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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | 2017

Salting our freshwater lakes

Hilary A. Dugan; Sarah L. Bartlett; Samantha M. Burke; Jonathan P. Doubek; Flora E. Krivak-Tetley; Nicholas K. Skaff; Jamie C. Summers; Kaitlin J. Farrell; Ian M. McCullough; Ana M. Morales-Williams; Derek Roberts; Zutao Ouyang; Facundo Scordo; Paul C. Hanson; Kathleen C. Weathers

Significance In lakes, chloride is a relatively benign ion at low concentrations but begins to have ecological impacts as concentrations rise into the 100s and 1,000s of mg L−1. In this study, we investigate long-term chloride trends in 371 freshwater lakes in North America. We find that in Midwest and Northeast North America, most urban lakes and rural lakes that are surrounded by >1% impervious land cover show increasing chloride trends. Expanding on this finding, thousands of lakes in these regions are at risk of long-term salinization. Keeping lakes “fresh” is critically important for protecting the ecosystem services freshwater lakes provide, such as drinking water, fisheries, recreation, irrigation, and aquatic habitat. The highest densities of lakes on Earth are in north temperate ecosystems, where increasing urbanization and associated chloride runoff can salinize freshwaters and threaten lake water quality and the many ecosystem services lakes provide. However, the extent to which lake salinity may be changing at broad spatial scales remains unknown, leading us to first identify spatial patterns and then investigate the drivers of these patterns. Significant decadal trends in lake salinization were identified using a dataset of long-term chloride concentrations from 371 North American lakes. Landscape and climate metrics calculated for each site demonstrated that impervious land cover was a strong predictor of chloride trends in Northeast and Midwest North American lakes. As little as 1% impervious land cover surrounding a lake increased the likelihood of long-term salinization. Considering that 27% of large lakes in the United States have >1% impervious land cover around their perimeters, the potential for steady and long-term salinization of these aquatic systems is high. This study predicts that many lakes will exceed the aquatic life threshold criterion for chronic chloride exposure (230 mg L−1), stipulated by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in the next 50 y if current trends continue.


Anuário do Instituto de Geociências | 2017

Evolución de los Recursos Hídricos en el “Bajo de Sarmiento” (Patagonia Extra Andina): Impactos Naturales y Antrópico

Facundo Scordo; Carina Seitz; Mariana I. Zilio; Walter D. Melo; M. Cintia Piccolo; Gerardo M. E. Perillo

La dinamica de los recursos hidricos dentro de una cuenca depende de factores naturales (latitud, topografia, variabilidad climatica) y de los usos consuntivos y no consuntivos que el hombre haga de dichos recursos. La percepcion social que se tenga de la situacion ambiental de la cuenca y los objetivos que se prioricen sobre el uso de los recursos, terminan definiendo su grado de conservacion. Esto es especialmente critico en la Patagonia Argentina, donde las condiciones de aridez se prevalecen desde el Holoceno temprano a la actualidad. En el presente trabajo se estudia la dinamica de los cuerpos de agua (lagos y rios) en el “Bajo de Sarmiento”, el cual se localiza en el centro de la Patagonia extra andina. El objetivo de este trabajo es comprender si la percepcion social en cuanto a la prioridad en el uso del recurso hidrico esta derivando en un manejo que pudiera acrecentar el impacto que naturalmente afecta a los lagos y rios de la zona por la variabilidad climatica de la region. Para ello, se reconstruyo la dinamica hidrogeomorfologica del “Bajo de Sarmiento” derivado del impacto conjunto de la variabilidad climatica y la actividad antropica desde el Holoceno a la actualidad. Se analizo la Hoja Geologica 4569-IV Escalante, el modelo digital de terreno SRTM (30m) e imagenes satelitales Landsat (5-7-8) para comparar el regimen de los cauces permanentes principales descriptos y representados en la bibliografia y en la cartografia historica del “Bajo de Sarmiento” con sus regimenes actuales. Los datos obtenidos se contrastaron con relevamientos en campo. Por otro lado, se realizaron encuestas estructuradas a actores sociales de la cuenca, con el fin de analizar la percepcion social sobre los recursos hidricos. Los resultados permiten observar que si bien la variabilidad climatica (en especial las condiciones de aridez imperantes desde el Holoceno medio) historicamente ha sido el principal factor que afecta a la dinamica de los cuerpos de agua de la zona, el desarrollo de diversas actividades humanas (basada en la percepcion de los recursos que los habitantes de la cuenca tienen) han acrecentado esos efectos en los ultimos 120 anos. De esta manera se ha producido el cambio de regimen exorreico a endorreico de la cuenca y el retroceso de uno de sus lagos hasta casi desaparecer en el ano 2016.


