Selected Publications
For selected key publications see research highlights
Selected Review Articles
Selected studies about team work and citizen science
Selected studies giving an improved understanding of processes in freshwaters on a large/global scale
Selected studies with direct implications for managers
For selected key publications see research highlights
Selected Review Articles
- Weyhenmeyer, GA, AV Chukwuka, O Anneville, J Brookes, CR Carvalho, JB Cotner, H‐P Grossart, DP Hamilton, PC Hanson, J Hejzlar, S Hilt, MR Hipsey, BW Ibelings, S Jacquet, K Kangur, T Kragh, B Lehner, F Lepori, B Lukubye, R Marce, Y McElarney, MC Paule‐Mercado, R North, K Rojas‐Jimenez, JA Rusak, S Sharma, F Scordo, LN de Senerpont Domis, J Stage Sø, SA Wood, MA Xenopoulos, Y Zhou. 2024. Global lake health in the Anthropocene: Societal implications and treatment strategies. Earth’s Future. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1029/2023EF004387
- Jenny, J-P, O Anneville, F Arnaud, Y Baulaz, D Bouffard, I Domaizon, SA Bocaniov, N Chèvre, M Dittrich, J-M Dorioz, ES Dunlop, G Dur, J Guillard, T Guinaldo, S Jacquet, A Jamoneau, Z Jawed, E Jeppesen, G Krantzberg, J Lenters, B Leoni, M Meybeck, V Nava, T Noges, P Nõges, M Patelli, V Pebbles, M-E Perga, S Rasconi, CR Ruetz III, L Rudstam, N Salmaso, S Sapna, D Straile, O Tammeorg, MR Twiss, DG Uzarski, A-M Ventelä, WF Vincent, SW Wilhelm, S-Å Wängberg, GA Weyhenmeyer. 2020. Scientists’ Warning to Humanity: Rapid degradation of the world’s large lakes. Journal of Great Lakes Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2020.05.006
- Creed, I.F., A.-K. Bergström, C.G. Trick, N.B. Grimm, D.O. Hessen, J. Karlsson, K.A. Kidd, E. Kritzberg, D.M. McKnight, E.C. Freeman, O.E. Senar, A. Andersson, J. Ask, M. Berggren, M. Cherif, R. Giesler, E.R Hotchkiss, P. Kortelainen, M.M. Palta, T. Vrede, G.A. Weyhenmeyer. 2018. Global change-driven effects on dissolved organic matter composition: Implications for food webs of northern lakes. Global Change Biology 1-23.
- Hampton, S.E., A.W.E. Galloway, S.M. Powers, T. Ozersky, K.H. Woo, R.D. Batt, S.G. Labou, C.M. O’Reilly, S. Sharma, N.R. Lottig, E.H. Stanley, R.L. North, J.D. Stockwell, R. Adrian, G.A. Weyhenmeyer, L. Arvola, H.M. Baulch, I. Bertani, L.L. Bowman, Jr., C. Carey, J. Catalan, W. Colom-Montero, L.M. Domine, M. Felip, I. Granados, C. Gries, H.-P. Grossart, J. Haberman, M. Haldna, B. Hayden, S.N. Higgins, J.C. Jolley, K.K. Kahilainen, E. Kaup, M.J. Kehoe, S. MacIntyre, A.W. Mackay, H.L. Mariash, R.M. McKay, B. Nixdorf, P. Noges, T. Noges, M. Palmer, D.C. Pierson, D.M. Post, M.J. Pruett, M. Rautio, J.S. Read, S.L. Roberts, J. Rucker, S. Sadro, E.A. Silow, D.E. Smith, R.W. Sterner, G.E.A. Swann, M.A. Timofeyev, M. Toro, M.R. Twiss, R.J. Vogt, S.B. Watson, E.J. Whiteford, M.A. Xenopoulos. 2017. Ecology under lake ice. Ecology Letters 20: 98-111.
