Lago di Como - Italy

Lake Como is the deepest italian lake (425metres) and is part of the group of deep lakes located south of the Alps in one of the most densely populated and highly idustrialized area of Italy.Owing to its shape, resembling an upside-down “Y”, Lake Como may be subdivided in three sub-basins, i.e. the Western, the Eastern and the Northern basins with different bathymetric , hydrological characteristics. Lake Como, originally oligotrophic, has undergone a process of eutrophication since the 60's that culminate in the '80s when the concentration of total phosphorus at Como was detected in 80 μg l-1. In this phase, the composition of the phytoplankton population has undergone considerable variations with the gradual growth in the ...