User talk:Icelover95/Alpine lake

Using elevation to define lakes as "alpine"[edit]

It seems like the literature refers to many lakes as "alpine" well below 2700 m. For example, alpine lakes in the Alps may be as low as 500 m above sea level. A better definition probably refers to mountain geography, water sources, etc. Kw9793 (talk) 23:13, 8 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

UV avoidance by algae at high altitude[edit]

Anyone else come across this in their readings? Apparently deep primary production is a feature of clear alpine lakes, seems like it could be a unique thing to add. Kw9793 (talk) 19:24, 14 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

yes! I've come across this! I'll make sure to try to add something in invert ecology section. Do you happen to know the exact paper you saw this in? Breitkrl (talk) 23:38, 16 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The paper I read that mentioned it cited a review article on UV radiation in alpine lakes: Sommaruga, R. 2001. The role of solar UV radiation in the ecology of alpine lakes. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology. 62. 35-42. Kw9793 (talk) 22:43, 21 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]