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Chemical and biological investigations of Lake Kinneret showed that reducing conditions prevailling in summer in the metalimnion cause an early and intense denitrification process accompanied by the release of dissolved Fe and Mn. These conditions are favourable to the development of sulfo-bacteria and blue green algae. The role of this layer is discussed.
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Serruya, C. Metalimnic Layer in Lake Kinneret, Israel. Hydrobiologia 40, 355–359 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00016780
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