River and Lake Ice Processes-Impacts of Freshwater Ice on Aquatic Ecosystems in a Changing Globe

• Main Author: Helen Baulch (Ed.) (auth)
• Other Authors: Karl-Erich Lindenschmidt (Ed.) (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: Environmental economics; field sampling; water quality; northern lakes and rivers; aquatic ecosystems; modelling; ice regime
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Most freshwater aquatic ecosystems have focused on open-water conditions, during spring, summer, and autumn. Studies in winter during ice-covered conditions are sparse due to the logistic difficulties of sampling during freezing weather and the assumption that these ecosystems are biologically inact...