LEADER 03946nam 22006495 450 001 9910401935703321 005 20251204105257.0 010 $a3-030-42254-2 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-42254-7 035 $a(CKB)4100000011232456 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-42254-7 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6195024 035 $a(PPN)248396242 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011232456 100 $a20200511d2020 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn|008mamaa 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aLarge Asian Lakes in a Changing World $eNatural State and Human Impact /$fedited by Steffen Mischke 205 $a1st ed. 2020. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2020. 215 $a1 online resource (IX, 264 p. 59 illus., 49 illus. in color.) 225 1 $aSpringer Water,$x2364-8198 311 08$a3-030-42253-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe Dead Sea and Its Deviation from Natural Conditions -- Lake Sevan: Evolution, Biotic Variability and Ecological Degradation -- Past and Current Changes in the Largest Lake of the World: The Caspian Sea -- The Aral Sea: A Story of Devastation and Partial Recovery of a Large Lake -- Geological History and Present Conditions of Lake Balkhash -- Lake Issyk-Kul: Its History and Present State -- Lop Nur in NW China: Its Natural State, and a Long history of Human Impact -- Uvs Nuur: A Sentinel for Climate Change in Eastern Central Asia. . 330 $aDescribing the natural state of eight important lakes in Asia and the human impact on these lake ecosystems, this book offers a valuable reference guide. Over the past several decades the Aral Sea, Dead Sea, Lake Balkhash and other major lakes in Asia have undergone significant changes with regard to their size, water level, chemical composition, and flora and fauna. Most of these changes resulted from the loss of water from tributaries (now used for irrigation farming) or increasing consumption in local industries and households. However, significant human impacts may have begun as early as 2000 years ago. In addition to the three lakes mentioned above, Lake Sevan (Armenia), the Caspian Sea (Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan), Lake Issyk-Kul (Kyrgyzstan), and Lake Lop Nur (China) are discussed as the most prominent examples of changing lake ecosystems. In contrast, an example of an almost pristine lake ecosystem is included with the report on Lake Uvs Nuur (Mongolia). For each lake, the book summarizes its origin and early geological history, and reconstructs its natural state and variability on the basis of proxy records from drilled or exposed lake sediments that have accumulated since the last ice age. The frequently observed reductions in lake level and size during most recent decades led often to significant environmental impacts in the respective lake catchments including vegetation deterioration, soil erosion and badland formation, soil salinization or the formation of sinkholes. . 410 0$aSpringer Water,$x2364-8198 606 $aPhysical geography 606 $aWater 606 $aHydrology 606 $aArchaeology 606 $aGeology 606 $aPhysical Geography 606 $aWater 606 $aArchaeology 606 $aGeology 615 0$aPhysical geography. 615 0$aWater. 615 0$aHydrology. 615 0$aArchaeology. 615 0$aGeology. 615 14$aPhysical Geography. 615 24$aWater. 615 24$aArchaeology. 615 24$aGeology. 676 $a574.526322 702 $aMischke$b Steffen$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910401935703321 996 $aLarge Asian Lakes in a Changing World$92247657 997 $aUNINA