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C Munteanu, J Kamp, MD Nita, N Klein, BM Kraemer, D Müller, A Koshkina, AV Prishchepov, T Kuemmerle. Cold War spy satellite images reveal long-term declines of a philopatric keystone species in response to cropland expansion. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 2020.

Cold war spy satellite images reveal long-term decline in biodiversityAnalysis of cold war spy satellite images has revealed a long-term decline in biodiversity in Kazakhstan due to the expansion of agriculture over the past 50 years

Cold War satellites inadvertently tracked species declinesApproach could be used to follow other species’ response to human activities over decades

During the Cold War, the US took hundreds of thousands of surveillance images of the former Soviet Union using spy satellites. Decades later, those images are getting a second life: researchers at Humboldt University in Berlin are using them to track species decline. Host Marco Werman speaks to ecologist and geographer Catalina Munteanu.www.pri.org/file/2020-05-29/cold-war-spy-images-get-second-life

SE Hampton, S McGowan, T Ozersky, SGP Virdis, TT Vu, TL Spanbauer, BM Kraemer, G Swann, AW Mackay, M DiCarlo, et al. Recent ecological change in ancient lakes. Limnology and Oceanography. 2018.

Ancient lakes: eyes into the past, and the future: Modern, human-caused changes are accelerating threats to these unique ecosystems

BM Kraemer, T Mehner, R Adrian. Reconciling the opposing effects of warming on phytoplankton biomass in 188 large lakes. Scientific Reports. 2017.

In times of climate change: what a lake's colour can tell about its condition

Studie zur Wasserfärbung : Erderwärmung beeinflusst Farbe großer Seen - SPIEGEL ONLINE - WissenschaftBlau wird blauer, Grün grüner: Die Erwärmung großer Seen wirkt sich laut einer Studie anders auf die Nahrungskette im Wasser aus, als bislang angenommen - und beeinflusst dadurch die Färbung.

Klimaerwärmung kann Farbe grosser Seen beeinflussenHier gehts zum Artikel.

Gewässerfarbe spiegelt Seen-Sorgen | MDR.DEWenn sich Seen erwärmen, verändert das auch die Wasserfarbe. Grüne Seen wirken grüner, blaue Seen wirken blauer - die Farbe spiegelt den Zustand der Nahrungskette im Wasser wider. Je intensiver, desto problematischer.

CM O’Reilly, DK Gray, S Sharma, SE Hampton, JS Read, RJ Rowley, P Schneider, JD Lenters, PB McIntyre, BM Kraemer, GA Weyhenmeyer, D Straile, B Dong, et al. Rapid and highly variable warming of lake surface waters around the globe. Geophysical Research Letters. 2015.

As planet warms, the world’s lakes are heating up even fasterAs planet warms, lakes are heating up faster, scientists say

Study: World's Lakes Are Warming, Some More Rapidly Than OthersAccording to a new study out this week, lakes across the globe are warming...and they’

Earth’s lakes are warming faster than its airFirst-ever global survey reveals summer lake temperatures rising at an alarming rate

Climate change warming world's lakes, says studyA new study by NASA and the National Science Foundation reveals that climate change is rapidly warming lakes around the world. The findings were published la

Lakes warm worldwideTemperature rise outpaces warming of atmosphere, and threatens aquatic ecosystems.

Weltweite Analyse: Klimawandel heizt Seen auf - auch in Deutschland - SPIEGEL ONLINE - WissenschaftDas Trinkwasser könnte knapp werden, Menschen verhungern - Forscher warnen vor dem Einfluss des Klimawandels auf Seen weltweit. In den Gewässern steigt die Temperatur noch stärker als im Ozean.

AS Cohen, EL Gergurich, BM Kraemer, MM McGlue, PB McIntyre, JM Russell, JD Simmons, PW Swarzenski. Climate warming reduces fish production and benthic habitat in Lake Tanganyika, one of the world’s most biodiverse freshwater ecosystems. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2016.

Fishing falters as Lake Tanganyika warms up - FuturityClimate change, not just overfishing, theatens the biodiversity of Lake Tanganyika, say researchers. Its fisheries are also suffering.

Lake Tanganyika fisheries declining from global warmingThe decrease in fishery productivity in Lake Tanganyika since the 1950s is a consequence of global warming rather than just overfishing, according to a new report from an international team led by a University of Arizona geoscientist.

Lake Tanganyika Ecosystem Sensitive to Climate Change New Study finds African lake is suffering from overfishing and climate change