- Prowse, T., K. Alfredsen, S. Beltaos, B. Bonsal, W.B. Bowden, C.R. Duguay, A. Korhola, J. McNamara, W.F. Vincent, V. Vuglinsky, K.M. Walter Anthony, G.A. Weyhenmeyer. 2011. Effects of changes in arctic lake and river ice. Ambio 40: 46-52.
- Tranvik, L.J., J.A. Downing, J.B. Cotner, S.A. Loiselle, R.G. Striegl, T.J. Ballatore, P. Dillon, K. Finlay, K. Fortino, L.B. Knoll, P.L. Kortelainen, T. Kutser, S. Larsen, I. Laurion, D.M. Leech, S.L. McCallister, D.M. McKnight, J.M. Melack, E. Overholt, J.A. Porter, Y. Prairie, W.H. Renwick, F. Roland, B.S. Sherman, D.W. Schindler, S. Sobek, A. Tremblay, M.J. Vanni, A.M. Verschoor, E. v Wachenfeldt, G.A. Weyhenmeyer. 2009. Lakes and impoundments as regulators of carbon cycling and climate. Limnol. Oceanogr. 54: 2298-2314.
- Adrian, R, C.M. O’Reilly, H. Zagarese, S.B. Baines, D.O. Hessen, W. Keller, D.M. Livingstone, R. Sommaruga, D. Straile, E. v. Donk, G.A. Weyhenmeyer, M. Winder. 2009. Lakes as sentinels of climate change. Limnol. Oceanogr. 54: 2283-2297.
- Blenckner, T., R. Adrian, D.M. Livingstone, E. Jennings, G.A. Weyhenmeyer, C.N. Aonghusa, G.D. George, T. Jankowski, M. Järvinen, T. Nõges, D. Straile, K. Teubner. 2007. Large-scale climatic signatures in lakes across Europe: a meta-analysis. Global Change Biology 13: 1314-1326.
Selected studies about team work and citizen science
- Frassl, M.A., D.P. Hamilton, B.A. Denfeld, E. de Eyto, S.E. Hampton, P.S. Keller, S. Sharma, A.SL Lewis, G.A Weyhenmeyer, C.M. O’Reilly, M.E. Lofton, N. Catalán. 2018. Ten simple rules for collaboratively writing a multi-authored paper. PLoS Computational Biology 14: e1006508
- Weyhenmeyer, G.A., M. Mackay, J.D. Stockwell, W. Thiery, H.-P. Grossart, P.B. Augusto-Silva, H.M. Baulch, E. de Eyto, J. Hejzlar, K. Kangur, G. Kirillin, D.C. Pierson, J.A. Rusak, S. Sadro, R.I. Woolway. 2017. Citizen science shows systematic changes in the temperature difference between air and inland waters with global warming. Scientific Reports 7: 43890, doi 10.1038/srep43890.
Selected studies giving an improved understanding of processes in freshwaters on a large/global scale
- Golub, M, N Koupaei-Abyazani, T Vesala, I Mammarella, A Ojala, G Bohrer, GA Weyhenmeyer, PD Blanken, W Eugster, F Koebsch, J Chen, K Czajkowski, C Deshmukh, F Guérin, JHeiskanen, ER Humphreys, A Jonsson, J Karlsson, G Kling, X Lee, H Liu, A Lohila, E Lundin, T Morin, E Podgrajsek, M Provenzale, A Rutgersson, T Sachs, E Sahlée, D Serça, C Shao, C Spence, IB Strachan, W Xiao, AR Desai. 2023. Diel, seasonal, and inter-annual variation in carbon dioxide effluxes from lakes and reservoirs. Environmental Research Letters 18: 034046.
