Climate-driven deoxygenation of northern lakes

Joachim Jansen (), Gavin L. Simpson, Gesa A. Weyhenmeyer, Laura H. Härkönen, Andrew M. Paterson, Paul A. Giorgio and Yves T. Prairie
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Joachim Jansen: Uppsala University
Gavin L. Simpson: Aarhus University
Gesa A. Weyhenmeyer: Uppsala University
Laura H. Härkönen: Finnish Environment Institute
Andrew M. Paterson: Dorset Environmental Science Centre
Paul A. Giorgio: Université du Québec à Montréal
Yves T. Prairie: Université du Québec à Montréal

Nature Climate Change, 2024, vol. 14, issue 8, 832-838

Abstract: Abstract Oxygen depletion constitutes a major threat to lake ecosystems and the services they provide. Most of the world’s lakes are located >45° N, where accelerated climate warming and elevated carbon loads might severely increase the risk of hypoxia, but this has not been systematically examined. Here analysis of 2.6 million water quality observations from 8,288 lakes shows that between 1960 and 2022, most northern lakes experienced rapid deoxygenation strongly linked to climate-driven prolongation of summer stratification. Oxygen levels deteriorated most in small lakes (

Date: 2024
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