TY - JOUR

T1 - Lakes in Hot Water: The Impacts of a Changing Climate on Aquatic Ecosystems

AU - Woolway, R. Iestyn

AU - Sharma, Sapna

AU - Smol, John P.

N1 - © The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Institute of Biological Sciences.

PY - 2022/10/30

Y1 - 2022/10/30

N2 - 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 multiple climate-related and anthropogenic stressors, the combined effects of which are poorly understood and rarely appreciated at the global stage. A striking consequence of climate change on aquatic ecosystems is that many are experiencing shorter periods of ice cover, as well as earlier and longer summer stratified seasons, which often result in a cascade of ecological and environmental consequences, such as warmer summer water temperatures, alterations in lake mixing and water levels, declines in dissolved oxygen, increased likelihood of cyanobacterial algal blooms, and the loss of habitat for native cold-water fisheries. The repercussions of a changing climate include impacts on freshwater supplies, water quality, biodiversity, and the ecosystem benefits that they provide to society.

AB - 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 multiple climate-related and anthropogenic stressors, the combined effects of which are poorly understood and rarely appreciated at the global stage. A striking consequence of climate change on aquatic ecosystems is that many are experiencing shorter periods of ice cover, as well as earlier and longer summer stratified seasons, which often result in a cascade of ecological and environmental consequences, such as warmer summer water temperatures, alterations in lake mixing and water levels, declines in dissolved oxygen, increased likelihood of cyanobacterial algal blooms, and the loss of habitat for native cold-water fisheries. The repercussions of a changing climate include impacts on freshwater supplies, water quality, biodiversity, and the ecosystem benefits that they provide to society.

KW - limnology

KW - ecology

KW - climate change

KW - environmental science

KW - water resources

U2 - 10.1093/biosci/biac052

DO - 10.1093/biosci/biac052

M3 - Review article

C2 - 36325103

VL - 72

SP - 1050

EP - 1061

JO - BioScience

JF - BioScience

SN - 0006-3568

IS - 11

ER -