Peipsi (Estonia). Two periods differing in e...
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Highlights of large lake research and management in Europe
Lakes in Europe have a bipolar distribution by latitude with higher lake densities in the north (58–65° N) and south (38–48° N). By area, 95% of the large lakes (>100 km2) are located at altitudes lower than 100 ...
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The role of temperature in the population dynamics of smelt Osmerus eperlanus eperlanus m. spirinchus Pallas in Lake Peipsi (Estonia/Russia)
We analysed lake smelt (Osmerus eperlanus eperlanus m. spirinchus Pallas.) population dynamics in relation to water level and temperature in Lake Peipsi, Estonia/Russia, using commercial fishery statistics from 1...
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Combining limnological and palaeolimnological approaches in assessing degradation of Lake Pskov
Limnological monitoring data and palaeorecords from large shallow Lake Pskov were used to study the long-term dynamic pattern of the lake ecosystem and to identify the start of its degradation. Lake Pskov is t...
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The role of temperature in the population dynamics of smelt Osmerus eperlanus eperlanus m. spirinchus Pallas in Lake Peipsi (Estonia/Russia)
We analysed lake smelt (Osmerus eperlanus eperlanus m. spirinchus Pallas.) population dynamics in relation to water level and temperature in Lake Peipsi, Estonia/Russia, using commercial fishery statistics from 1...
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Combining limnological and palaeolimnological approaches in assessing degradation of Lake Pskov
Limnological monitoring data and palaeorecords from large shallow Lake Pskov were used to study the long-term dynamic pattern of the lake ecosystem and to identify the start of its degradation. Lake Pskov is t...
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Condition and growth of ruffe Gymnocephalus cernuus (L.) in two large shallow lakes with different fish fauna and food recourse
Ruffe is one of the most numerous fishes in Estonian large Lakes Peipsi (area 3555 km2, mean depth 7.1 m) and Võrtsjärv (270 km2, 2.8 m). Owing to its small size ruffe has little value for commercial or recreatio...
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Phytoplankton response to changed nutrient level in Lake Peipsi (Estonia) in 1992–2001
In the 1990s, the nutrient load from the catchment area, carried into the large shallow eutrophic Lake Peipsi (area 3555 km2), diminished in comparison with the 1980s. The aim of the investigation was to analyse ...
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A comparative study on the feeding of eel, Anguilla anguilla (L.), bream, Abramis brama (L.) and ruffe, Gymnocephalus cernuus (L.) in Lake Võrtsjärv, Estonia
The stomach contents of eel, bream and ruffe were examined in order to detect the diet overlap and possible food competition between these benthophagous fishes in the eutrophic Lake Võrtsjärv. The frequency of...
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A comparative study on the feeding of eel, Anguilla anguilla (L.), bream, Abramis brama (L.) and ruffe, Gymnocephalus cernuus (L.) in Lake Võrtsjärv, Estonia
The stomach contents of eel, bream and ruffe were examined in order to detect the diet overlap and possible food competition between these benthophagous fishes in the eutrophic Lake Võrtsjärv. The frequency of...
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Macrozoobenthos of Lake Peipsi-Pihkva: long-term biomass changes
Macrozoobenthos of the large (3,558 km2) Lake Peipsi-Pihkva was monitored at 22–24 sampling spots yearly in June 1964–1994 as well as 50 shallow-water profiles in mid-summer 1970, 1980, and 1990. No qualitative c...