Long-term dynamics of lakes in the landscape

About this book

"Long-Term Dynamics of Lakes in the Landscape synthesizes two decades of research conducted by the North Temperate Lakes Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Analyses reveal how climatic variability, invading exotics, acid rain, internal lake processes, and humans affect interannual and interdecadal lake dynamics. The book pioneers concepts on the importance of lake position in the hydrologic landscape, the coherent dynamics of adjacent and distant lakes, the dynamic biogeography of lakes as islands, and comparison of lakes with disparate ecosystems such as deserts and forests." "Two whole lake experiments are describes : experimental acidification at Little Rock Lake and the response of Lake Mendota to a natural experiment involving agricultural and urban development. Readers will learn the benefits of doing long-term ecological research, and limnologists will discover the richness of new information derived from studying suites of neighboring lakes across time."--Jacket.