New dams, warming waters, forest fires - Lake Baikal in peril

Bryce Donald Stewart

New dams, warming waters, forest fires - Lake Baikal in peril

Environment and Geography

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Abstract

Longer than England, almost as deep as the Grand Canyon, Russia's Lake Baikal is one of the world's greatest aquatic wonders, writes Bryce Stewart. But it's a fragile paradise: the limpid waters are warming much faster than the global average, with as yet unknown effects on its ecology. And it faces the danger of a huge dam on its principal tributary, Mongolia's Selenga River.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Ecologist
Publication status	Published - 17 Sept 2015

Keywords

Lake Baikal
Russia
Freshwater
Biodiversity
Conservation
Fisheries
Fisheries management
Climate change

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