The ecology of Bassenthwaite Lake (English Lake District)

Bassenthwaite Lake is, in many ways, different from the other major lakes in the English Lake District: it is the most northerly, the shallowest, has the largest catchment and the shortest mean retention time. There is also considerable temporal variation in lake level. This article summarises the limnological features of Bassenthwaite Lake, the catchment and physical characteristics before describing the water chemistry, phytoplankton, macrophytes, zooplankton, invertebrates, fish, mammal and invertebrate population. The authors then describe the ecological pressures faced by Bassenthwaite Lake such as nutrients, sediments and introduced species.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Thackeray, Stephen, Maberly, Stephen, Winfield, Ian
Format:	article biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	2005
Subjects:	Ecology, Limnology, Freshwater lakes, Nutrients (mineral), pH, Catchment area, Lake morphology, Phosphorus, Sedimentation, Phytoplankton, Zooplankton, Invertebrate larvae, Aquatic mammals, Introduced species, England, Bassenthwaite, Coregonus albula,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1834/22300
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