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Widespread diminishing anthropogenic effects on calcium in freshwaters by Weyhenmeyer, Gesa A., Hartmann, Jens, Hessen, Dag O., Kopáček, Jiří, Hejzlar, Josef, Jacquet, Stéphan, Hamilton, Stephen K., Verburg, Piet, Leach, Taylor H., Schmid, Martin, Flaim, Giovanna, Nõges, Tiina, Nõges, Peeter, Wentzky, Valerie C., Rogora, Michela, Rusak, James A., Kosten, Sarian, Paterson, Andrew M., Teubner, Katrin, Higgins, Scott N., Lawrence, Gregory, Kangur, Külli, Kokorite, Ilga, Cerasino, Leonardo, Funk, Clara, Harvey, Rebecca, Moatar, Florentina, de Wit, Heleen A., Zechmeister, Thomas

“…Calcium (Ca) is an essential element for almost all living organisms. Here, we examined global variation and controls of freshwater Ca concentrations, using…”
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Blue Waters, Green Bottoms: Benthic Filamentous Algal Blooms Are an Emerging Threat to Clear Lakes Worldwide by Vadeboncoeur, Yvonne, Moore, Marianne V, Stewart, Simon D, Chandra, Sudeep, Atkins, Karen S, Baron, Jill S, Bouma-Gregson, Keith, Brothers, Soren, Francoeur, Steven N, Genzoli, Laurel, Higgins, Scott N, Hilt, Sabine, Katona, Leon R, Kelly, David, Oleksy, Isabella A, Ozersky, Ted, Power, Mary E, Roberts, Derek, Smits, Adrianne P, Timoshkin, Oleg, Tromboni, Flavia, Zanden, M Jake Vander, Volkova, Ekaterina A, Waters, Sean, Wood, Susanna A, Yamamuro, Masumi

“…Abstract Nearshore (littoral) habitats of clear lakes with high water quality are increasingly experiencing unexplained proliferations of filamentous algae…”
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Biological Nitrogen Fixation Prevents the Response of a Eutrophic Lake to Reduced Loading of Nitrogen: Evidence from a 46-Year Whole-Lake Experiment by Higgins, Scott N., Paterson, Michael J., Hecky, Robert E., Schindler, David W., Venkiteswaran, Jason J., Findlay, David L.

“…A whole-ecosystem experiment in Lake 227 (L227) at the Experimental Lakes Area, ongoing since 1969, examined the roles of carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and…”
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Cleaner air reveals growing influence of climate on dissolved organic carbon trends in northern headwaters by de Wit, Heleen A, Stoddard, John L, Monteith, Donald T, Sample, James E, Austnes, Kari, Couture, Suzanne, Fölster, Jens, Higgins, Scott N, Houle, Daniel, Hruška, Jakub, Krám, Pavel, Kopáček, Jiří, Paterson, Andrew M, Valinia, Salar, Van Dam, Herman, Vuorenmaa, Jussi, Evans, Chris D

“…Abstract Surface water browning, the result of increasing concentrations of dissolved organic matter (DOM), has been widespread in northern ecosystems in…”
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Phosphorus-only fertilization rapidly initiates large nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria blooms in two oligotrophic lakes by Molot, Lewis A, Higgins, Scott N, Schiff, Sherry L, Venkiteswaran, Jason J, Paterson, Michael J, Baulch, Helen M

“…Abstract Two small, oligotrophic lakes at the IISD-Experimental Lakes Area in northwestern Ontario, Canada were fertilized weekly with only phosphorus (P) in…”
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Low sediment redox promotes cyanobacteria blooms across a trophic range: implications for management by Molot, Lewis A., Schiff, Sherry L., Venkiteswaran, Jason J., Baulch, Helen M., Higgins, Scott N., Zastepa, Arthur, Verschoor, Mark J., Walters, Daniel

“…Molot LA, Schiff SL, Venkiteswaran JJ, Baulch HM, Higgins SN, Zastepa A, Verschoor MJ, Walters D. 2021. Low sediment redox promotes cyanobacteria blooms across…”
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Great Lakes Cladophora in the 21st Century: Same Algae-Different Ecosystem by Auer, Martin T., Tomlinson, Lisa M., Higgins, Scott N., Malkin, Sairah Y., Howell, E. Todd, Bootsma, Harvey A.

