The browser you are using is not supported by this website. All versions of Internet Explorer are no longer supported, either by us or Microsoft (read more here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/windows/end-of-ie-support).

Please use a modern browser to fully experience our website, such as the newest versions of Edge, Chrome, Firefox or Safari etc.

Daniel Conley

Daniel Conley

Professor

Daniel Conley

Paleolimnological evidence of the effects on lakes of energy and mass transfer from climate and humans

Author

  • Peter R. Leavitt
  • S. C. Fritz
  • N. J. Anderson
  • P. A. Baker
  • T. Blenckner
  • L. Bunting
  • J. Catalan
  • Daniel Conley
  • W. O. Hobbs
  • E. Jeppesen
  • A. Korhola
  • S. McGowan
  • K. Ruehland
  • J. A. Rusak
  • G. L. Simpson
  • N. Solovieva
  • J. Werne
Show all

Summary, in English

The premise of this article is that climate effects on lakes can be quantified most effectively by the integration of process-oriented limnological studies with paleolimnological research, particularly when both disciplines operate within a common conceptual framework. To this end, the energy (E)-mass (m) flux framework (Em flux) is developed and applied to selected retrospective studies to demonstrate that climate variability regulates lake structure and function over diverse temporal and spatial scales through four main pathways: rapid direct transfer of E to the lake surface by irradiance, heat, and wind; slow indirect effects of E via changes in terrestrial development and subsequent m subsidies to lakes; direct influx of m as precipitation, particles, and solutes from the atmosphere; and indirect influx of water, suspended particles, and dissolved substances from the catchment. Sedimentary analyses are used to illustrate the unique effects of each pathway on lakes but suggest that interactions among mechanisms are complex and depend on the landscape position of lakes, catchment characteristics, the range of temporal variation of individual pathways, ontogenetic changes in lake basins, and the selective effects of humans on m transfers. In particular, preliminary synthesis suggests that m influx can overwhelm the direct effects of E transfer to lakes, especially when anthropogenic activities alter m subsidies from catchments.

Department/s

  • Quaternary Sciences

Publishing year

2009

Language

English

Pages

2330-2348

Publication/Series

Limnology and Oceanography

Volume

54

Issue

6

Document type

Journal article review

Publisher

ASLO

Topic

  • Geology

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1939-5590