Final report: Understanding historical and predicting future lake temperatures in North and South Dakota
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Abstract
Lakes, reservoirs, and ponds are central and integral features of the landscape of the North Central US. These water bodies provide aesthetic, cultural, and ecosystem services to surrounding wildlife and human communities. Lakes are warming, resulting in the loss of many native fish. In order to manage economically valuable fisheries and other ecosystem services provided by lakes, it is important for managers to have access to accurate estimates of water temperature to better understand past change and to plan for potential future further warming. These data are invaluable for making decisions such as whether to continue stocking plans as usual in certain lakes or how to set specific harvest limits. This project developed new state-of-the-art methods to model historical thermal habitat for thousands of lakes in the Midwest US.
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Read, J., 2022, Final report: Understanding historical and predicting future lake temperatures in North and South Dakota, 15 p.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Other Report |
| Title | Final report: Understanding historical and predicting future lake temperatures in North and South Dakota |
| Year Published | 2022 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center |
| Contributing office(s) | WMA - Integrated Information Dissemination Division |
| Description | 15 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota, South Dakota |