ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Lake Infill as the Main Factor Leading
to Lake’s Disappearance
A. Choiński1, M. Ptak2
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1Institute of Physical Geography and Environmental Planning, Adam Mickiewicz University,
Dzięgielowa 27, 61-680 Poznań, Poland
2Library, Adam Mickiewicz University,
F. Ratajczaka 38-40, 61-816 Poznań, Poland
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2009;18(3):347-352
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ABSTRACT
It has been shown that the disappearance of lakes is understood as a decrease in water resources and not
only as the shrinkage of their area. It is mainly a result of the process of infill of lake basins. The conclusion
is based on observational data collected for 25 lakes. In a period of over 50 years the area of lakes has
decreased by 5.6% (compared to IIF data), while volume has decreased by 9.9%.