From Frustule
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A region of rapid temperature decline with depth in a thermally stratified lake. Separates the upper waters (epilimnion)from the lower waters (hypolimnion) and commonly acts as a barrier for nutrients released in the bottom of the lake.
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References
- Stoermer, E.F., & Smol, J.P., 1999. The Diatoms: Applications for the environmental and Earth sciences. Cambridge University Press, UK, 469 pp.
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