Vertical redistribution of zooplankton in an oligotrophic lake associated with reduction in ultraviolet radiation by wildfire smoke

S. Urmy, Samuel; E. Williamson, Craig; H. Leach, Taylor; Geoffrey Schladow, S.; P. Overholt, Erin; D. Warren, Joseph

doi:10.1002/2016gl068533

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Vertical redistribution of zooplankton in an oligotrophic lake associated with reduction in ultraviolet radiation by wildfire smoke

Published in Geophysical Research Letters • Apr 15, 2016

Authors:

Samuel S. Urmy

Craig E. Williamson

Taylor H. Leach

Abstract

Abstract 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 ra...

Subject

Zooplankton

Environmental science

Atmospheric sciences

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