Changes in mixing depth reduce phytoplankton biomass in an Arctic lake: Results from a whole-lake experiment

• Published in: Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research
• Main Authors: Robert M. Northington, Jasmine E. Saros, Benjamin T. Burpee, Joan McCue
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019
• Subjects: phytoplankton biomass; arctic lakes; climate change; greenland; whole-lake manipulation; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Ecology; QH540-549.5; Arctic; Greenland; Arctic Lake; Four Lakes; Antarctic and Alpine Research; Climate change; Phytoplankton
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2019.1692412; https://doaj.org/article/b4fe2e64141b456aa8ed5201d1aae48d

Research has revealed contradictory responses of primary producers in Arctic lakes to increasing temperatures, making it unclear how future warming and climate change will alter lake productivity. We conducted a whole-lake manipulation to examine the effect of altered thermal structure on phytoplank...