Rising water temperature in rivers: Ecological impacts and future resilience

MF Johnson, LK Albertson, AC Algar… - Wiley …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Rising water temperatures in rivers due to climate change are already having observable
impacts on river ecosystems. Warming water has both direct and indirect impacts on aquatic …

Chemical composition, sources, and ecological effect of organic phosphorus in water ecosystems: A review

W Feng, T Wang, Y Zhu, F Sun, JP Giesy, F Wu - Carbon Research, 2023‏ - Springer
Phosphorus (P) affects the water–air CO2 flux through primary productivity, and affects the
changes of carbon cycle and ecological environment in the global world. Organic …

Global lakes are warming slower than surface air temperature due to accelerated evaporation

Y Tong, L Feng, X Wang, X Pi, W Xu, RI Woolway - Nature Water, 2023‏ - nature.com
Widespread increases in lake surface water temperature have been documented in recent
decades. Yet our understanding of global lake warming is mainly based on summertime …

Climate-driven deoxygenation of northern lakes

J Jansen, GL Simpson, GA Weyhenmeyer… - Nature Climate …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Oxygen depletion constitutes a major threat to lake ecosystems and the services they
provide. Most of the world's lakes are located> 45° N, where accelerated climate warming …

The pace of shifting seasons in lakes

RI Woolway - Nature communications, 2023‏ - nature.com
Lake ecosystems are vulnerable to seasonal thermal cues, with subtle alterations in the
timing of seasonal temperatures having a dramatic influence on aquatic species. Here, a …

Disproportionate impact of atmospheric heat events on lake surface water temperature increases

X Wang, K Shi, B Qin, Y Zhang, RI Woolway - Nature Climate Change, 2024‏ - nature.com
Hot temperature extremes (HTEs) in the atmosphere can also affect lake surface water
temperature, but how this impact changes with global warming is not well understood. Here …

[HTML][HTML] Advancing understanding of lake–watershed hydrology: A fully coupled numerical model illustrated by Qinghai Lake

L Shu, X Li, Y Chang, X Meng, H Chen… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2024‏ - hess.copernicus.org
Understanding the intricate hydrological interactions between lakes and their surrounding
watersheds is pivotal for advancing hydrological research, optimizing water resource …

Underlying mechanisms governing on distribution and stratification of DOM during seasonal freeze-thaw cycles

W Feng, Y Deng, F Yang, T Li, F Wang, Q Zhang… - Science of The Total …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
During the freeze-thaw cycles of ice-covered lakes, DOM undergoes a series of
transformations including enrichment, dispersion, and filtration. However, the mechanisms …

Earlier ice melt increases hypolimnetic oxygen despite regional warming in small Arctic lakes

V Hazuková, BT Burpee… - Limnology and …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Although trends toward earlier ice‐out have been documented globally, the links between
ice‐out timing and lake thermal and biogeochemical structure vary spatially. In high‐latitude …

Declining lake ice in response to climate change can impact spending for local communities

A Filazzola, MA Imrit, A Fleck, RI Woolway, S Sharma - Plos one, 2024‏ - journals.plos.org
Lake ice is an important socio-economic resource that is threatened by climate change. The
cover and duration of lake ice are expected to decline as air temperatures warm in the …