Author: Jonasson, Petur M. [Petur M. Jonasson]; editor:
Title: Ecology of Oligotrophic, Subarctic Thingvallavatn
Description: København, Oikos, (1992). orig. boards. 27x19cm,, 437 pages. Weighs 1.7 kilos.. Textual maps,graphs,photos.. Minor rubbing. Some page-edge soil. VG. ¶ Contains 24 papers. Includes: Iceland - An Island Astride the Mid- Atlantic Ridge; Thingvallavatn Research History; Geology of the Thingvallavatn Area; Bedrock, Sediments & Faults in Thingvallavatn; The Recent Sedimentation History of Thingvallavatn, Iceland; Climatic Conditions of the Thingvallavatn Area; The Vegetation & Soils of the Thingvallavatn Area; Vascular Plants of the Thingvallavatn Area; Physical Characteristics of Thingvallavatn, Iceland; Stable Isotope Study of Thingvallavatn Area, Groundwater Origin, Age & Evaporation Media; Chemical Characteristics & Trace Elements of Thingvallavatn; Production & Nutirent Supply of Phytoplankton in Subarctic, Dimictic Thingvallavatn, Iceland; The Structure & Function of the Zooplankton Community in Thingvallavatn; Photosynthesis & Production of Epilithic Algal Communities in Thingvallavatn; Metabolism & Community Dynamics within Nitella Opaca ( Charophyceae) Beds in Thingvallavatn; Zoobenthos Ecology of Thingvallavatn:Verical Distribution, Abundance, Population Dynamics & Production; The Arctic Charr Salvelinus alpinus in Thingvallavatn; Population Dynamics of the Planktivorous Arctic Charr Salvelinus alpinus ("murta") in Thingvallavatn; Threespine Stickeback Gasterosteus aculeatus in Thingvallavatn: Habitat & Food in a Lake Dominated by Arctic Charr Salvelinus alpinus; Production of Fish Stocks in Thingvallavatn, Iceland; Birds of the Thingvallavatn Area; Mammals of the Thingvallavatn Area; The Ecosystem of Thingvallavatn: A Synthesis.

Keywords: Iceland, Thingvallavatn, Lake Myvatn, River Laxa, Stream Biology, Fresh Water, Lake Ecology, ,