Which process prevents thermal overturn in deep meromictic lakes during winter months?

💡 Explanation

When a lake is meromictic, the monimolimnion's high salinity gradient prevents vertical mixing because the density difference resists overturn, maintaining stable stratification. Therefore, the salinity stratification limits winter overturn, rather than UV absorption, shallow depth changes, or chemosynthesis rates, which do not create density barriers.

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