David C. Richardson, PhD, SUNY New Paltz Aquatic Ecology
SUNY New Paltz, Aquatic Ecosystem Ecology Research
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Small, shallow waterbodies (example to the left) are among the most productive freshwater ecosystems on the planet! In a new publication that comes from a long-running Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON) collaboration called PONDING (Pond Observation aNd Discovery in
Recently, a group of collaborators and I gathered ice data from 43 lakes around the world going back 87 years, including Mohonk Lake in New Paltz. The study indicates how the ice season will be more and more variable in many lakes with one year having 2 months of ice
A team of collaborators and I have been awarded a 5-year $2.5 million National Science Foundation research grant. This grant is funded through the Macrosystems program and Ecosystems Directorate. The grant is titled “On thin ice- implications of shorter winters
In a new paper published in the journal Limnology and Oceanography, (pdf here), we looked at spatial and temporal variability in greenhouse gases (methane and carbon dioxide) in 30 ponds and shallow lakes around the world. Led by Dr. Nick
In a new paper for published in Nature’s Scientific Reports, we answered an question that has plagued many scientists, policy makers, anglers, and others: “What is a Pond?” When out and about, if you see an aquatic ecosystem, everyone, regardless of training or
Led by Dr. Sapna Sharma at York University, Ontario, we published long-term ice phenology records spanning up to 578 years for 78 lakes around the Northern Hemisphere. These phenomenal records extend before the start of the Industrial Revolution. For example,
Here is a new paper out titled “Dynamics of the stream–lake transitional zone affect littoral lake metabolism” from a great group of Lake Sunapee collaborators led by the amazing Dr. Nicole Ward! We examined two stream inflows from Lake Sunapee,
Lake ice is a common phenomena in lakes around the northern hemisphere particularly in temperate regions and more northern in latitude. Phenology is nature’s calendar – the seasonal timing of natural trends like when birds migrate or plants flower. Lake
I am pleased to share a new study that I worked on with Dr. Bella Oleksy (Cary Institute, @isabella_oleksy). We examined a 35-yr temperature record of Mohonk Lake and found lake stratification is getting longer + stronger, and responding to
I am excited to share our new paper in Nature Climate Change led by @benmkraemer along w/ @rmpilla and other international collaborators. The paper (https://nature.com/articles/s41558-021-01060-3?fbclid…) details the shifts in thermal habitats (temperatures needed by species to survive) occurring with climate