New dams, warming waters, forest fires - Lake Baikal in peril

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Abstract

Longer than England, almost as deep as the Grand Canyon, Russia's Lake Baikal is one of the world's greatest aquatic wonders, writes Bryce Stewart. But it's a fragile paradise: the limpid waters are warming much faster than the global average, with as yet unknown effects on its ecology. And it faces the danger of a huge dam on its principal tributary, Mongolia's Selenga River.
Original languageEnglish
PublisherThe Ecologist
Publication statusPublished - 17 Sept 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Lake Baikal
  • Fisheries
  • Fisheries management
  • Environmental history
  • Climate change
  • Pollution
  • freshwater fish

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