Long term records show declining ice duration, lake warming, and increased variability in decadal lake level cycles. However, the magnitude of these physical changes, and their ecological consequences, differ substantially among lakes, including differences in warming rates, shifts in fish populations, and fluctuations in water clarity.
For Further Reading:
Sharma, S et al. 2019, Widespread loss of lake ice around the Northern Hemisphere in a warming world. Nature Climate Change. doi: 10.1038/ s41558-018-0393-5
Watras, CJ et al. 2014. Decadal oscillation of lakes and aquifers in the upper Great Lakes region of North America: hydroclimatic implications. Geophysical Research Letters. doi: 10.1002/2013GL058679
Winslow, LA et al. 2015. Small lakes show muted climate change signal in deep-water temperatures. Geophysical Research Letters. doi: 10.1002/2014GL062325
