The Mono Basin Ecosystem: Effects of Changing Lake Level

Author:   National Research Council ,  Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences ,  Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications ,  Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology
Publisher:   National Academies Press
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9780309037778


Pages:   288
Publication Date:   01 February 1987
Format:   Paperback
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Mono Basin is a closed hydrologic basin spanning the border between California and Nevada. This book studies the ecological risk assessment that considers the effects of water diversions on an inland saline lake. It examines the hydrology of the Mono Basin, and also predicts the effects of changes in lake levels on the ecosystem.

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Author:   National Research Council ,  Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences ,  Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications ,  Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology
Publisher:   National Academies Press
Imprint:   National Academies Press
ISBN:  

9780309037778


ISBN 10:   0309037778
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   01 February 1987
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1. Introduction; 4 2. Hydrology of the Mono Basin; 5 3. Physical and Chemical Lake System; 6 4. Biological System of Mono Lake; 7 5. Shoreline and Upland Systems; 8 6. Ecological Responses to Changes in Lake Level; 9 Appendix A: Birds of the Mono Basin and Their Ecological Characteristics; 10 Appendix B: Mammals of the Mono Basin and Their Ecological Characteristics; 11 Appendix C: Bibliography; 12 Index

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Mono Basin Ecosystem Study Committee, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, National Research Council

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