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Stephen Jane @StephenJane10

Postdoctoral Research Fellow - University of Michigan Institute for Global Change Biology. Aquatic ecosystem ecologist.

Joined June 2018
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Our new review paper "Deoxygenation in inland freshwater systems", led by Dr. Kun Shi, includes a global analysis of surface oxygen trends across lakes (2003-2023) and rivers (1980-2019). doi.org/10.1038/s43017-026-0…

Deoxygenation in inland freshwater systems

Nature Reviews Earth & Environment - Widespread declines in dissolved oxygen concentrations in lakes and rivers have ecological and socioeconomic consequences. This Review highlights spatial...

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New work in Environmental Science & Technology. Bottom water anoxia in lakes is linked to elevated mercury in cold-water brook trout—conditional on warming-associated oxythermal habitat compression. doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5c13… #ClimateChange #Lakes #Mercury

Climate-Associated Oxythermal Squeezes Elevate Mercury in a Lacustrine Food Fish

Climate change is heating surface waters while deoxygenating bottom waters of lakes, compressing vertical habitat for cold-water fish. Resulting increases in the volume of water lacking dissolved...

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New review on extreme and compound events in lakes led by Iestyn Woolway. Happy to have co-led the section on hypoxia with Joachim Jansen. doi.org/10.1038/s43017-025-0…

Extreme and compound events in lakes

Nature Reviews Earth & Environment - Extreme and compound events in lakes are increasing in severity and frequency in response to climate change and basin-scale anthropogenic stressors. This...

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Counterintuitive finding: in small lakes most vulnerable to low under-ice dissolved oxygen concentrations, shorter winter ice cover was associated with expansion of bottom-water hypoxia. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2426140…

Divergent oxygen trends in ice-covered lakes driven by ice-cover decline and ecological memory |...

Dissolved oxygen (DO) is an essential resource in ice-covered lakes, regulating water quality and biodiversity, including the survival of economica...

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In our new paper led by Yongqiang Zhou, data from 1156 Chinese rivers showed abrupt declines in dissolved oxygen during floods. Declines were more prevalent and stronger in urban and agricultural areas. Read more at Nature Communications: doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-6…

Episodic flooding causes sudden deoxygenation shocks in human-dominated rivers

Nature Communications - “Dissolved oxygen (DO) sustains river ecosystems, but the effects of hydrological extremes remain poorly understood. Here it is shown that sudden floods cause abrupt...

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The fish aliens have landed. Dr. Mengxue Hou is testing a submersible drone outfitted with sensors at one of our study sites. sites.nd.edu/roarlab/
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Our new paper is out in Environmental Science & Technology. Lake deoxygenation favors elevated tissue mercury and decreased selenium, altering the nutrient-toxin profile of a food fish. Read here: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs… @heil_seb @eagles_smith and others @ACSPublications

Climate-Driven Deoxygenation of Lakes Alters the Nutrient-Toxin Profile of a Food Fish

Climate change is rapidly altering fisheries supporting aquatic ecosystems. The implications for food security depend not only on harvest biomass but also concentrations of nutrients and toxins in...

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Stephanie Hampton@se_hampton
11 Oct 2024
Winter lake ice has declined over the past century, with implications for human safety, water quality, climate & weather patterns, global nutrient & water cycles, and freshwater species adapted to icy winters like the Baikal seal. science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…

Environmental and societal consequences of winter ice loss from lakes

Climate change is reducing winter ice cover on lakes; yet, the full societal and environmental consequences of this ice loss are poorly understood. The socioeconomic implications of declining ice...

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This podcast captures well the passion people in northeastern North America have for brook trout and some of the challenges they face. open.spotify.com/episode/2Ja…

Conservation Cooperative: Episode 4, Part I - Brook Trout & Climate Change

Conservation Cooperative · Episode

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American Science is in Dangerous Decline while Chinese Research Surges, Experts Warn | Scientific American scientificamerican.com/artic…

American Science is in Dangerous Decline while Chinese Research Surges, Experts Warn

The U.S. sorely needs a coordinated national research strategy, says Marcia McNutt, president of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences

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Kevin C. Rose@kevcrose
22 Jul 2024
Happy to announce a new paper in @aslo_org L&O with @IBMResearch and led by PhD student Mike Kelly. We discovered that oligotrophic lake HABs were preceded by a clear sequence of hydrodynamic events. This enables accurate forecasting for first time ever. aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley…

A sequence of weather‐driven hydrodynamic events stimulates the formation of harmful algal blooms...

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 waterbod...

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Our new paper led by @kevcrose makes the case that aquatic deoxygenation has sufficient implications for the Earth system that it warrants inclusion in the planetary boundaries framework. doi.org/10.1038/s41559-024-0…

Aquatic deoxygenation as a planetary boundary and key regulator of Earth system stability

Nature Ecology & Evolution - Deoxygenation is rapidly occurring in marine and freshwater habitats worldwide. This Perspective proposes that deoxygenation should be considered as a planetary...

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Interesting work that shows not only that longer seasonal stratification decreases deep water dissolved oxygen in lakes, but also that nutrient control may be an effective mitigation strategy. doi.org/10.1007/s13280-024-0…

Temperatures and hypolimnetic oxygen in German lakes: Observations, future trends and adaptation...

Ambio - We investigated trends in temperature, stratification, and hypolimnetic oxygen concentration of German lakes under climate change using observational data and hydrodynamic modelling....

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Dr. Solomon David@SolomonRDavid
4 Jun 2024
EPIC #BirdsVsFish clip: African Tigerfish takes a swallow right out of the air!
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Thanks to climate connections for featuring our work. yaleclimateconnections.org/2…

Brook trout are in trouble in Adirondacks lakes » Yale Climate Connections

Climate change is squeezing the habitat of this colorful fish.

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Out of curiosity, I asked AI to generate an image representing lake deoxygenation. Seems to be accurate for the most extreme cases.
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Cary Institute@caryinstitute
13 Mar 2024
Research by Cary’s @CT_Solomon informed a recent decision by @NYSDEC and @nature_org to protect 14,600 acres in the Adirondacks. Solomon highlighted the vulnerability of Follensby Pond’s unique lake trout and provided a roadmap for sustainable management. caryinstitute.org/news-insig…

Science in action: Lake trout research informs new Adirondack nature preserve

A new conservation agreement at Follensby Pond is based in part on the research of Cary scientist Chris Solomon.

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Abby Lewis@lewis_lakes
19 Feb 2024
Decreased water level led to dramatically worse water quality in a eutrophic reservoir In our new @JGRBiogeo paper, we show how changes in physical properties of the reservoir cascaded to affect chemistry and biology agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.…
Photos of a reservoir before and after a drawdown event. Water level is lower and water is visibly more turbid in the post-drawdown photo

ALT Photos of a reservoir before and after a drawdown event. Water level is lower and water is visibly more turbid in the post-drawdown photo

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How does DOC influence profundal benthic invertebrate community composition in 148 Swedish lake sites? Composition changes most at low to moderate DOC concentrations < 10 mg/L. Read more in our newly published paper (@kevcrose)…doi.org/10.1111/fwb.14211
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