Lake Titicaca

A Synthesis of Limnological Knowledge

By: Claude Dejoux, A. Iltis, C. Dejoux (Editor)

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Hardcover | 30 November 1992

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For a long time scientists, and in particular limnologists, have been interested in Lake Titicaca, a huge mass of tropical, though cold water, described as the largest navigable high-altitude lake in the world. This work assesses and summarizes the existing knowledge related to the main features of the lake: its geological origin, its slow evolution, the physical and chemical characteristics of its waters, its climate, hydrology, flora and fauna. And since it is difficult to dissociate this original biotope from the human component, which takes advantage of its resources, part of the book is dedicated to the socio-economic potential of Lake Titicaca and its littoral agriculture, as well as the human groups which in the past lived along the shoreline and on its islands. In spite of its extension and considerable water mass, Lake Titicaca constitutes a delicate ecosystem, less stable than it appears at first glance. The alteration of this aquatic environment by human actions is still low, with the exception of some shallow bays, poorly connected with the rest of the lake. Nevertheless, it is very important not to surpass the current state of pollution, and even to reduce it. It is also necessary to use carefully the natural biological and hydrological resources of this lake. The collection in this work of a large amount of limnological data should be usefull when planning further complementary studies on specific aspects which have not yet been sufficiently explored. It should also be useful for all organizations dealing with the gestion of the natural resources of the Bolivian-Peruvian Altiplano, providing them with the elements necessary for political decisions in that field.

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Editor's note
Preface
Introduction
List of contributors
Abiotic Aspects
Origins
Formation and geological evolution	p. 3
References of chapter I	p. 14
Geomorphology and Sedimentation
Morphology and bathymetry	p. 16
General aspects of present-day sedimentation	p. 23
Temporal sedimentation patterns in the nearshore littoral of Lago Huinaimarca	p. 29
References of chapter II	p. 38
Paleohydrology
A 20,000 years paleohydrological record from Lake Titicaca	p. 40
Ancient lake environments as deduced from pollen analysis	p. 49
References of chapter III	p. 61
Climatology and Hydrology
Climatology and hydrology of the Lake Titicaca basin	p. 63
References of chapter III	p. 84
Physico-Chemistry
Physico-chemical properties of the water	p. 89
Hydrochemical regulation of the lake and water chemistry of its inflow rivers	p. 98
Dissolved matter and suspended sediment loads in some inflow rivers and in the Rio Desaguadero	p. 113
The thermal stratification regime in Lake Titicaca	p. 120
The energy balance	p. 131
Nutrients and nutrient limitation of phytoplankton	p. 147
References of chapter V	p. 157
Biological Communities
Phytoplankton
The diatoms	p. 163
Algae: General floristic study	p. 176
Phytoplankton: Quantitative aspects and populations	p. 182
Patterns of planktonic primary production and algal biomass	p. 196
References of chapter VI.1	p. 218
Macrophytes
The higher plants	p. 223
Charophytes	p. 232
Higher plants: Distribution and biomass	p. 241
References of chapter VI.2	p. 253
Zooplankton
The Cladocera	p. 254
Zooplankton distribution in the Bolivian part of the lake	p. 268
Temporal and spatial variation of zooplankton in Lago Grande	p. 276
Note on the feeding behaviour of zooplankton	p. 285
References of chapter VI.3	p. 286
Benthic Fauna
The Bryozoa and Coelenterata	p. 289
The Porifera: Description of a new taxon Balliviaspongia wirrmanni n.g. n.sp	p. 295
The benthic oligochaetes	p. 302
The Tricladida and Hirudinea	p. 307
The Mollusca	p. 311
The Ostracoda	p. 337
The Amphipoda	p. 346
The Hydracarina	p. 357
The insects	p. 365
The benthic populations: Distribution and seasonal variations	p. 383
References of chapter VI.4	p. 401
Fish Fauna
Native species. The Orestias	p. 405
Introduced species: 1. Salmo gairdneri (rainbow trout)	p. 420
Introduced species: 2. Basilichthys bonariensis (the "Pejerrey")	p. 427
References of chapter VI.5	p. 445
Associated Animal Communities
The Amphibia	p. 449
The Ophidians	p. 458
The avifauna	p. 460
References of chapter VI.6	p. 468
Exploitation of the Lake Resources Socio-Economic Aspects and Contamination
Ethnology and Socio-Economy
Past and present human populations	p. 473
Former lake fisheries and fish fauna of the lake	p. 495
Social and economic aspects of the fisheries	p. 500
The socio-economic importance of macrophytes	p. 505
Influence of the lake on littoral agriculture	p. 511
References of chapter VII.1	p. 519
Hydrological Potential
The water resources	p. 523
References of chapter VII.2	p. 537
Ichtyological Potential
The fishery potential	p. 539
References of chapter VII.3	p. 550
Contamination
Eutrophication and pollution problems	p. 551
References of chapter VII.4	p. 560
Geographical and Subject Index	p. 563
Taxonomic Index	p. 567
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