Ecosystem change in the large and shallow Lake Säkylän Pyhäjärvi, Finland, during the past ~400 years : implications for management

• Published in: Hydrobiologia
• Main Authors: Ventelä, Anne-Mari, Amsinck, Susanne Lildal, Kauppila, Tommi, Johansson, Liselotte Sander, Jeppesen, Erik, Kirkkala, Teija, Sondergaard, Martin, Weckstrom, Jan, Sarvala, Jouko
• Other Authors: Environmental Sciences, Environmental Change Research Unit (ECRU)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2017
• Subjects: Eutrophication; Palaeolimnology; Diatoms; Cladoceran subfossils; Monitoring; Lake recovery; Restoration targets; Climate change adaptation; PLANKTIVOROUS FISH ABUNDANCE; CLIMATE-CHANGE; SOUTHWEST FINLAND; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ARCTIC LAKES; WATER-LEVEL; BOREAL LAKE; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; ZOOPLANKTON; 1172 Environmental sciences; Arctic; Boreal Lake; Climate change; Zooplankton
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/212608

Lake Sakylan Pyhajarvi has been an important fishing site and drinking water source for the local population for centuries. The lake has undergone significant changes: (1) the water level was lowered in the 1600s and in the 1850s; (2) planktivorous coregonid fish were successfully introduced in the...