- Weyhenmeyer, GA, U Obertegger, H Rudebeck, E Jakobsson, J Jansen, G Zdorovennova, S Bansal, BD Block, CC Carey, JP Doubek, H Dugan, O Erina, I Fedorova, JM Fischer, L Grinberga, H-P Grossart, K Kangur, LB Knoll, A Laas, F Lepori, J Meier, N Palshin, M Peternell, M Pulkkanen, JA Rusak, S Sharma, D Wain, R Zdorovennov. 2022. Towards critical white ice conditions in lakes under global warming. Nature Communications 13: 1-8.
- Jane, SF, GJA Hansen, BM Kraemer, PR Leavitt, JL Mincer, RL North, RM Pilla, JT Stetler, CE Williamson, RI Woolway, L Arvola, S Chandra, CL DeGasperi, L Diemer, J Dunalska, O Erina, G Flaim, H-P Grossart, KD Hambright, C Hein, J Hejzlar, LL Janus, J-P Jenny, JR Jones, LB Knoll, B Leoni, E Mackay, S-IS Matsuzaki, C McBride, DC Müller-Navarra, AM Paterson, D Pierson, M Rogora, JA Rusak, S Sadro, E Saulnier-Talbot, M Schmid, R Sommaruga, W Thiery, P Verburg, KC Weathers, GA Weyhenmeyer, K Yokota, KC Rose. 2021. Widespread deoxygenation of temperate lakes. Nature 594: 66-70.
- Kraemer, BM, RM Pilla, RI Woolway, O Anneville, S Ban, W Colom-Montero, SP Devlin, MT Dokulil, EE Gaiser, KD Hambright, DO Hessen, SN Higgins, KD Jöhnk, W Keller, LB Knoll, PR Leavitt, F Lepori, MS Luger, SC Maberly, DC Müller-Navarra, AM Paterson, DC Pierson, DC Richardson, M Rogora, JA Rusak, S Sadro, N Salmaso, M Schmid, EA Silow, R Sommaruga, JAA Stelzer, D Straile, W Thiery, MA Timofeyev, P Verburg, GA Weyhenmeyer, R Adrian. 2021. Climate change drives widespread shifts in lake thermal habitat: Nature Climate Change 11: 521-529
- Woolway, RI, Sharma, S, Weyhenmeyer, GA, Debolskiy, A, Golub, M., Mercado-Bettín, D, Perroud, M, Stepanenko, V, Tan, Z, Grant, L, Ladwig, R, Mesman, J, Moore, TN, Shatwell, T, Vanderkelen, I., Austin, JA, DeGasperi, CL, Dokulil, M, La Fuente, S, Mackay, EB., Schladow, SG., Watanabe, S, Marcé, R, Pierson, DC, Thiery, W, Jennings, E. 2021. Phenological shifts in lake stratification under climate change. Nature Communications 12: 1-11
- Weyhenmeyer, GA, J Hartmann, DO Hessen, J Kopáček, J Hejzlar, S Jacquet, SK Hamilton, P Verburg, TH Leach, M Schmid, G Flaim, T Nõges, P Nõges, VC Wentzky, M Rogora, JA Rusak, S Kosten, AM Paterson, K Teubner, SN Higgins, G Lawrence, K Kangur, I Kokorite, L Cerasino, C Funk, R Harvey, F Moatar, HA de Wit, T Zechmeister. 2019. Widespread diminishing anthropogenic effects on calcium in freshwaters. Scientific Reports 9: 1-10.
- Sharma, S, K Blagrave, JJ Magnuson, CM O'Reilly, S Oliver, RD Batt, MR Magee, D Straile, GA Weyhenmeyer, L Winslow, RI Woolway. 2019. Widespread loss of lake ice around the Northern Hemisphere in a warming world. Nature Climate Change 9:227-231.
