Littoral and sub-littoral sediments in Lake Biwa -Division based on a thermal structure of the lake and their possible roles in the lake ecosystem

• Published in: Japanese Journal of Limnology (Rikusuigaku Zasshi) Vol. 63; no. 3; pp. 249 - 254
• Main Author: MURASE, Jun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Osaka The Japanese Society of Limnology 2002; Japanese Society of Limnology
• Subjects: Ecosystems; Freshwater; internal wave; Internal waves; Japan, Biwa L; Lake Biwa; Lakes; littoral zone; microbial activity; Nearshore sedimentation; Resuspended sediments; sediment; sub-littoral zone; thermal stratification; Thermal structure; Japan, Honshu, Shiga Prefecture, Biwa Lake

The bottom of Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan, is divided into littoral, sub-littoral, and profundal zones based on the thermal structure of the lake water. The features of element metabolism and dynamics in the littoral and sub-littoral surface sediments are discussed in comparison with the pr...