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Page 214
... saline , dense water into a basin bring about the crenogenesis of meromixis . The continuous import from one or more deep springs contrasts with a superficial freshwater influent . If equilib- rium between the two types of water is ...
... saline , dense water into a basin bring about the crenogenesis of meromixis . The continuous import from one or more deep springs contrasts with a superficial freshwater influent . If equilib- rium between the two types of water is ...
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... saline pool . Solar radiation penetrates the clear layer and is absorbed rapidly by the upper part of the saline stratum , effecting a mesothermal profile . This may be a prelude to the establishment of inverse strati- fication brought ...
... saline pool . Solar radiation penetrates the clear layer and is absorbed rapidly by the upper part of the saline stratum , effecting a mesothermal profile . This may be a prelude to the establishment of inverse strati- fication brought ...
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... Saline Waters The biota of concentrated inland waters in- cludes hardy species typified by fresh - water ancestry . Bayly ( 1967 ) constructed a biologic classification of Australian aquatic environ- ments , coming to the conclusion ...
... Saline Waters The biota of concentrated inland waters in- cludes hardy species typified by fresh - water ancestry . Bayly ( 1967 ) constructed a biologic classification of Australian aquatic environ- ments , coming to the conclusion ...
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