Potential effects of greenhouse warming on freshwater systems in the U.K. with special reference to coastal lowlands

✍ Scribed by Brian Moss

• Book ID: 104652558
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1992
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 235 KB
• Volume: 2
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0923-4861
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00178134

✦ Synopsis

There are two major potential effects of rising atmospheric temperature on freshwater wetlands: direct effects, and indirect effects of rising sea level. Direct effects are varied, but muted by the high specific heat of water and the key dependence of freshwater production on nutrients rather than temperature. However, there may be effects on lake stratification, fish distribution and restoration of lakes by biomanipulation. Rising sea levels have the potential to alter lowland riverine lakes very considerably by saline influx. A holistic, intuitive view is more likely to produce realistic scenarios for the future than one based on reductionism.