Lakes in hot water: the impacts of a changing climate on aquatic ecosystems

RI Woolway, S Sharma, JP Smol - BioScience, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Our planet is being subjected to unprecedented climate change, with far-reaching social and
ecological repercussions. Below the waterline, aquatic ecosystems are being affected by …

Widespread societal and ecological impacts from projected Tibetan Plateau lake expansion

F Xu, G Zhang, RI Woolway, K Yang, Y Wada… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Lakes on the Tibetan Plateau are expanding rapidly in response to climate change.
The potential impact on the local environment if lake expansion continues remains …

Lake water temperature modeling in an era of climate change: Data sources, models, and future prospects

S Piccolroaz, S Zhu, R Ladwig, L Carrea… - Reviews of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Lake thermal dynamics have been considerably impacted by climate change, with potential
adverse effects on aquatic ecosystems. To better understand the potential impacts of future …

Classifying mixing regimes in ponds and shallow lakes

MA Holgerson, DC Richardson, J Roith… - Water Resources …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Lakes are classified by thermal mixing regimes, with shallow waterbodies historically
categorized as continuously mixing systems. Yet, recent studies demonstrate extended …

The ecosystem implications of road salt as a pollutant of freshwaters

HA Dugan, SE Arnott - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Salt pollution is a threat to freshwater ecosystems. Anthropogenic salt inputs increase lake
and stream salinity, and consequently change aquatic ecosystem structure and function …

Long-term trends of salinity in coastal wetlands: Effects of climate, extreme weather events, and sea water level

L Lorrain-Soligon, F Robin, X Bertin, M Jankovic… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Coastal freshwater ecosystems play major roles as reservoirs of biodiversity and provide
many ecosystem services and protection from extreme weather events. While they are of …

Global lake health in the anthropocene: societal implications and treatment strategies

GA Weyhenmeyer, AV Chukwuka, O Anneville… - Earth's …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The world's 1.4 million lakes (≥ 10 ha) provide many ecosystem services that are
essential for human well‐being; however, only if their health status is good. Here, we …

Salty freshwater macrophytes: The effects of salinization in freshwaters upon non-halophyte aquatic plants

MH Moreira, NH They, LR Rodrigues… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Salinization is a threat that affects aquatic ecosystems worldwide. As primary producers,
freshwater macrophytes are of paramount importance in these ecosystems, however …