The northern part of Poland is occupied by numerous lakes formed during the last glaciation as a result of the Scandinavian ice sheet. Studies carried out in the lake district areas show progressive reduction of the surface area of the lakes, which leads to their eventual disappearance. The paper discusses the degree of the observed changes and points out main natural and anthropogenic factors influencing changes of lake area in Poland, including climate change, depth of lake basins, biomass growth, deforestation, hydrotechnical works, use of fertilizers and discharge of wastewater.
Adam CHOINSKI, Agnieszka LAWNICZAK, Mariusz PTAK, Leszek SOBKOWIAK
. Causes of Lake Area Changes in Poland[J]. Journal of Resources and Ecology, 2011
, 2(2)
: 175
-180
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DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-764x.2011.02.011
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