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Loch Leven: 40 years of scientific research

Understanding the links between pollution, climate change and ecological response

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  • © 2012

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Editors:
  1. Linda May

    1. Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Edinburgh Bush Estate, Penicuik, United Kingdom

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  2. Bryan M. Spears

    1. Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Edinburgh Bush Estate, Penicuik, United Kingdom

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  • Summarises an intensive, long-term study on a shallow eutrophic lake
  • Includes studies of algae, macrophytes, benthic invertebrates, fish and waterfowl
  • Reveals the impacts of climate change and eutrophication on the lake ecosystem
  • Provides a basis for the development of lake management and restoration strategies
  • Warns that managing ecosystem services can lead to unintended consequences ?

Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology (DIHY, volume 218)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VI
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  2. In memoriam

    • Bryan Spears, Linda May
    Pages 1-2

  3. A history of scientific research at Loch Leven, Kinross, Scotland

    • L. May, B. M. Spears
    Pages 3-9

  4. Historical changes (1905–2005) in external phosphorus loads to Loch Leven, Scotland, UK

    • L. May, L. H. Defew, H. Bennion, A. Kirika
    Pages 11-21

  5. Long-term variation and regulation of internal phosphorus loading in Loch Leven

    • B. M. Spears, L. Carvalho, R. Perkins, A. Kirika, D. M. Paterson
    Pages 23-33

  6. Water quality of Loch Leven: responses to enrichment, restoration and climate change

    • L. Carvalho, C. Miller, B. M. Spears, I. D. M. Gunn, H. Bennion, A. Kirika et al.
    Pages 35-47

  7. Changes in aquatic macrophyte communities in Loch Leven: evidence of recovery from eutrophication?

    • B. Dudley, I. D. M. Gunn, L. Carvalho, I. Proctor, M. T. O’Hare, K. J. Murphy et al.
    Pages 49-57

  8. Long-term trends in Loch Leven invertebrate communities

    • I. D. M. Gunn, M. T. O’Hare, P. S. Maitland, L. May
    Pages 59-72

  9. Changes in the fish community of Loch Leven: untangling anthropogenic pressures

    • I. J. Winfield, C. E. Adams, J. D. Armstrong, R. Gardiner, A. Kirika, J. Montgomery et al.
    Pages 73-84

  10. Long-term variations in waterfowl populations in Loch Leven: identifying discontinuities between local and national trends

    • D. Carss, B. M. Spears, L. Quinn, R. Cooper
    Pages 85-104

  11. Modelling the response of phytoplankton in a shallow lake (Loch Leven, UK) to changes in lake retention time and water temperature

    • J. A. Elliott, L. Defew
    Pages 105-116

  12. Managing ecosystem services at Loch Leven, Scotland, UK: actions, impacts and unintended consequences

    • L. May, B. M. Spears
    Pages 117-130
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Shallow lakes are important for their amenity value and the ecosystem services that they support. However, many are located in areas of high population density and intensive farming activity. As such, they are subject to many stressors, including eutrophication and climate change. This book examines 40 years of data from Loch Leven, a shallow lake in the lowlands of Scotland, UK, to gain a better understanding of the links between pollution, climate change and ecological response at the landscape scale. A wide range of topics is presented, including long term changes in nutrient inputs, internal phosphorus loading, water quality, algal concentrations, and the biodiversity of macrophytes, zooplankton, benthic invertebrates, fish and waterfowl. The book provides evidence that attempts to improve ecosystem services at this site in the past have often resulted in unintended consequences for the lake and the local community.  It concludes that successful management actions in the future are likely to be those that incorporate lessons learned from previous decisions. This book will be of great interest to freshwater ecologists working in the field and managers responsible for the protection and monitoring of natural areas. It is also suitable as a supplementary text for courses in freshwater science and environmental management​

Editors and Affiliations

  • Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Edinburgh Bush Estate, Penicuik, United Kingdom

    Linda May, Bryan M. Spears

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