Seasonal fluctuations to the climate are the dominant influence globally in shaping the changes to the size of lake surfaces, ...

THE ECOSYSTEM IS BEING PUSHED TO ADAPT AND FINDING ... which are the foundation of the lake's food chain.But as winters shrink, the lake has less time to mix properly, disrupting the delicate ...

The buildup presents multiple issues. Officials issue warnings as hazardous, unfamiliar debris washes up on lake shoreline: 'Users may need to take certain precautions' first appeared on The Cool Down ...

Food web interactions in lake ecosystems and disturbances affecting these interactions are one of the main topics in our research. In aquatic food webs, predation (top-down regulation) regulates the ...

California’s fires disrupt lake ecosystems, and mountain lakes like ... nutrient cycles and could have ripple effects up the food chain. When it comes to ash being deposited in lakes, impacts ...

This simplification means shorter food chains and a degraded functioning ... for our own health but for the health of our ecosystems. "Our rivers, lakes, wetlands and underground water supplies ...

If what happens in the lab also happens in the environment, their findings would have implications for the Great Lakes ecosystem, food chain and water quality since microplastics continue pouring ...

Lake Baikal, the largest and most ancient of ... Species from both radiations are uncharacteristically important in open water food chains and also as prey for the planet's only species of ...