Problem
Threatened littoral habitats of freshwater lakes
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Endangered shoreline habitats of lakes and reservoirs Nature:
Threats to the littoral habitat include; Eutrophication, toxic substances, sedimentation, acidification, excessive water diversion and the depletion of biodiversity.
Background:
The littoral zone is an interface zone between the land of the drainage basin and the open water of lakes. Most lakes of the world are relatively small in area and shallow. In such lakes, the littoral flora contributes significantly to the productivity, and may regulate metabolism of the entire lake ecosystem. This intensely metabolic activity is due to the presence of aquatic macrophytes.
Narrower Problems:
Threatened lacustrine rocky shore habitatsThreatened lacustrine unconsolidated shore habitatsThreatened lacustrine rock bottom shoreline habitatsThreatened lacustrine aquatic bed shoreline habitatsThreatened littoral emergent vegetation habitats of lakes Values:
EndangeredThreat Subject(s):
Geography → Wild??Geology → Land and coastal forms??
Hydrology → Rivers and lakes??
Hydrology → Water??
Societal Problems → Endangered species??
Societal Problems → Vulnerability??
Transportation, Telecommunications → Storage??
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
06.08.2019 – 18:12 CEST