The Current Status and Problems of the Lake Fund of European Russia

Abstract

The results of the evaluation of the lake fund of European Russia are presented considering the inhomogeneity of its distribution over the territory. Information about quantitative and qualitative changes in the ER lake fund in the second half of the 20th century and the early 21st century is analyzed. The main environmental problems of lakes, associated with their negative changes under the action of anthropogenic factors, are revealed and possible ways to resolve them are outlined.