Lake Pavin: History, geology, biogeochemistry, and sedimentology of a deep meromictic maar lake

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Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Pavin, the Birthplace of French Limnology (1770–2012), and Its Degassing Controversy (1986–2016)....Pages 3-27
Pavin, A Rich but Fragmented History (200 AD–2016)....Pages 29-52
Dragons, Fairies, Miracles and Worship at Pavin and Other European Maar-Lakes....Pages 53-79
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Volcanism of the Monts Dore (French Massif Central)....Pages 83-89
The Origin of Lake Pavin: Two Centuries of Controversy....Pages 91-104
Characterization of Phreatomagmatic Deposits from the Eruption of the Pavin Maar (France)....Pages 105-128
Magmatic Evolution of Pavin’s Group of Volcanoes: Petrology, Geochemistry and Modeling of Differentiation Processes. A Preliminary Study....Pages 129-142
Distribution, Tephrostratigraphy and Chronostratigraphy of the Widespread Eruptive Products of Pavin Volcano....Pages 143-154
Geology, Geomorphology and Slope Instability of the Maar Lake Pavin (Auvergne, French Massif Central)....Pages 155-174
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Lake Pavin Mixing: New Insights from High Resolution Continuous Measurements....Pages 177-184
Carbon Cycle in a Meromictic Crater Lake: Lake Pavin, France....Pages 185-203
The Iron Wheel in Lac Pavin: Interaction with Phosphorus Cycle....Pages 205-220
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The Significance of Transparent Exopolymeric Particles (TEP) for Microorganisms in Lake Pavin....Pages 223-228
Lake Pavin: A Pioneer Site for Ecological Studies of Freshwater Viruses....Pages 229-244
Study of Prokaryotes and Viruses in Aquatic Ecosystems by Metagenetic and Metagenomic Approaches....Pages 245-254
Anaerobic Microbial Communities and Processes Involved in the Methane Cycle in Freshwater Lakes-a Focus on Lake Pavin....Pages 255-284
New Insights into the Microbial Contribution to the Chlorine Cycle in Aquatic Ecosystems....Pages 285-306
The Importance of Phagotrophic Protists in Lake Pavin....Pages 307-314
Diversity and Biogeography of Picoeukaryotes: New Insights into the Rare Biosphere....Pages 315-328
Molecular Diversity Studies in Lake Pavin Reveal the Ecological Importance of Parasitic True Fungi in the Plankton....Pages 329-343
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History of the Fish Fauna of Lake Pavin: A Population Heavily Influenced by Man?....Pages 345-361
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Lake Pavin Sedimentary Environments....Pages 365-379
Lake Pavin Paleolimnology and Event Stratigraphy....Pages 381-406
Back Matter....Pages 407-421