Lake Ice Connectivity Experiment

We are investigating the effect of increased connectivity among dry valley habitats on lake biodiversity and biogeochemistry in the Lake Ice Connectivity Experiment (LICE). Under a scenario of increased connectivity, we expect lakes to experience increased input from streams, aeolian sediments and lake margin soils, fluvially deposited algal/cyanobacterial mats, and in general, increased nutrient input.本研究依托湖冰连通性实验（Lake Ice Connectivity Experiment, LICE），探究干旱河谷生境间连通性提升对湖泊生物多样性及生物地球化学特征的影响。在连通性提升的情景下，我们预期湖泊将接收更多来自溪流、风成沉积物及湖岸土壤的输入物，以及河流沉积形成的藻类/蓝细菌垫，总体而言会伴随营养盐输入的增加。