{"id":28117,"date":"2022-12-07T11:02:09","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T11:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=28117"},"modified":"2022-12-07T11:02:09","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T11:02:09","slug":"global-warming-is-spurring-harmful-oxygen-loss-in-lakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/global-warming-is-spurring-harmful-oxygen-loss-in-lakes\/28117\/","title":{"rendered":"Global warming is spurring harmful oxygen loss in lakes"},"content":{"rendered":"
New research from Cornell University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute shows that a continually warming world is leading to extended, late-summer weeks of water stratification in lakes, which prompts oxygen loss in the water.<\/h2>\n
Oxygen deprivation was found to be harmful in these conditions, leading to conditions called hypoxia (low oxygen) and anoxia (no oxygen). These conditions have extremely negative impacts on fish and other species.<\/p>\n
“Lakes with dissolved oxygen loss strongly outnumber those with gains,” said lead author Stephen Jane, a postdoctoral fellow at the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability.<\/p>\n
“At large scales, aerobic organisms are losing available habitat as warming of lakes continues. This is particularly the case for organisms that rely on well-oxygenated cool waters deep in lakes to survive warm periods.”<\/p>\n