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Geomorfologie --- Geomorphic geology --- Geomorphology --- Géomorphologie --- Lacs --- Lake sediments --- Lakes --- Meersedimenten --- Meren --- Physiography --- Sédiments lacustres --- Geomorphology. --- Lakes. --- Lake sediments.

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Great Salt Lake is an enormous terminal lake in the western United States. It is a highly productive ecosystem, which has global significance for millions of migrating birds who rely on this critical feeding station on their journey through the American west. For the human population in the adjacent metropolitan area, this body of water provides a significant economic resource as industries, such as brine shrimp harvesting and mineral extraction, generate jobs and income for the state of Utah. In addition, the lake provides the local population with ecosystem services, especially the creation of mountain snowpack that generates water supply, and the prevention of dust that may impair air quality. As a result of climate change and water diversions for consumptive uses, terminal lakes are shrinking worldwide, and this edited volume is written in this urgent context. This is the first book ever centered on Great Salt Lake biology. Current and novel data presented here paint a comprehensive picture, building on our past understanding and adding complexity. Together, the authors explore this saline lake from the microbial diversity to the invertebrates and the birds who eat them, along a dynamic salinity gradient with unique geochemistry. Some unusual perspectives are included, including the impact of tar seeps on the lake biology and why Great Salt Lake may help us search for life on Mars. Also, we consider the role of human perceptions and our effect on the biology of the lake. The editors made an effort to involve a diversity of experts on the Great Salt Lake system, but also to include unheard voices such as scientists at state agencies or non-profit advocacy organizations. This book is a timely discussion of a terminal lake that is significant, unique, and threatened.

Aquatic ecology . --- Microbial ecology. --- Invertebrates. --- Ecosystems. --- Freshwater & Marine Ecology. --- Microbial Ecology. --- Biocenoses --- Biocoenoses --- Biogeoecology --- Biological communities --- Biomes --- Biotic community ecology --- Communities, Biotic --- Community ecology, Biotic --- Ecological communities --- Ecosystems --- Natural communities --- Ecology --- Population biology --- Invertebrata --- Animals --- Environmental microbiology --- Microorganisms --- Microbiology --- Aquatic biology --- Salt lake ecology. --- Saline lake ecology --- Salt lakes --- Lake ecology --- Biologia aquàtica --- Ecologia aquàtica --- Llacs --- Utah --- Aigua --- Espais naturals --- Ecologia dels llacs --- Llacs internacionals --- Llacunes --- Sediments lacustres --- Ecosistemes aquàtics --- Ecologia --- Ecologia d'aigua dolça --- Ecologia marina --- Hidrobiologia --- Biologia --- Biologia d'aigua dolça --- Biologia marina --- Microbiologia aquàtica --- Organismes aquàtics --- Utah (Estats Units d'Amèrica) --- Utah (Estats Units d'Amèrica : Estat) --- Utah Territory --- Estats Units d'Amèrica

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Although, the first edition had a similar focus, more than five years have passed since its publication and the biological and social circumstances of the lake have drastically changed due to, for example, the further expansion of alien species, the decrease of indigenous species, the progress of integrated watershed management by the Union of the Kansai Government which was established in 2010, the legislation of the Conservation and Restoration Act of Lake Biwa in 2015 and more. The new edition will therefore feature updated and new information on the above and more topics as well as updated and revised data based on the latest research. Inventories of respective taxa, especially those of small animals, are also revised based on the latest studies. Furthermore, this volume covers the characteristics of the biota of this ancient lake, but at the same time, it will also approach it as a ‘culture ancient lake’. Other topics also include water pollution, lakeshore development, the effects of global warming in the past and present, the influence of people, and countermeasures by local and national governments. Moreover, the volume also provides a comprehensive view on the future of Lake Biwa and that of its residents. Miraculously enough, this ancient lake has kept its water quality clear even until today despite the fact of more than 1.4 million people living on its shores. Finally, the book also gives indispensable information to those engaged in improving and conserving water regimes of lakes and other water bodies all over the world and to those interested in the culture and history of Japan. Lake Biwa is not only one of the rarest ancient lakes of the world, but the people’s involvement with the lake also goes back a long way. This is shown in the diverse culture developed in this area and in the various archaeological finds that date back as early as the Jomon Period, nearly 10.000 years ago. Today Lake Biwa fulfills an important role as a water resource by providing domestic, commercial, industrial, and agricultural water for over 14 million residents living around the Lake Biwa-Yodo River drainage basin. This updated volume focuses on the geological and biological features of the lake as well as on the long-term interactions between the people and the lake.

Lake ecology --- Nature --- Effect of human beings on --- Lakes --- Freshwater ecology --- Reservoir ecology --- Ecology --- Aquatic ecology . --- Conservation biology. --- Ecology . --- Environmental management. --- Biodiversity. --- Ecosystems. --- Freshwater & Marine Ecology. --- Conservation Biology/Ecology. --- Environmental Management. --- Biocenoses --- Biocoenoses --- Biogeoecology --- Biological communities --- Biomes --- Biotic community ecology --- Communities, Biotic --- Community ecology, Biotic --- Ecological communities --- Ecosystems --- Natural communities --- Population biology --- Biological diversification --- Biological diversity --- Biotic diversity --- Diversification, Biological --- Diversity, Biological --- Biology --- Biocomplexity --- Ecological heterogeneity --- Numbers of species --- Environmental stewardship --- Stewardship, Environmental --- Environmental sciences --- Management --- Balance of nature --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Nature conservation --- Aquatic biology --- Biodiversitat --- Ecologia humana --- Ecologia aquàtica --- Llacs --- Japó --- Aigua --- Espais naturals --- Ecologia dels llacs --- Llacs internacionals --- Llacunes --- Sediments lacustres --- Ecosistemes aquàtics --- Biologia aquàtica --- Ecologia --- Ecologia d'aigua dolça --- Ecologia marina --- Ecologia social --- Relacions home-natura --- Relacions natura-home --- Socioecologia --- Biologia humana --- Ciències socials --- Medi ambient --- Arqueologia ambiental --- Ecofeminisme --- Ecologia política --- Influència de l'home en la natura --- Influència del medi ambient en l'home --- Població --- Psicologia social --- Qualitat de vida --- Assentaments humans --- Higiene ambiental --- Geografia humana --- Sociologia --- Diversitat biològica --- Diversitat d'ecosistemes --- Diversitat d'espècies --- Diversitat genètica --- Biologia --- Recursos genètics --- Nihon --- Nippon --- Àsia oriental --- Bonin (Japó : Arxipèlag) --- Honshu (Japó : Illa) --- Ryukyu (Japó : Arxipèlag) --- Ryūkyū (Japó : Arxipèlag)