We used a natural experiment to test whether wildfire smoke induced changes in the vertical distribution of zooplankton in Lake Tahoe by decreasing incident ultraviolet radiation (UV). Fires have a variety of effects on aquatic ecosystems, but these impacts are poorly understood and have rarely been observed directly. UV is an important driver of z...
Reardon KE, Moreno-Casas PA, Bombardelli FA, Schladow SG. 2016 Seasonal nearshore sediment resuspension and water clarity at Lake Tahoe. Lake Reserv Manage. 32:132--145.
Motivated by management challenges due to declining water clarity at Lake Tahoe, California–Nevada, we synthesized field observations and modeling of wind-driven nearshore sedim...
Williamson, Craig EOverholt, Erin PBrentrup, Jennifer APilla, Rachel MLeach, Taylor HSchladow, S GeoffreyWarren, Joseph DUrmy, Samuel SSadro, StevenChandra, Sudeep
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Catherine M., O ReillySapna, SharmaDerek K., GrayStephanie E., HamptonJordan S., ReadRex J., RowleyPhilipp, SchneiderJohn D., LentersPeter B., McintyreBenjamin M., Kraemer
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In this first worldwide synthesis of in situ and satellite‐derived lake data, we find that lake summer surface water temperatures rose rapidly (global mean = 0.34°C decade−1) between 1985 and 2009. Our analyses show that surface water warming rates are dependent on combinations of climate and local characteristics, rather than just lake location, l...
