lakes – envirobites

Monday, September 25, 2023

Smoke on the Water: How Wildfires Affect Life Underwater

March 7, 2022January 30, 2023 Julia Bebout 0 Comments aquatic, ecosystems, fire, fish, lakes, smoke, Wildfire

It’s easy to imagine how a forest might look immediately after a wildfire. It’s harder to imagine how a wildfire could affect life underwater.

Environmental Science

Poison Paradise: Is climate change making toxic algal blooms worse?

November 22, 2019 Jeannie Wilkening 0 Comments algal bloom, lakes, remote sensing

Algal blooms aren’t a new environmental problem, but is climate change making them worse? In this study scientists use a new method to see how the occurrence and severity of algal blooms has changed in lakes around the world as the climate has been getting warmer.

Ecosystems Environmental Science Toxicology

Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products Alter Lake Food Webs

July 12, 2019 Brittany Maule 0 Comments algae, emerging contaminants, lakes, water

The pharmaceutical and personal care products we use daily enter aquatic environments. Phytoplankton, or microscopic algae, are important pieces of the aquatic food chain. Phytoplankton exposed to pharmaceutical and personal care products in two Norwegian lakes responded quickly and dramatically – altering their community structure. The effects of these compounds on phytoplankton suggest these compounds have the potential to alter the food webs of entire aquatic ecosystems.