Storm impacts on phytoplankton community dynamics in lakes
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2020
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Wiley
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In many regions across the globe, extreme weather events such as storms have
increased in frequency, intensity, and duration due to climate change. Ecological
theory predicts that such extreme events should have large impacts on ecosystem
structure and function. High winds and precipitation associated with storms can affect
lakes via short-term runoff events from watersheds and physical mixing of the
water column. In addition, lakes connected to rivers and streams will also experience
flushing due to high flow rates. Although we have a well-developed understanding of
how wind and precipitation events can alter lake physical processes and some aspects
of biogeochemical cycling, our mechanistic understanding of the emergent responses
of phytoplankton communities is poor. Here we provide a comprehensive synthesis
that identifies how storms interact with lake and watershed attributes and their antecedent
conditions to generate changes in lake physical and chemical environments.
Such changes can restructure phytoplankton communities and their dynamics, as well
as result in altered ecological function (e.g., carbon, nutrient and energy cycling) in
the short- and long-term. We summarize the current understanding of storm-induced
phytoplankton dynamics, identify knowledge gaps with a systematic review of the
literature, and suggest future research directions across a gradient of lake types and
environmental conditions.
Main financial support for EMU: European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme Under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action, Innovative Training Networks, European Joint Doctorates.
Project name, acronym and grant number: Management of climatic extreme events in lakes and reservoirs for the protection of ecosystem services, MANTEL, grant agreement No 722518.
Publication date and, if applicable, length of embargo period: 22.04.2020, no embargo period.
Main financial support for EMU: European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme Under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action, Innovative Training Networks, European Joint Doctorates.
Project name, acronym and grant number: Management of climatic extreme events in lakes and reservoirs for the protection of ecosystem services, MANTEL, grant agreement No 722518.
Publication date and, if applicable, length of embargo period: 22.04.2020, no embargo period.
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climate change, environmental disturbance, extreme events, functional traits, mixing, nutrients, stability, watershed, articles