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2. Lake salinization drives consistent losses of zooplankton abundance and diversity across coordinated mesocosm experiments

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Hébert, Marie‐Pier, Symons, Celia C, Cañedo‐Argüelles, Miguel, Arnott, Shelley E, Derry, Alison M, Fugère, Vincent, Hintz, William D, Melles, Stephanie J, Astorg, Louis, Baker, Henry K, Brentrup, Jennifer A, Downing, Amy L, Ersoy, Zeynep, Espinosa, Carmen, Franceschini, Jaclyn M, Giorgio, Angelina T, Göbeler, Norman, Gray, Derek K, Greco, Danielle, Hassal, Emily, Huynh, Mercedes, Hylander, Samuel, Jonasen, Kacie L, Kirkwood, Andrea, Langenheder, Silke, Langvall, Ola, Laudon, Hjalmar, Lind, Lovisa, Lundgren, Maria, McClymont, Alexandra, Proia, Lorenzo, Relyea, Rick A, Rusak, James A, Schuler, Matthew S, Searle, Catherine L, Shurin, Jonathan B, Steiner, Christopher F, Striebel, Maren, Thibodeau, Simon, Cordero, Pablo Urrutia, Vendrell‐Puigmitja, Lidia, Weyhenmeyer, Gesa A, and Beisner, Beatrix E

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Life Below Water
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Human-induced salinization increasingly threatens inland waters; yet we know little about the multifaceted response of lake communities to salt contamination. By conducting a coordinated mesocosm experiment of lake salinization across 16 sites in North America and Europe, we quantified the response of zooplankton abundance and (taxonomic and functional) community structure to a broad gradient of environmentally relevant chloride concentrations, ranging from 4 to ca. 1400 mg Cl− L−1. We found that crustaceans were distinctly more sensitive to elevated chloride than rotifers; yet, rotifers did not show compensatory abundance increases in response to crustacean declines. For crustaceans, our among-site comparisons indicate: (1) highly consistent decreases in abundance and taxon richness with salinity; (2) widespread chloride sensitivity across major taxonomic groups (Cladocera, Cyclopoida, and Calanoida); and (3) weaker loss of functional than taxonomic diversity. Overall, our study demonstrates that aggregate properties of zooplankton communities can be adversely affected at chloride concentrations relevant to anthropogenic salinization in lakes.

Published
2023

6. Current water quality guidelines across North America and Europe do not protect lakes from salinization

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Hintz, William D, Arnott, Shelley E, Symons, Celia C, Greco, Danielle A, McClymont, Alexandra, Brentrup, Jennifer A, Cañedo-Argüelles, Miguel, Derry, Alison M, Downing, Amy L, Gray, Derek K, Melles, Stephanie J, Relyea, Rick A, Rusak, James A, Searle, Catherine L, Astorg, Louis, Baker, Henry K, Beisner, Beatrix E, Cottingham, Kathryn L, Ersoy, Zeynep, Espinosa, Carmen, Franceschini, Jaclyn, Giorgio, Angelina T, Göbeler, Norman, Hassal, Emily, Hébert, Marie-Pier, Huynh, Mercedes, Hylander, Samuel, Jonasen, Kacie L, Kirkwood, Andrea E, Langenheder, Silke, Langvall, Ola, Laudon, Hjalmar, Lind, Lovisa, Lundgren, Maria, Proia, Lorenzo, Schuler, Matthew S, Shurin, Jonathan B, Steiner, Christopher F, Striebel, Maren, Thibodeau, Simon, Urrutia-Cordero, Pablo, Vendrell-Puigmitja, Lidia, and Weyhenmeyer, Gesa A

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Life on Land, Animals, Anthropogenic Effects, Ecosystem, Europe, Guidelines as Topic, Lakes, North America, Salinity, Water Quality, Zooplankton, biodiversity, climate change, environmental policy, land use, water quality
Abstract

Human-induced salinization caused by the use of road deicing salts, agricultural practices, mining operations, and climate change is a major threat to the biodiversity and functioning of freshwater ecosystems. Yet, it is unclear if freshwater ecosystems are protected from salinization by current water quality guidelines. Leveraging an experimental network of land-based and in-lake mesocosms across North America and Europe, we tested how salinization-indicated as elevated chloride (Cl-) concentration-will affect lake food webs and if two of the lowest Cl- thresholds found globally are sufficient to protect these food webs. Our results indicated that salinization will cause substantial zooplankton mortality at the lowest Cl- thresholds established in Canada (120 mg Cl-/L) and the United States (230 mg Cl-/L) and throughout Europe where Cl- thresholds are generally higher. For instance, at 73% of our study sites, Cl- concentrations that caused a ≥50% reduction in cladoceran abundance were at or below Cl- thresholds in Canada, in the United States, and throughout Europe. Similar trends occurred for copepod and rotifer zooplankton. The loss of zooplankton triggered a cascading effect causing an increase in phytoplankton biomass at 47% of study sites. Such changes in lake food webs could alter nutrient cycling and water clarity and trigger declines in fish production. Current Cl- thresholds across North America and Europe clearly do not adequately protect lake food webs. Water quality guidelines should be developed where they do not exist, and there is an urgent need to reassess existing guidelines to protect lake ecosystems from human-induced salinization.

