A study of three remote lakes in Ecuador led by Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s 카지노게임사이트 researchers has revealed the vulnerability of tropical high mountain lakes to global climate change 카지노 게임 컬렉션� the first study of its kind to show this. The data explains how the lakes are changing due to the water warming as the result of climate change.

The results could have far-reaching consequences for Andean water resources as the lakes provide 60 per cent of the drinking water for Cuenca, the third largest city in Ecuador.

카지노 게임 컬렉션�Until recently we knew little about the effects of recent climate changes on tropical high-mountain lakes,카지노 게임 컬렉션� says Neal Michelutti (Biology), lead author and a senior research scientist at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s 카지노게임사이트카지노 게임 컬렉션�s Paleoecological Environmental Assessment and Research Lab (PEARL). 카지노 게임 컬렉션�We saw major changes in the algae consistent with the water warming that indicates changes in the physical structure of the water column.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

Dr. Michelutti and his research team visited three lakes in Cajas National Park. They retrieved water and core samples from the centre of each of the lakes for analysis. The lakes are accessible only by hiking trails and boats are prohibited. There is also no development within the park meaning the lakes are still in pristine condition.

카지노 게임 컬렉션�Andean societies are amongst the most vulnerable when it comes to the impact of climate change,카지노 게임 컬렉션� says Dr. Michelutti. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�Warming in the Andes is occurring at a rate nearly twice the global average and it카지노 게임 컬렉션�s already impacting water resources as shown in this research. These changes are also a sign of bigger changes that are coming.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

Dr. Michelutti and his team are planning to return to the region for further research this summer and will be working with lake managers in the area to try to preserve the water.

카지노 게임 컬렉션�We have previously recorded similar types of threshold shifts in polar and temperate regions,카지노 게임 컬렉션� says research team member John Smol (Biology). 카지노 게임 컬렉션�These changes are harbingers of processes that will likely affect the food chain and reverberate throughout the ecosystem. We now have data showing that lakes from the Arctic to the Andes, and everywhere in between, are rapidly changing due to our impacts on climate.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

Also working on the research team are Alexander Wolfe (카지노게임사이트 of Alberta), Colin Cooke (Government of Alberta), William Hobbs (Washington State Department of Ecology) and Mathias Vuille (카지노게임사이트 at Albany, SUNY).

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