Lago Nero – a new site to assess the effects of environmental change on high-alpine lakes and their catchments

Colombo, Luca and Bruder, Andreas and Lepori, Fabio and Pozzoni, Maurizio and Pera Ibarguren, Sebastian and Rioggi, Stefano and Scapozza, Cristian and Domenici, Mattia (2016) Lago Nero – a new site to assess the effects of environmental change on high-alpine lakes and their catchments. Project Report. Working Group on Effects of the LRTAP Convention, Helsinki.

Text ICP IM Annual Report 2016.pdf Download (9MB)

Abstract

The consequences of deposited atmospheric pollutants on ecosystems is a key envi- ronmental issue, especially in the southern slopes of the Alps which receive substan- tial inputs of pollutants from the Po valley, northern Italy. High-alpine catchments are particularly sensitive to atmospheric pollutants but also to other environmental issues including climate change, mainly as a consequence of their low chemical and physical buffer capacity and their often highly specialised biological communities. We established a monitoring program in a high-alpine catchment located at the head of Val Bavona, Canton Ticino, southern Switzerland, which includes a small alpine lake, Lago Nero, an oligotrophic, soft-water lake with a surface of approx. 13 ha and a maximal depth of 73 m. Monitoring of the site began in summer 2014, with an initial phase aimed at developing and testing methodologies and at evaluating the suitability of the catchment and the feasibility of the monitoring program.

Item Type:	Report (Project Report)
Subjects:	Physical sciences > Science of aquatic & terrestrial environments > Environmental sciences Physical sciences > Science of aquatic & terrestrial environments > Environmental sciences > Applied environmental sciences Physical sciences > Science of aquatic & terrestrial environments > Environmental sciences > Hydrology
Department/unit:	Dipartimento ambiente costruzioni e design > Istituto scienze della terra
Depositing User:	Luca Colombo
Date Deposited:	09 Sep 2016 14:11
Last Modified:	09 Sep 2016 14:12
URI:	http://repository.supsi.ch/id/eprint/7706

Actions (login required)

View Item