Small Lake Ecosystems

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Similarly, a number of lentic systems represented smaller lakes around the world host extraordinary expressions of freshwater biodiversity.

Lake Kutubu of New Guinea, Yunnan Lakes &Streams, Mexican Highland Lakes, the Cameroon Crater Lakes, Lake Lanao of the Philippines, Lake Inle in Myanmar, and Central Sulawesi Lakes have been selected for their globally outstading biodiversity features.