- Björnerås, C, G.A. Weyhenmeyer, C.D. Evans, M.O. Gessner, H‐P Grossart, K. Kangur, I. Kokorite, P. Kortelainen, H. Laudon, J. Lehtoranta, N. Lottig, D.T. Monteith, P. Nõges, T. Nõges, F. Oulehle, G. Riise, J.A. Rusak, A. Räike, J. Sire, S. Sterling, E.S. Kritzberg. 2017. Widespread increases in iron concentration in European and North American freshwaters. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 31: 1488-1500
- de Wit, H.A., S. Valinia, G.A. Weyhenmeyer, M.N. Futter, P. Kortelainen, K. Austnes, D.O. Hessen, A. Räike,H. Laudon, J. Vuorenma. 2016. Current browning of surface waters will be further promoted by wetter climate. Environmental Science and Technology Letters 3: 430-435.
- O'Reilly, C.M., S. Sharma, D.K Gray, S.E Hampton, J.S Read, R.J Rowley, P. Schneider, J.D Lenters, P.B McIntyre, B.M Kraemer, G.A Weyhenmeyer, D. Straile, B. Dong, R. Adrian, M. G Allan, O. Anneville, L. Arvola, J. Austin, J.L Bailey, J.S Baron, J.D Brookes, E.Eyto, M.T Dokulil, D.P Hamilton, K.Havens, A.L Hetherington, S.N Higgins, S.Hook, L.R Izmest'eva, K.D Joehnk, K.Kangur, P. Kasprzak, M. Kumagai, E. Kuusisto, G. Leshkevich, D.M Livingstone, S. MacIntyre, L. May, J.M Melack, D.C Mueller‐Navarra, M.Naumenko, P. Noges, T. Noges, R.P North, P.‐D. Plisnier, A. Rigosi, A. Rimmer, M. Rogora, L.G Rudstam, J.A Rusak, N. Salmaso, N.R Samal, D.E Schindler, S G. Schladow, M. Schmid, S.R Schmidt, E. Silow, M E. Soylu, K. Teubner, P.t Verburg, A. Voutilainen, A. Watkinson, C.E Williamson, G. Zhang. 2015. Rapid and highly variable warming of lake surface waters around the globe. Geophysical Research Letters, doi: 10.1002/2015GL066235.
- Kothawala, D.N., C.A. Stedmon, R. A. Müller, G.A. Weyhenmeyer, S.J. Köhler, L.J. Tranvik. 2014. Drivers of dissolved organic matter quality: Evidence from a large scale boreal lake survey. Global Change Biology 20: 1101-1114.
- Koehler B, T. Landelius, G.A. Weyhenmeyer, N. Machida, L.J. Tranvik. 2014. Sunlight-induced carbon dioxide emissions from inland waters. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 28, 696–711, doi:10.1002/2014GB004850.
- Weyhenmeyer G.A., M. Fröberg, E. Karltun, M. Khalili, D. Kothawala, J. Temnerud, L.J. Tranvik. 2012. Selective decay of terrestrial organic carbon during transport from land to sea. Global Change Biology 18: 349-355.
- Benson, B.J., J.J. Magnuson, O.P. Jensen, V. Card, G. Hodgkins, J. Korhonen, D.M. Livingstone, K.M. Stewart, G.A. Weyhenmeyer, N. Granin. 2012. Extreme events, trends and variability in Northern Hemisphere lake ice phenology (1855-2005). Climatic Change 112: 299-323.
- Weyhenmeyer, G.A., D.M. Livingstone, M. Meili, O. Jensen, B. Benson, J.J. Magnuson. 2011. Large geographical differences in the sensitivity of ice-covered lakes and rivers in the Northern Hemisphere to temperature changes. Global Change Biology 17: 268-275.
- Weyhenmeyer, G.A. 2009. Increasing dissimilarity of water chemical compositions in a warmer climate. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 23, GB2004, doi: 10.1029/2008GB003318.
