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Timing of spring events changes under modelled future climate scenarios in a mesotrophic lake
Department of Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala University, Uppsala, 75236, Sweden
Inmaculada C. Jiménez-Navarro
Department of Civil Engineering, Catholic University of San Antonio, Guadalupe, 30107, Spain
Ana I. Ayala
Department of Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala University, Uppsala, 75236, Sweden
Javier Senent-Aparicio
Department of Civil Engineering, Catholic University of San Antonio, Guadalupe, 30107, Spain
Dennis Trolle
WaterITech, Døjsøvej 1, Skanderborg, 8660, Denmark
Don C. Pierson
Department of Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala University, Uppsala, 75236, Sweden
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Short summary
Spring events in lakes are key processes for ecosystem functioning. We used a coupled catchment–lake model to investigate future changes in the timing of spring discharge, ice-off, spring phytoplankton peak, and onset of stratification in a mesotrophic lake. We found a clear trend towards earlier occurrence under climate warming but also that relative shifts in the timing occurred, such as onset of stratification advancing more slowly than the other events.
Spring events in lakes are key processes for ecosystem functioning. We used a coupled...
