publisher = {Selbstverl. des Inst. für Phys. Geographie der Freien Univ. Berlin, Berlin}, abstract = {Drainage basins are heterogeneous ecosystems which are governed by the dynamics of the hydrologic process operating between precipitation input and runoff output. The respective positions and interrelationships of spatial subsystems with certain characteristics of topological units are important features of each drainage basin, and each drainage basin has its own individual pattern of subsystems. […] The investigated lakes are typified according to a system based mainly on the seasonal variations of the average water budget of the catchment area. These seasonal variations correlate with certain catchment area characteristics. […] Each of the different lake types is characterized by the type of periodicity of the water level changes. The type of periodicity is related to a certain structure of the catchment area with characteristics which govern the relation between precipitation and water level change in a manner specific to each individual lake type. Seasonal water level changes are mainly due to the evaporation factor; short-term water level changes are due to the short retention period owing to local drainage and groundwater conditions. The method of this lake typology is also applicable to other landscapes in other regions. […]}, note = { \url {http://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gldocs-11858/7176}}, }