| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 202 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Freshwater Ecology Ser. ; v.5
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Freshwater ecology series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction to the Sierra Nevada -- Introduction to high-elevation lakes and watersheds of the Sierra Nevada -- Snow hydrology -- Watershed hydrology -- Watershed biogeochemistry -- Limnology -- Variability, trends and future scenarios. |
| Summary |
"The Sierra Nevada, California's iconic mountain range, harbors thousands of remote high-elevations lakes, which are critical water sources for agriculture and urban development throughout California. As climate and air quality in the region change, so do the watershed processes upon which these lakes depend. In order to understand the future of California's ecology and natural resources, we need a clear account of the environmental processes that underlie these aquatic systems. Synthesizing over three decades of research on the lakes and watersheds of the Sierra Nevada, this book develops an integrated account of the hydrological and biogeochemical systems that sustain them. With a focus on Emerald Lake in Sequoia National Park, the book marshals long-term limnological and ecological data to provide a detailed and synthetic account of these processes, while also highlighting the vulnerability of Sierra lakes to changes in climate and atmospheric deposition. In so doing, it lays the scientific foundations for predicting and understanding how the lake will respond"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Lakes -- Environmental aspects -- Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)
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Lakes -- Environmental aspects. |
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Lakes. |
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Watersheds -- Environmental aspects -- Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)
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Watersheds -- Environmental aspects. |
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Watersheds. |
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Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)
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Emerald Lake (Sequoia National Park, Calif.)
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NATURE / Ecology. |
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California -- Emerald Lake (Sequoia National Park) |
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United States -- Sierra Nevada. |
| Added Author |
Sadro, Steven, author.
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Sickman, James O., 1960- author.
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Dozier, Jeff, author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Melack, J. M.. Lakes and watersheds in the Sierra Nevada of California Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2021] 9780520278790 (DLC) 2020004858 |
| ISBN |
0520967348 electronic book |
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9780520967342 (electronic book) |
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9780520278790 hardcover |
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