https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2022.2168

Lake Sevan. Past, present, and future state of a unique alpine lake

Vol. 81 No. s1 (2022): Lake Sevan. Past, present, and future state of a unique alpine lake
Published: 23 November 2023
Lake Sevan, special issue
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Gayane Shahnazaryan
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3922-6811
Hydrometeorology and Monitoring Center SNCO of the Ministry of Environment Republic of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia.
Martin Schultze
martin.schultze@ufz.de
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3526-2919
Department Lake Research, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Magdeburg, Germany.
Karsten Rinke
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0864-6722
Department Lake Research, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Magdeburg, Germany.
Bardukh Gabrielyan
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3670-6470
Scientific Center of Zoology and Hydroecology of the National Academy of Sciences Republic of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia.

Lake Sevan, a large, deep, alpine lake in the Lesser Caucasus is the focus of this Special Issue of the Journal of Limnology. It was an outstanding ecosystem 100 years ago characterised by excellent water quality, rich biodiversity with a high level of endemism, wide-ranging beds of macrophytes along the shores and a productive and sustainable fish production. Due to its beauty, natural history, and contributions to social and economic welfare it is also a cultural heritage for the Armenian Nation including its large diaspora.

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Shahnazaryan, Gayane, Martin Schultze, Karsten Rinke, and Bardukh Gabrielyan. 2023. “Lake Sevan. Past, Present, and Future State of a Unique Alpine Lake”. Journal of Limnology 81 (s1). https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2022.2168.
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