The 6th International Conference on the Conservation and Management of Lakes was held in Oct 1995. The event's theme was 'Harmonizing Human Life with Lakes.' Among the topics covered were human impacts on lakes, eutrophication, chemical pollution and the introduction of exotic species.
Lake Kasumigaura, the second largest lake in Japan (see Figure 1 on page 18), has undergone a major transformation during the last 40 years. Once a brackish (i.e., partly salty) body of water surrounded by ...