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A refined mathematical model is now capable of predicting carbon inputs and outputs for freshwater lakes around the world, according to new research from INSTAAR’s Isabella Oleksy and collaborators. Their work could help scientists understand the role of freshwater lakes in the global carbon cycle.

Using a 92-year record of ice freezing and thawing from Mohonk Lake in New York, Isabella Oleksy and her co-author David Richardson (SUNY New Paltz) uncover new insights into the relationship between changing ice cover and lake dynamics, with implications for bodies of water worldwide.

Supported by a new five-year, $2.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation, a group of researchers at five universities will examine how rapidly warming temperatures and shorter winters can influence the growth and toxicity of lake algae. Isabella Oleksy, who studies aquatic ecosystems and recently joined INSTAAR, is leading the Colorado contingent at ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ.