A Study of Climate Change Impacts on Water Quality and Internal Nutrient Recycling in Lake Mead, Arizona-Nevada

Creation

2014-03-14 19:50:03

Last Update

2017-09-07 14:40:05

Start Date

2013-10-01

End Date

2015-09-30

Start Date

2013-10-01 06:00:00

End Date

2015-09-30 06:00:00

LCC Network Data Steward(Point of Contact), Desert Landscape Conservation Cooperative(administrator), Todd Tietjen(Principal Investigator), John E. List(Co-Investigator), Al Preston(Co-Investigator), Li Ding(Co-Investigator), Kristen Bowman Kavanagh(Co-Investigator), Flow Science, Inc.(Cooperator/Partner), 2014-03-14(creation), 2017-09-07(lastUpdate), 2013-10-01(Start), 2015-09-30(End), A Study of Climate Change Impacts on Water Quality and Internal Nutrient Recycling in Lake Mead, Arizona-Nevada, https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/53235d6be4b07f555751f5a8

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The goal of this proposed project is to assess the potential for changes in water quality and trophic status of Lake Mead due to increased internal nutrient recycling that may result from warmer water temperatures and lower dissolved oxygen concentrations which are induced by climate change. Specifically this project will address: 1. The potential for warmer climatic conditions to lead to increased internal nutrient recycling due to lower dissolved oxygen concentrations in Lake Mead. 2. The effect of increased internal nutrient recycling on general water quality and trophic status of Lake Mead. 3. The effect of increased internal nutrient recycling on the potential for large algal blooms, which may reduce water transparency and lead to a general degradation in recreational uses in the lake. 4. The potential for increased internal nutrient recycling and productivity to lead to further decreases in dissolved oxygen concentrations and additional nutrient release through “feed-back” mechanisms.

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