It takes two to tango: when and where dual nutrient (N & P) reductions are needed to protect lakes and downstream ecosystems

HW Paerl, JT Scott, MJ McCarthy… - … science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
Preventing harmful algal blooms (HABs) is needed to protect lakes and downstream
ecosystems. Traditionally, reducing phosphorus (P) inputs was the prescribed solution for …

The influence of dissolved organic carbon on primary production in northern lakes

DA Seekell, JF Lapierre, J Ask… - Limnology and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentrations in lakes are changing globally, but little is
known about potential ecosystem impacts. We evaluated the relationship between DOC and …

Atmospheric nitrogen deposition has caused nitrogen enrichment and eutrophication of lakes in the northern hemisphere

ANNK BERGSTRÖM, M Jansson - Global Change Biology, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
We compiled chemical data and phytoplankton biomass (PB) data (chlorophyll a) from
unproductive lakes in 42 different regions in Europe and North America, and compared …

Role of lakes for organic carbon cycling in the boreal zone

G Algesten, S Sobek, AK Bergström… - Global change …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
We calculated the carbon loss (mineralization plus sedimentation) and net CO2 escape to
the atmosphere for 79 536 lakes and total running water in 21 major Scandinavian …

Light and nutrient control phytoplankton biomass responses to global change in northern lakes

AK Bergström, J Karlsson - Global change biology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Global change affects terrestrial loadings of colored dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and
nutrients to northern lakes. Still, little is known about how phytoplankton respond to changes …

Terrestrial organic matter and light penetration: Effects on bacterial and primary production in lakes

J Ask, J Karlsson, L Persson, P Ask… - Limnology and …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
We investigated productivity at the basal trophic level in 15 unproductive lakes in a gradient
ranging from clear‐water to brown‐water (humic) lakes in northern Sweden. Primary …

Terrestrial organic matter support of lake food webs: Evidence from lake metabolism and stable hydrogen isotopes of consumers

J Karlsson, M Berggren, J Ask… - Limnology and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
We quantified the utilization of terrestrial organic matter (OM) in the food web of a humic lake
by analyzing the metabolism and the consumers' stable isotopic (C, H, N) composition in …

Trends and geographic variation in adverse impacts of nitrogen use in Europe on human health, climate, and ecosystems: A review

W de Vries, M Posch, D Simpson, FAAM de Leeuw… - Earth-Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper presents a review of the trends and geographic variation of impacts of reactive
nitrogen (N) inputs on in Europe through impacts on air, soil and water quality. It illustrates …

Effects of atmospheric nitrogen deposition on nutrient limitation and phytoplankton biomass in unproductive Swedish lakes

AK Bergström, P Blomqvist… - Limnology and …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
We used chemical data (3,907 lakes) and phytoplankton biomass (chlorophyll a) data (225
lakes) from Swedish lake monitoring programs to assess the effects of atmospheric nitrogen …

Trade-offs between light and nutrient availability across gradients of dissolved organic carbon concentration in Swedish lakes: implications for patterns in primary …

DA Seekell, JF Lapierre… - Canadian Journal of …, 2015 - cdnsciencepub.com
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) limits primary production in lakes when present at high
concentrations by reducing light availability, but stimulates primary production at lower …