Biogeochemical processes and the diversity of Nhecolândia lakes, Brazil

The Pantanal of Nhecolândia, the world's largest and most diversified field of tropical lakes, comprises approximately 10,000 lakes, which cover an area of 24,000 km² and vary greatly in salinity, pH, alkalinity, colour, physiography and biological activity. The hyposaline lakes have variable p...

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Published in:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Main Authors: Teodoro I. R Almeida, Maria do Carmo Calijuri, Patrícia B Falco, Simone P Casali, Elena Kupriyanova, Antonio C Paranhos Filho, Joel B Sigolo, Reginaldo A Bertolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2011-06-01
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652011000200004