01814nas a2200277 4500008004100000020001400041245007000055210006900125260000900194300001400203490000700217520091900224100002201143700002701165700002401192700002001216700002601236700002401262700002301286700002701309700002501336700002401361700002301385700002101408856010701429 2007 eng d a0006-356800aUnderstanding Regional Change: A Comparison of Two Lake Districts0 aUnderstanding Regional Change A Comparison of Two Lake Districts c2007 a323 - 3350 v573 a
We compared long-term change in two lake districts, one in a forested rural setting and the other in an urbanizing agricultural region, using lakes as sentinel ecosystems. Human population growth and land-use change are important drivers of ecosystem change in both regions. Biotic changes such as habitat loss, species invasions, and poorer fishing were prevalent in the rural region, and lake hydrology and biogeochemistry responded to climate trends and landscape position. Similar biotic changes occurred in the urbanizing agricultural region, where human-caused changes in hydrology and biogeochemistry had conspicuous effects. Feedbacks among ecosystem dynamics, human uses, economics, social dynamics, and policy and practice are fundamental to understanding change in these lake districts. Sustained support for interdisciplinary collaboration is essential to build understanding of regional change.
1 aHammer, Roger, B.1 aCarpenter, Stephen, R.1 aBenson, Barbara, J.1 aBiggs, Reinette1 aChipman, Jonathan, W.1 aFoley, Jonathan, A.1 aGolding, Shaun, A.1 aJohnson, Pieter, T. J.1 aLathrop, Richard, C.1 aKamarainen, Amy, M.1 aKratz, Timothy, K.1 aMcMahon, Katheri uhttps://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/biblio/understanding-regional-change-comparison-two-lake-districts