Posts treating: "Lake Scientist"
Thursday, 30 June 2016
Abstract After a 20-year absence, severe cyanobacterial blooms have returned to Lake Erie in the last decade, in spite of negligible change in the annual load of total phosphorus (TP).[...]
The post Research Summary: Interannual Variability of Cyanobacterial Blooms in Lake Erie appeared first on Lake
Permafrost below shallow Arctic lakes is thawing quicker than expected as a result of changing winter climate in Alaska. Warmer winters combined with an increase in snowfall during the last[...]
The post Arctic Lakes Permafrost Thaw Quickens appeared first on Lake
Scientists try to predict the future by looking at the past all the time. One recent example of this is an investigation led by those at the University at Buffalo[...]
The post Sediment Cores Show Greenland Changes appeared first on Lake
The number of glacial lakes has been increasing in recent years in the so-called Third Pole region of the Earth, which encompasses the snow-covered mountains that surround the Tibetan Plateau.[...]
The post Nepal Drains Imja Tsho appeared first on Lake
Abstract Information about lake morphometry (e.g., depth, volume, size, etc.) aids understanding of the physical and ecological dynamics of lakes, yet is often not readily available. The data needed to[...]
The post Research Summary: Predicting Maximum Lake Depth From Surrounding Topography appeared first on Lake
Lake Michigan water levels are up more than four feet since January 2013, according to experts with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The levels are nearing their highest in[...]
The post Lake Michigan Water Levels Up appeared first on Lake
The 2015 algal bloom in Lake Erie was the largest in biomass since satellite record-keeping began in 2002. It came in spite of a forecast from scientists holding that a[...]
The post Lake Erie Algal Bloom Forecast appeared first on Lake
Scientists from around the world have been working to research conditions in Antarctica for years, but still much remains unknown about the planet’s fifth-largest continent. Just in January, a team[...]
The post Subglacial Lake Discovered In Antarctica appeared first on Lake
Abstract Close to redox boundaries, dark carbon fixation by chemoautotrophic bacteria may be a large contributor to overall carbon fixation. Still, little is known about the relative importance of this[...]
The post Research Summary: Dark Carbon Fixation In Lake Sediments appeared first on Lake
Tracking storm surges has become increasingly important in light of recent hurricanes. But the issue is probably more concerning around Lake Pontchartrain and its neighbor to the west, Lake Maurepas,[...]
The post Lake Pontchartrain Storm Surges Rotate appeared first on Lake
The story coming out of Lake Mead last year was lower water levels. This year, it’s not much different, except that the water body has continued to go even lower.[...]
The post Lake Mead At Lowest Levels Ever appeared first on Lake
Lake Chala, or Dschalla, is a crater lake on the borders of Kenya and Tanzania on the eastern edge of Mount Kilimanjaro. Its color is a deep blue, green or[...]
The post Diatom Species Found In Lake Chala appeared first on Lake
Abstract In this study, we explore the potential contributions of a risk perception framework in understanding public perceptions of unstable ecosystems. In doing so, we characterize one type of common[...]
The post Research Summary: How Do The Chinese Perceive Ecological Risk In Freshwater Lakes? appeared first on Lake
A massive die-off of common murres, seabirds that prefer winter habitat at sea, has left seabird experts in Alaska stumped. That’s because it took place in Lake Iliamna, North America’s[...]
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Sitting in the caldera of a collapsed volcano, hemmed in by snow-capped ridges and sparse, towering evergreens, Crater Lake is known for its surrounding beauty and crystal-clear waters. But scientists[...]
The post Less Mixing For Crater Lake appeared first on Lake
Palau’s famous Jellyfish Lake is at risk of running out of jellyfish following a recent crash in the creatures’ numbers there. The decline is estimated to have gone from a[...]
The post Few Jellies In Jellyfish Lake appeared first on Lake
Abstract Hybridization has been identified as a significant factor in the evolution of plants as groups of interbreeding species retain their phenotypic integrity despite gene exchange among forms. Recent studies[...]
The post Research Summary: Introgressive Hybridization And The Evolution Of Lake-Adapted Catostomid Fishes appeared first on Lake
A lot of attention has been given to the role of runoff in spurring harmful algal blooms. But what about the actions taking place beneath the surface via groundwater? It’s[...]
The post Ashumet Pond Nitrogen Questions appeared first on Lake
Researchers at the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District have just released the results of a five-year investigation into the impacts that zebra mussels in Lake Minnetonka have had on the lake’s[...]
The post Zebra Mussels Impact Lake Minnetonka appeared first on Lake
Data collected last year by scientists at the University of California, Davis, have shown that Lake Tahoe clarity is down 4.8 feet since 2014. Though there was a decline, the[...]
The post Lake Tahoe Clarity Down In 2015 appeared first on Lake