Lake Functioning: Internal Phosphorus Loading, Cyanobacteria, and Climate Change
Autor Gertrud K. Nürnbergen Limba Engleză Hardback – 10 oct 2024
It explains the sometimes elusive process of internal phosphorus loading with its chemical and biological roots. A primer in cyanobacteria (“blue-greens”) provides the background to investigate connections and causal relationships. Reviewing recent observations on present and future climate change, the book explores its effects on lake functioning. Quantitative and theoretical evidence support the hypothesis that a major contributing factor to the recent increase in cyanobacteria bloom expansion and frequency is the initiation and persistence of internal phosphorus loading as intensified by climate change. The abatement and prevention of cyanobacteria proliferation thus include techniques that deal with internal P loading as offered in the final chapter.
Some key topics covered are:
- In-depth exploration of internal phosphorus loading and its quantification in global lakes with diverse morphometry, hydrology, geochemistry, and degree of eutrophication.
- Description and evaluation of cyanobacteria and cyanotoxin distribution and proliferation.
- Determination of climate change effects on physical, chemical, and cyanobacteria-related variables in tables based on more than 100 reviewed journal articles.
- Evidence for the enhancing influences of climate change on internal phosphorus load and cyanobacteria, and of internal load on cyanobacteria.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781032294407
ISBN-10: 103229440X
Pagini: 298
Ilustrații: 152
Dimensiuni: 174 x 246 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.71 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: CRC Press
Colecția CRC Press
Locul publicării:Boca Raton, United States
ISBN-10: 103229440X
Pagini: 298
Ilustrații: 152
Dimensiuni: 174 x 246 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.71 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: CRC Press
Colecția CRC Press
Locul publicării:Boca Raton, United States
Public țintă
Postgraduate and ProfessionalNotă biografică
Gertrud K. Nürnberg has been an environmental scientist for more than 40 years studying and modelling the geochemistry of lakes and reservoirs. She holds a Ph.D. (1984) from McGill University, Montreal, Canada, on “The availability of phosphorus from anoxic hypolimnia to epilimnetic plankton”, very much the subject of this book.
As head of Freshwater Research, she has focused on the restoration and modeling of eutrophic lakes and reservoirs. Main interests include the sediment-water interactions in stratified and polymictic lakes, especially phosphorus release from lake bottom sediments, using several methods to quantify internal phosphorus loading. She has developed theoretical and limnological concepts, most importantly the anoxic factor, which describes the temporal and spatial spread of anoxia in lakes. She is active in science as a previous editor and constant reviewer for numerous journals. As she is particularly interested in the improvement of the status quo, she has contributed to lake restoration by publishing on and investigating several techniques to decrease internal phosphorus loading and hence curtail cyanobacterial blooms. Her efforts have been recognised by several awards from the North American Lake Management Society (NALMS.org).
As head of Freshwater Research, she has focused on the restoration and modeling of eutrophic lakes and reservoirs. Main interests include the sediment-water interactions in stratified and polymictic lakes, especially phosphorus release from lake bottom sediments, using several methods to quantify internal phosphorus loading. She has developed theoretical and limnological concepts, most importantly the anoxic factor, which describes the temporal and spatial spread of anoxia in lakes. She is active in science as a previous editor and constant reviewer for numerous journals. As she is particularly interested in the improvement of the status quo, she has contributed to lake restoration by publishing on and investigating several techniques to decrease internal phosphorus loading and hence curtail cyanobacterial blooms. Her efforts have been recognised by several awards from the North American Lake Management Society (NALMS.org).
Cuprins
1 Introduction. 2 Phosphorus transfer and cycle in freshwater systems. 3 Cyanobacteria in freshwater. 4 Climate and climate change effects on freshwater systems. 5 Internal phosphorus load, cyanobacteria, and climate change. 6 Treatment options: abatement and prevention of cyanobacterial proliferation.
Recenzii
Bryan M. Spears, Limnologist, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Edinburgh, UK. and Director of the Global Environment Facility – United Nations Environment Programme ‘uPcycle Lakes’ project:
“Gertrud combines her own experiences of managing lakes across the world with findings from the international scientific community to outline measures for lake management in the new era of multiple stressors. …. An expert review and synthesis of a vast body of literature and experiences that is now accessible to all.”
