A new article from the Kalcic Lab on the effects of climate change in the Maumee River shows warmer temperatures could potentially counteract increased precipitation and reduce phosphorus loadings to Lake Erie. However, the effects of climate and changing nutrient loads on in-lake harmful algal bloom processes has not been explicitly explored, and warmer temperatures has the potential to increase the bloom season.
Citation:
Kalcic MM, Muenich RL, Basile S, Steiner AL, Kirchhoff C, Scavia D. (2019). Climate Change and Nutrient Loading in the Western Lake Erie Basin: Warming Can Counteract a Wetter Future. Environ. Sci. Technol., in press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b01274
