The Salton Sea Centennial Symposium: Proceedings of a Symposium Celebrating a Century of Symbiosis Among Agriculture, Wildlife and People, 19052005, held ... March 2005 (Developments in Hydrobiology)

This volume deals with many aspects of the physical and chemical limnology of the Salton Sea, California’s largest lake and a lake that may soon to be the object of a multi-billion dollar restoration project. Formed in 1905 by an accidental breaching of outtake structures on the Colorado River, and maintained since then by large and steady inflows of agricultural wastewaters, it has long served as an important habitat for fish and waterbirds and as a major recreational area for people. Highlly eutrophic and with a salinity that is steadily rising and now nearly 50 g/L, it is a lake in great trouble. Most fish species have disappeared, and large fish and bird dieoffs have been common in recent decades. Many of the papers in this volume represent studies undertaken with the aim of informing the re-engineering of this ecosystem so that its value to wildlife and man can be restored or enhanced. Deals with various aspects of the physical and chemical limnology of the Salton Sea, which has long served as an important habitat for fish and waterbirds. This title includes papers that represent studies undertaken with the aim of informing the re-engineering of this ecosystem so that its value to wildlife and man can be restored or enhanced front-matter.pdf......Page 1 Ch 1......Page 10 Ch 2......Page 25 Ch 3......Page 41 Ch 4......Page 49 Ch 5......Page 60 Ch 6......Page 79 Ch 7......Page 87 Ch 8......Page 98 Ch 9......Page 112 Ch 10......Page 123 Ch 11......Page 136 Ch 12......Page 149 Ch 13......Page 171 Ch 14......Page 178