Selected studies with direct implications for managers
- Hintz, WD, SE Arnott, CC Symons, DA Greco, A McClymont, JA Brentrup, M Cañedo-Argüelles, AM Derry, AL Downing, DK Gray, SJ Melles, RA Relyea, JA Rusak, CL Searle, L Astorg, HK Baker, BE Beisner, KL Cottingham, Z Ersoy, C Espinosa, J Franceschini, AT Giorgio, N Göbeler, E Hassal, M-P Hébert, M Huynh, S Hylander, KL Jonasen, AE Kirkwood, S Langenheder, O Langvall, H Laudon, L Lind, M Lundgren, L Proia, MS Schuler, JB Shurin, CF Steiner, M Striebel, S Thibodeau, P Urrutia-Cordero, L Vendrell-Puigmitja, GA Weyhenmeyer. 2022. Current water quality guidelines across North America and Europe do not protect lakes from salinization. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 119: e2115033119
- Reinl, KL, TD Harris, RL North, P Almela, SA Berger, M Bizic, SH Burnet, H‐P Grossart, BW Ibelings, E Jakobsson, LB Knoll, BM Lafrancois, Y McElarney, AM Morales‐Williams, U Obertegger, I Ogashawara, MC Paule‐Mercado, BL Peierls, JA Rusak, S Sarkar, S Sharma, JV Trout‐Haney, P Urrutia‐Cordero, JJ Venkiteswaran, DJ Wain, K Warner, GA Weyhenmeyer, K Yokota. 2023. Blooms also like it cold. Limnology and Oceanography Letters 8: 546-564
- Mantzouki, E., M. Beklioğlu, J. Brookes, L.N. de Senerpont Domis, H.A. Dugan, J.P. Doubek, H.-P. Grossart, J.C. Nejstgaard, A.I. Pollard, R. Ptacnik, K.C. Rose, S. Sadro, L. Seelen, N.K Skaff, K. Teubner, G.A. Weyhenmeyer, B.W. Ibelings. 2018. Opinion: Snapshot surveys for lake monitoring, more than a shot in the dark. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 6
- Marcé, R., G. George, P. Buscarinu, M. Deidda, J. Dunalska, E. de Eyto, G. Flaim, H-P. Grossart, V. Istvanovics, M. Lenhardt, E. Moreno-Ostos, B. Obrador, I. Ostrovsky, D.C. Pierson, J. Potuzak, S. Poikane, K. Rinke, S. Rodriguez-Mozaz, P. A Staehr, K. Sumberova, G. Waajen, G. A Weyhenmeyer, K. C Weathers, M. Zion, B.W. Ibelings, E. Jennings. 2016. Automatic high frequency monitoring for improved lake and reservoir management. Environmental Science and Technology 50: 10780-10794
- Moss, B, D. Hering, A.J. Green, A. Adoud, E. Becares, M. Beklioglu, H. Bennion, D. Boix, S. Brucet, L. Carvalho, B. Clement, T. Davidson, S. Declerck, M. Dobson, E. van Donk, B. Dudley, H. Feuchtmayr, N. Friberg, G. Grenouillet, H. Hillebrand, A. Hobaek, K. Irvine, E. Jeppesen, R. Johnson, I. Jones, M. Kernan, T. Lauridsen, M. Manca, M. Meerhof, J. Olafsson, S. Ormerod, E. Papastergiadou, W.E. Penning, R. Ptacnik, X. Quintana, L. Sandin, M. Seferlis, G. Simpson, C. Trigal, P. Verdonschot, A. Verschoor, G.A. Weyhenmeyer. 2009. Climate change and the future of freshwater biodiversity in Europe: a primer for policy-makers. Freshwater Reviews 2: 103-130.
- Erlandsson, M., J. Fölster, H. Laudon, G.A. Weyhenmeyer, K. Bishop. 2008. Natural variability in lake pH on seasonal, interannual and decadal time scales: Implications for assessment of human impact Environmental Science & Technology 42: 5594-5599.
- Ulén, B., G.A. Weyhenmeyer. 2007. Adapting regional eutrophication targets for surface waters – influence of the EU Water Framework Directive, national policy and climate change. Environmental Sciences and Policy 10: 734-742.