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Lake Shinji, Japan

Main Contributors:

Johanna Yletyinen

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Summary

Lake Shinji has seasonal anoxia. The lake is eutrophic; it has been suggested that the eutrophication began in 1940s when population in the area increased.

Type of regime shift

Ecosystem type

  • Freshwater lakes & rivers

Land uses

  • Fisheries

Spatial scale of the case study

  • Local/landscape (e.g. lake, catchment, community)

Continent or Ocean

  • Asia

Region

  • East Asia

Countries

  • Japan

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Key References

  1. Yamamuro M, Kanai Y. 2005. A 200-year record of natural and anthropogenic changes in water quality from coastal lagoon sediments of Lake Shinji, Japan. Chemical Geology 218, 51-61.

Citation

Johanna Yletyinen. Lake Shinji, Japan. In: Regime Shifts Database, www.regimeshifts.org. Last revised 2011-12-19 15:21:32 GMT.
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