Featured research in the area of drivers

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Featured research in the area of drivers

These are examples of the projects, publications and data sets used to answer the NTL framework question. Other projects and data sets may be found using the keywords 'long-term change', 'climate forcing', 'drivers', or 'ecosystem services'.

Project

Aquatic Invasive Species in the NHLD

Biblio

Comparison of regional stream and lake chemistry: Differences, similarities, and potential drivers
Differential bacterial dynamics promote emergent community robustness to lake mixing: an eplimnion to hypolimnion transplant experiment
Distribution and community-level effects of the Chinese mystery snail (Bellamya chinensis) in northern Wisconsin lakes.
Effects of aquatic invasive species on property values: Evidence from a quasi experiment
Fate of Allochthonous Dissolved Organic Carbon in Lakes: A Quantitative Approach

Data Set

Research Highlights

Long-term Relationship between Rusty Crayfish and Macrophytes

The rusty crayfish, a species native to Ohio and Indiana, has been invading lakes throughout northern Wisconsin for the past several decades. This exotic species has the ability to outcompete native crayfish species (Hill and Lodge 1999) and often replaces native crayfish species in the lakes it invades. In addition, the rusty crayfish often occurs at higher population densities than the native species and has been associated with reductions in macrophyte biomass ....

Transformational Science

NTL has transformed our understanding of aquatic ecosystems by pioneering new approaches and perspectives for studying these environments. These transformations include:

CARBON STORAGE

Lakes and wetlands are overlooked components of regional and global carbon cycling, but in water-rich regions such as Wisconsin’s Northern Highland Lake District, these ecosystems can store over 80% of the organic carbon despite covering less than 35% of the landscape.

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