Webinar: Variable Warming in Lakes of the Upper Midwest and Implications for Sport Fish
Check out this webinar to learn more about how warming temperatures are affecting lakes in the Midwest and the fish they support.
Webinar Date
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
3:00 PM EDT
Summary
Climate change is predicted to alter sport fish communities in Midwestern lakes, but managers currently have limited information on individual lakes that can be used to set local expectations or intervene with mitigation strategies. Northeast and North Central CASC supported researchers, with strong participation from the Midwest Glacial Lakes Partnership, have combined existing fish and water temperature observations to build models that estimate daily water temperatures and fish habitat metrics for thousands of lakes in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan, and Indiana. This presentation discussed key findings from several studies, including fishery responses to warming and variability in sensitivity to warming across lakes. It also covered the use of data visualization to reach managers and the general public with the results.
Resources
Learn more about this work:
Transcript_Read_041619
Understanding Historical and Predicting Future Lake Temperatures in North and South Dakota
“Hyperscale” Modeling to Understand and Predict Temperature Changes in Midwest Lakes
An Assessment of Midwestern Lake and Stream Temperatures under Climate Change
Webinar Recording
This webinar is part of the 2019 NCASC 'Science You Can Use' webinar series to highlight the CASCs’ ready to use science products.
Check out this webinar to learn more about how warming temperatures are affecting lakes in the Midwest and the fish they support.
Webinar Date
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
3:00 PM EDT
Summary
Climate change is predicted to alter sport fish communities in Midwestern lakes, but managers currently have limited information on individual lakes that can be used to set local expectations or intervene with mitigation strategies. Northeast and North Central CASC supported researchers, with strong participation from the Midwest Glacial Lakes Partnership, have combined existing fish and water temperature observations to build models that estimate daily water temperatures and fish habitat metrics for thousands of lakes in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan, and Indiana. This presentation discussed key findings from several studies, including fishery responses to warming and variability in sensitivity to warming across lakes. It also covered the use of data visualization to reach managers and the general public with the results.
Resources
Learn more about this work:
Transcript_Read_041619
Understanding Historical and Predicting Future Lake Temperatures in North and South Dakota
“Hyperscale” Modeling to Understand and Predict Temperature Changes in Midwest Lakes
An Assessment of Midwestern Lake and Stream Temperatures under Climate Change
Webinar Recording
This webinar is part of the 2019 NCASC 'Science You Can Use' webinar series to highlight the CASCs’ ready to use science products.