“…Nuisance growth of the attached, green alga Cladophora was considered to have been abated by phosphorus management programs mandated under the Great Lakes…”
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Historical Trends, Drivers, and Future Projections of Ice Phenology in Small North Temperate Lakes in the Laurentian Great Lakes Region by Hewitt, Bailey, Lopez, Lianna, Gaibisels, Katrina, Murdoch, Alyssa, Higgins, Scott, Magnuson, John, Paterson, Andrew, Rusak, James, Yao, Huaxia, Sharma, Sapna

“…Lake ice phenology (timing of ice breakup and freeze up) is a sensitive indicator of climate. We acquired time series of lake ice breakup and freeze up, local…”
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Dissolved organic carbon in eastern Canadian lakes: Novel patterns and relationships with regional and global factors by Imtiazy, Md Noim, Paterson, Andrew M., Higgins, Scott N., Yao, Huaxia, Couture, Suzanne, Hudson, Jeff J.

“…Long-term patterns in dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentrations in 49 eastern Canadian lakes from four sites were re-examined with a ~ 35-year (~1980–2015)…”
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Hydrological and catchment controls on event‐scale dissolved organic carbon dynamics in boreal headwater streams by Ducharme, Adrienne A., Casson, Nora J., Higgins, Scott N., Friesen‐Hughes, Karl

“…Hydrological events transport large proportions of annual or seasonal dissolved organic carbon (DOC) loads from catchments to streams. The timing, magnitude…”
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Ecology under lake ice by Hampton, Stephanie E., Galloway, Aaron W. E., Powers, Stephen M., Ozersky, Ted, Woo, Kara H., Batt, Ryan D., Labou, Stephanie G., O'Reilly, Catherine M., Sharma, Sapna, Lottig, Noah R., Stanley, Emily H., North, Rebecca L., Stockwell, Jason D., Adrian, Rita, Weyhenmeyer, Gesa A., Arvola, Lauri, Baulch, Helen M., Bertani, Isabella, Bowman, Larry L., Carey, Cayelan C., Catalan, Jordi, Colom‐Montero, William, Domine, Leah M., Felip, Marisol, Granados, Ignacio, Gries, Corinna, Grossart, Hans‐Peter, Haberman, Juta, Haldna, Marina, Hayden, Brian, Higgins, Scott N., Jolley, Jeff C., Kahilainen, Kimmo K., Kaup, Enn, Kehoe, Michael J., MacIntyre, Sally, Mackay, Anson W., Mariash, Heather L., McKay, Robert M., Nixdorf, Brigitte, Nõges, Peeter, Nõges, Tiina, Palmer, Michelle, Pierson, Don C., Post, David M., Pruett, Matthew J., Rautio, Milla, Read, Jordan S., Roberts, Sarah L., Rücker, Jacqueline, Sadro, Steven, Silow, Eugene A., Smith, Derek E., Sterner, Robert W., Swann, George E. A., Timofeyev, Maxim A., Toro, Manuel, Twiss, Michael R., Vogt, Richard J., Watson, Susan B., Whiteford, Erika J., Xenopoulos, Marguerite A., Grover, James

“…Winter conditions are rapidly changing in temperate ecosystems, particularly for those that experience periods of snow and ice cover. Relatively little is…”
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Climate change drives widespread shifts in lake thermal habitat by Kraemer, Benjamin M., Pilla, Rachel M., Woolway, R. Iestyn, Anneville, Orlane, Ban, Syuhei, Colom-Montero, William, Devlin, Shawn P., Dokulil, Martin T., Gaiser, Evelyn E., Hambright, K. David, Hessen, Dag O., Higgins, Scott N., Jöhnk, Klaus D., Keller, Wendel, Knoll, Lesley B., Leavitt, Peter R., Lepori, Fabio, Luger, Martin S., Maberly, Stephen C., Müller-Navarra, Dörthe C., Paterson, Andrew M., Pierson, Donald C., Richardson, David C., Rogora, Michela, Rusak, James A., Sadro, Steven, Salmaso, Nico, Schmid, Martin, Silow, Eugene A., Sommaruga, Ruben, Stelzer, Julio A. A., Straile, Dietmar, Thiery, Wim, Timofeyev, Maxim A., Verburg, Piet, Weyhenmeyer, Gesa A., Adrian, Rita

“…Lake surfaces are warming worldwide, raising concerns about lake organism responses to thermal habitat changes. Species may cope with temperature increases by…”
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Dissolved organic carbon affects the occurrence of deep chlorophyll peaks and zooplankton resource use and biomass by Tonin, Joseph, Sherbo, Bryanna, Higgins, Scott N., Schiff, Sherry L., Paterson, Michael J.