Published
2022

14. Phylogenetic patterns of trait and trait plasticity evolution: Insights from amphibian embryos

Author

Relyea, Rick A, Stephens, Patrick R, Barrow, Lisa N, Blaustein, Andrew R, Bradley, Paul W, Buck, Julia C, Chang, Ann, Collins, James P, Crother, Brian, Earl, Julia, Gervasi, Stephanie S, Hoverman, Jason T, Hyman, Oliver, Lemmon, Emily Moriarty, Luhring, Thomas M, Michelson, Moses, Murray, Chris, Price, Steven, Semlitsch, Raymond D, Sih, Andrew, Stoler, Aaron B, VandenBroek, Nick, Warwick, Alexa, Wengert, Greta, and Hammond, John I

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Biological Sciences, Evolutionary Biology, Adaptation, Physiological, Animals, Anura, Astacoidea, Biological Evolution, Embryo, Nonmammalian, Food Chain, Life History Traits, Olfactory Perception, Phylogeny, United States, Anaxyrus, Hyla, Lithobates, Pseudacris, phylogenetic inertia, Rana, Ecology, Evolutionary biology
Abstract

Environmental variation favors the evolution of phenotypic plasticity. For many species, we understand the costs and benefits of different phenotypes, but we lack a broad understanding of how plastic traits evolve across large clades. Using identical experiments conducted across North America, we examined prey responses to predator cues. We quantified five life-history traits and the magnitude of their plasticity for 23 amphibian species/populations (spanning three families and five genera) when exposed to no cues, crushed-egg cues, and predatory crayfish cues. Embryonic responses varied considerably among species and phylogenetic signal was common among the traits, whereas phylogenetic signal was rare for trait plasticities. Among trait-evolution models, the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck (OU) model provided the best fit or was essentially tied with Brownian motion. Using the best fitting model, evolutionary rates for plasticities were higher than traits for three life-history traits and lower for two. These data suggest that the evolution of life-history traits in amphibian embryos is more constrained by a species' position in the phylogeny than is the evolution of life history plasticities. The fact that an OU model of trait evolution was often a good fit to patterns of trait variation may indicate adaptive optima for traits and their plasticities.

Published
2018

24. A sequence of weather‐driven hydrodynamic events stimulates the formation of harmful algal blooms on an oligotrophic lake.

Author

Kelly, Michael R., Moriarty, Vincent W., Kolar, Harry R., Auger, Guillaume A. R., Henderson, Michael E., Watson, Campbell D., Relyea, Rick A., Scholz, Christopher A., Driscoll, Charles T., and Rose, Kevin C.

Subjects
INTERNAL waves, GEOTHERMAL resources, WIND speed, BODIES of water, CLIMATE change
Abstract

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are common in many eutrophic lakes and frequently associated with nutrient excesses, warm waters, and calm conditions. While HABs can also occur in oligotrophic waterbodies, bloom‐stimulating factors remain elusive for these ecosystems. Here, using a high‐frequency sensor platform supported by hydrodynamic modeling, we document a clearly linked sequence of three hydrodynamic events that immediately preceded each HAB event on Skaneateles Lake, NY during 2018. HABs were first preceded by interactions between internal waves in the thermal structure of the lake with the northern slope of the lakebed. These interactions disturbed sediments resulting in upwelling of nutrient‐rich sediment and possibly cyanobacterial cells into the lower water column. Next, moderate winds stimulated Langmuir circulation which facilitated the transport of material from the lower water column to well‐lit surface waters. Finally, the sequence culminated with a calm wind period, which is often classically associated with surface HAB formation. While individual steps in this sequence occurred independently and repeatedly throughout the year, the complete sequence occurred only eight times, immediately preceding each of the eight documented HABs. We empirically derive thresholds for and timing of the sequence to independently predict HAB occurrence and elevated cyanobacteria levels in the lake. The discovery of this specific and repeated event sequence and the identified thresholds provides the potential for forecasting of HABs days in advance. Ongoing climate change impacts, including increasing water column thermal stratification and changing wind speeds may alter the frequency, timing, and duration of this sequence and consequent HAB formation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2024
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