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

• Published in: Bioscience Vol. 72; no. 11; pp. 1050 - 1061
• Main Authors: Woolway, R Iestyn, Sharma, Sapna, Smol, John P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.11.2022
• Subjects: Editor's Choice; Overview; ecology; limnology; water resources; environmental science; climate change

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 app...