Neoglacial lake-ecosystem changes above and below the subarctic Fennoscandian treeline inferred from changes in diatom functional groups

• Published in: Journal of Paleolimnology
• Main Authors: Rantala, Marttiina, Kivila, E. Henriikka, Meyer-Jacob, Carsten, Atti, Sanna, Luoto, Tomi P., Smol, John P., Nevalainen, Liisa
• Other Authors: Ecosystems and Environment Research Programme, Department of Geosciences and Geography
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2023
• Subjects: Climate change; Growth form; Lake sediment; Neoglacial cooling; Substrate; Underwater light; ORGANIC-CARBON; ULTRAVIOLET-RADIATION; ECOLOGICAL GUILDS; BENTHIC ALGAE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CLIMATIC-CHANGE; REGIME-SHIFTS; TROPHIC-LEVEL; ISLAND; WATER; 1172 Environmental sciences; 1181 Ecology; evolutionary biology; Form Lake; Fennoscandian; Subarctic; Tundra
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/356086

Algal communities act as sensitive indicators of past and present climate effects on northern lakes, but their responses can vary considerably between ecosystems. Functional trait-based approaches may help us better understand the nature of the diverse biotic responses and their underlying ecosystem...