We used a natural experiment to test whether wildfire smoke induced changes in the vertical distribution of zooplankton in Lake Tahoe by decreasing incident ultraviolet radiation (UV). Fires have a variety of effects on aquatic ecosystems, but these impacts are poorly understood and have rarely been observed directly. UV is an important driver of z...
Reardon KE, Moreno-Casas PA, Bombardelli FA, Schladow SG. 2016 Seasonal nearshore sediment resuspension and water clarity at Lake Tahoe. Lake Reserv Manage. 32:132--145.
Motivated by management challenges due to declining water clarity at Lake Tahoe, California–Nevada, we synthesized field observations and modeling of wind-driven nearshore sedim...
Williamson, Craig EOverholt, Erin PBrentrup, Jennifer APilla, Rachel MLeach, Taylor HSchladow, S GeoffreyWarren, Joseph DUrmy, Samuel SSadro, StevenChandra, Sudeep
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Catherine M., O ReillySapna, SharmaDerek K., GrayStephanie E., HamptonJordan S., ReadRex J., RowleyPhilipp, SchneiderJohn D., LentersPeter B., McintyreBenjamin M., Kraemer
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In this first worldwide synthesis of in situ and satellite‐derived lake data, we find that lake summer surface water temperatures rose rapidly (global mean = 0.34°C decade−1) between 1985 and 2009. Our analyses show that surface water warming rates are dependent on combinations of climate and local characteristics, rather than just lake location, l...
Natural reproduction of adfluvial Chinook Salmon Oncorhyn-chustshawytscha has been documented in their native and introduced range but not in California, the southern end of their native range. A combination of anecdotal evidence and survey data suggests that successful spawning by Chinook Salmon reared in California reservoirs could be common. The...
New regulations are emerging in response to historic groundwater depletion and widespread groundwater quality degradation in California. They aim at long-term preservation of groundwater resources for use in agriculture, in urban areas and for the support of ecosystems in streams dependent on groundwater. The regulations are driving a historic shif...
This paper examines the effect of implementing a water transaction program to address potential water quality limitations for returning adult fall-run Chinook salmon in a stream system where the agriculture is the dominant land and water use. Water transactions are becoming an increasingly used approach to provide instream flows during periods when...
