Rapid recovery of an arctic lake ecosystem from a pulse disturbance caused by thermokarst failure.

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Autores principales: Budy, Phaedra, Pennock, Casey A, Messenger, Sarah, Pehrson, Hunter, Adler, Emily, Thiede, Gary P, Christman, Natasha R, Crump, Byron C, Giblin, Anne E, Kling, George W
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author Budy, Phaedra
Pennock, Casey A
Messenger, Sarah
Pehrson, Hunter
Adler, Emily
Thiede, Gary P
Christman, Natasha R
Crump, Byron C
Giblin, Anne E
Kling, George W
author_facet Budy, Phaedra
Pennock, Casey A
Messenger, Sarah
Pehrson, Hunter
Adler, Emily
Thiede, Gary P
Christman, Natasha R
Crump, Byron C
Giblin, Anne E
Kling, George W
Budy, Phaedra
Pennock, Casey A
Messenger, Sarah
Pehrson, Hunter
Adler, Emily
Thiede, Gary P
Christman, Natasha R
Crump, Byron C
Giblin, Anne E
Kling, George W
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents Rapid recovery of an arctic lake ecosystem from a pulse disturbance caused by thermokarst failure. Budy, Phaedra Pennock, Casey A Messenger, Sarah Pehrson, Hunter Adler, Emily Thiede, Gary P Christman, Natasha R Crump, Byron C Giblin, Anne E Kling, George W Lakes Arctic Regions Ecosystem Animals Climate Change Fishes Zooplankton Invertebrates Food Chain Due to rapid climate change, arctic ecosystems are experiencing an increase in disturbances including localized land-surface failures caused by melting ground ice (thermokarst failures). These failures result in the mass transport of sediment and organic materials into surface waters, with the potential to dramatically alter aquatic ecosystem function and biotic interactions. We coupled direct comparisons and long-term data of a suite of abiotic and biotic variables in a thermokarst-impacted lake and nearby reference lake to assess the impacts of thermokarst failure. After the thermokarst failure and relative to long-term averages, water transparency was substantially reduced. We hypothesized there would be subsequent changes to lower trophic levels and profound declines in fish foraging efficiency. However, these characteristics were within the range of natural variability and/or rapidly recovered to values within the range of long-term variability. In addition, although there was limited evidence of taxa-specific changes, we did not observe any strong changes in the total relative densities, growth rates, or composition of the bacterioplankton and zooplankton communities, benthic macroinvertebrates, or changes in fish diet, that could be attributed statistically to the thermokarst event. In sum, the thermokarst disturbance had substantial effects on water transparency and some lower trophic levels, which surprisingly were not manifested in higher trophic levels. Overall, the lake ecosystem appeared resistant to thermokarst disturbance with rapid recovery within two years after the disturbance.
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spellingShingle Rapid recovery of an arctic lake ecosystem from a pulse disturbance caused by thermokarst failure.
Budy, Phaedra
Pennock, Casey A
Messenger, Sarah
Pehrson, Hunter
Adler, Emily
Thiede, Gary P
Christman, Natasha R
Crump, Byron C
Giblin, Anne E
Kling, George W
Lakes
Arctic Regions
Ecosystem
Animals
Climate Change
Fishes
Zooplankton
Invertebrates
Food Chain
Rapid recovery of an arctic lake ecosystem from a pulse disturbance caused by thermokarst failure. Budy, Phaedra Pennock, Casey A Messenger, Sarah Pehrson, Hunter Adler, Emily Thiede, Gary P Christman, Natasha R Crump, Byron C Giblin, Anne E Kling, George W Lakes Arctic Regions Ecosystem Animals Climate Change Fishes Zooplankton Invertebrates Food Chain Due to rapid climate change, arctic ecosystems are experiencing an increase in disturbances including localized land-surface failures caused by melting ground ice (thermokarst failures). These failures result in the mass transport of sediment and organic materials into surface waters, with the potential to dramatically alter aquatic ecosystem function and biotic interactions. We coupled direct comparisons and long-term data of a suite of abiotic and biotic variables in a thermokarst-impacted lake and nearby reference lake to assess the impacts of thermokarst failure. After the thermokarst failure and relative to long-term averages, water transparency was substantially reduced. We hypothesized there would be subsequent changes to lower trophic levels and profound declines in fish foraging efficiency. However, these characteristics were within the range of natural variability and/or rapidly recovered to values within the range of long-term variability. In addition, although there was limited evidence of taxa-specific changes, we did not observe any strong changes in the total relative densities, growth rates, or composition of the bacterioplankton and zooplankton communities, benthic macroinvertebrates, or changes in fish diet, that could be attributed statistically to the thermokarst event. In sum, the thermokarst disturbance had substantial effects on water transparency and some lower trophic levels, which surprisingly were not manifested in higher trophic levels. Overall, the lake ecosystem appeared resistant to thermokarst disturbance with rapid recovery within two years after the disturbance.
title Rapid recovery of an arctic lake ecosystem from a pulse disturbance caused by thermokarst failure.
topic Lakes
Arctic Regions
Ecosystem
Animals
Climate Change
Fishes
Zooplankton
Invertebrates
Food Chain
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40372510/