“…Concentrations of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) are increasing in many parts of the world and vary considerably among lakes. As a result, it is important to…”
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Cobalt as a potential limiting factor for heterocyst frequency in nitrogen‐limited Aphanizomenon and Dolichospermum: Evidence from experimental and field studies by Shah, Purnank, Venkiteswaran, Jason J., Molot, Lewis A., Higgins, Scott N., Schiff, Sherry L., Baulch, Helen M., Zastepa, Arthur

“…Evidence suggests that low cobalt (Co) may limit heterocyst frequency (HF) in filamentous diazotrophic cyanobacteria. Therefore, the effect of three Co…”
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The effects of terrestrial dissolved organic matter on phytoplankton biomass and productivity in boreal lakes by Sherbo, Bryanna A. H., Tonin, Joseph, Paterson, Michael J., Hann, Brenda J., Kozak, Julia, Higgins, Scott N.

“…Abstract Allochthonous dissolved organic matter (DOM) structures many physical, chemical, and biological properties of lakes including key variables that…”
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Long‐term cyanobacterial dynamics from lake sediment DNA in relation to experimental eutrophication, acidification and climate change by Mejbel, Hebah S., Irwin, Courtney L., Dodsworth, William, Higgins, Scott N., Paterson, Michael J., Pick, Frances R.

“…Abstract Cyanobacterial blooms in aquatic environments have impacted ecosystem health, altered food webs and contributed to substantial regional economic…”
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Microplastics at Environmentally Relevant Concentrations Had Minimal Impacts on Pelagic Zooplankton Communities in a Large In-Lake Mesocosm Experiment by Langenfeld, Desiree, Bucci, Kennedy, Veneruzzo, Cody, McNamee, Rachel, Gao, Gloria, Rochman, Chelsea M., Rennie, Michael D., Hoffman, Matthew J., Orihel, Diane M., Provencher, Jennifer F., Higgins, Scott N., Paterson, Michael J.

“…To assess the potential risks of contemporary levels of plastic pollution in freshwater ecosystems, a large-scale experiment was conducted over 10 weeks in a…”
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ECOLOGICAL REVIEW OF CLADOPHORA GLOMERATA (CHLOROPHYTA) IN THE LAURENTIAN GREAT LAKES by Higgins, Scott N, Malkin, Sairah Y, Todd Howell, E, Guildford, Stephanie J, Campbell, Linda, Hiriart-Baer, Veronique, Hecky, Robert E

“…Cladophora glomerata (L.) Kütz. is, potentially, the most widely distributed macroalga throughout the world's freshwater ecosystems. C. glomerata has been…”
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A Pound of Prevention, Plus a Pound of Cure: Early Detection and Eradication of Invasive Species in the Laurentian Great Lakes by Vander Zanden, M. Jake, Hansen, Gretchen J.A., Higgins, Scott N., Kornis, Matthew S.

“…Ballast water regulations implemented in the early 1990s appear not to have slowed the rate of new aquatic invasive species (AIS) establishment in the Great…”
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Integrating Perspectives to Understand Lake Ice Dynamics in a Changing World by Sharma, Sapna, Meyer, Michael F., Culpepper, Joshua, Yang, Xiao, Hampton, Stephanie, Berger, Stella A., Brousil, Matthew R., Fradkin, Steven C., Higgins, Scott N., Jankowski, Kathi Jo, Kirillin, Georgiy, Smits, Adrianne P., Whitaker, Emily C., Yousef, Foad, Zhang, Shuai

“…Ice cover plays a critical role in physical, biogeochemical, and ecological processes in lakes. Despite its importance, winter limnology remains relatively…”
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