Climate-induced warming of lakes can be either amplified or suppressed by trends in water clarity

Limnology And Oceanography Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 44-53

  Rose, Kevin C ^a   Winslow, Luke A ^b   Read, Jordan S ^b   Hansen, Gretchen J A ^c,d  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^d MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

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EID: 85014692027     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23782242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lol2.10027     Document Type: Letter

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