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LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY LETTERS
Volume 2, Issue 2, Pages 47-62Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/lol2.10036
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- Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education (C-MORE)
- University of Hawai'i (UH) School of Ocean and Earth Science Technology (SOEST)
- UH Department of Oceanography
- National Science Foundation [OCE-1356192]
- Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography
- Directorate For Geosciences
- Division Of Ocean Sciences [1356192] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Lakes and reservoirs are recognized as important sentinels of climate change, integrating catchment and atmospheric climate change drivers. Climate change conceptual models generally consider lakes and reservoirs together despite the possibility that these systems respond differently to climate-related drivers. Here, we synthesize differences between lake and reservoir characteristics that are likely important for predicting waterbody response to climate change. To better articulate these differences, we revised the energy mass flux framework, a conceptual model for the effects of climate change on lentic ecosystems, to explicitly consider the differential responses of lake versus reservoir ecosystems. The model predicts that catchment and management characteristics will be more important mediators of climate effects in reservoirs than in natural lakes. Given the increased reliance on reservoirs globally, we highlight current gaps in our understanding of these systems and suggest research directions to further characterize regional and continental differences among lakes and reservoirs.
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