Prof. Juan David González-Trujillo, Department of Biology, National University of Colombia, in SILnews, Issue 85:
"This is not merely an academic exercise, but a vital resource for those tasked with safeguarding aquatic ecosystems in the face of escalating threats. Recent events, from the staggering costs of cyanobacterial blooms to the looming specter of climate-induced tipping points, make this work an essential contribution to the field. By providing a blueprint for understanding and mitigating the forces driving eutrophication and cyanobacterial blooms, Lake Functioning offers hope and guidance in the face of daunting challenges."
Al Sosiak, Sosiak Environmental Services Calgary, AB, Canada, in Lakes and Reservoir Management
“I heartily recommend this book to all members of the lake management community who want to better understand the potential impacts of climate change on nuisance cyanobacterial blooms in lakes, reservoirs, and other aquatic ecosystems.”
Helena C. L. Klip, Flathead Lake Biological Station, Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, University of Montana, Polson, MT, USA; ALSO
"Spanning 280 pages, and six chapters, the book is a rather condensed and focused work, yet it still effectively provides an extensive overview of the current insights and literature. Throughout the text, Nürnberg provides an expert review of this topic, drawing on her extensive background in limnological research, lake management and restoration, and modeling of eutrophic lakes and reservoirs. There is a myriad of great aspects to this book, and I would like to highlight some of the predominant ones here. First, the book provides case studies from an excellent diversity of geographical areas. Second, there is a strong interdisciplinary focus that combines physical, chemical, and biological limnology into a holistic approach. Finally, the book contains an extensive literature table of the current state of research. In this book, Nürnberg provides a long overdue overview and synthesis to aid lake managers and researchers and the wider research community. All in all, this is a book worth reading by a broad audience of those who would like to better understand and contribute to the fight against noxious surface scums and to manage lake water quality both now, and in a future world undergoing climate change, facing growing challenges providing potable water and nutritious food!"
“Gertrud combines her own experiences of managing lakes across the world with findings from the international scientific community to outline measures for lake management in the new era of multiple stressors. …. An expert review and synthesis of a vast body of literature and experiences that is now accessible to all.”
Prof. Juan David González-Trujillo, Department of Biology, National University of Colombia, in SILnews, Issue 85:
"This is not merely an academic exercise, but a vital resource for those tasked with safeguarding aquatic ecosystems in the face of escalating threats. Recent events, from the staggering costs of cyanobacterial blooms to the looming specter of climate-induced tipping points, make this work an essential contribution to the field. By providing a blueprint for understanding and mitigating the forces driving eutrophication and cyanobacterial blooms, Lake Functioning offers hope and guidance in the face of daunting challenges."
Al Sosiak, Sosiak Environmental Services Calgary, AB, Canada, in Lakes and Reservoir Management
“I heartily recommend this book to all members of the lake management community who want to better understand the potential impacts of climate change on nuisance cyanobacterial blooms in lakes, reservoirs, and other aquatic ecosystems.”
Helena C. L. Klip, Flathead Lake Biological Station, Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, University of Montana, Polson, MT, USA; ALSO
"Spanning 280 pages, and six chapters, the book is a rather condensed and focused work, yet it still effectively provides an extensive overview of the current insights and literature. Throughout the text, Nürnberg provides an expert review of this topic, drawing on her extensive background in limnological research, lake management and restoration, and modeling of eutrophic lakes and reservoirs. There is a myriad of great aspects to this book, and I would like to highlight some of the predominant ones here. First, the book provides case studies from an excellent diversity of geographical areas. Second, there is a strong interdisciplinary focus that combines physical, chemical, and biological limnology into a holistic approach. Finally, the book contains an extensive literature table of the current state of research. In this book, Nürnberg provides a long overdue overview and synthesis to aid lake managers and researchers and the wider research community. All in all, this is a book worth reading by a broad audience of those who would like to better understand and contribute to the fight against noxious surface scums and to manage lake water quality both now, and in a future world undergoing climate change, facing growing challenges providing potable water and nutritious food!"
Descriere
This book explores the interconnections of internal phosphorus loading, cyanobacteria, and climate change and their role in determining water quality in freshwater.