Inland Waters | 2018

Effect of southern climate modes and variations in river discharge on lake surface area in Patagonia

Facundo Scordo; Gerardo M. E. Perillo; M. Cintia Piccolo

ABSTRACT Multiple regressions, wavelet spectra, and Fourier spectra were employed to analyze fluctuations in the surface areas of 2 Patagonian lakes during 1998–2015 and relate these to fluctuations in precipitation, evaporation, river discharge, and 2 southern climate modes, the Antarctic Oscillation (AAO) and El Niño Southern Oscillation, expressed in terms of the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI). Multiple regression analysis suggested that discharge was the primary driver of interannual lake area variations. Cross-spectrum analysis demonstrated a maximum significant correlation between river discharge and both AAO and SOI indices at annual and interannual timescales (2–3 yr). During 1998–2015, the annual discharge signal was related to both the AAO annual and every 2 year signals. When a strong La Niña (positive SOI) event occurred, however, river discharge was significantly reduced, resulting in a decrease in lake surface area.


Magallania (punta Arenas) | 2017

IDENTIFICACIÓN DEL LAGO “COLUGUAPE” EN LA CARTOGRAFÍA HISTÓRICA (1775-1898): SU VINCULACIÓN CON EL LAGO BUENOS AIRES-GENERAL CARRERA Y EL SISTEMA LACUSTRE MUSTERS-COLHUE HUAPI

Walter D. Melo; Facundo Scordo; Gerardo M. E. Perillo; M. Cintia Piccolo

Fil: Melo, Walter Daniel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Bahia Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografia. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografia; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur; Argentina


Ecology and Society | 2015

Can scenario-planning support community based natural resource management? Experiences from three countries in Latin America

Kerry A. Waylen; Julia Martin-Ortega; Kirsty Blackstock; Iain Brown; Bryan Avendaño Uribe; Saúl Basurto Hernández; María Bertoni; María Luján Bustos; Alejandra Cruz Bayer; Roberto Escalante Semerena; Maria Farah Quijano; Federico Ferrelli; Guillermo Fidalgo; Israel Hernández López; María Andrea Huamantinco Cisneros; Silvia London; Diana Maya Vélez; Natalia Ocampo-Díaz; Cesar Enrique Ortiz-Guerrero; Juan Pascale; Gerardo M. E. Perillo; María Cintia Piccolo; Lina Pinzón Martínez; Mara Rojas; Facundo Scordo; Valeria Vitale; Mariana Zilio


The International Journal of the Commons | 2017

Characterization of an artisanal fishery in Argentina using the social-ecological systems framework

Silvia London; Mara Rojas; María María Ibáñez Martín; Facundo Scordo; M. Andrea Huamantinco Cisneros; M. Luján Bustos; Gerardo M. E. Perillo; M. Cintia Piccolo


Water | 2018

Mapping and Monitoring Lakes Intra-Annual Variability in Semi-Arid Regions: A Case of Study in Patagonian Plains (Argentina)

Facundo Scordo; Vanesa Yael Bohn; María Cintia Piccolo; Gerardo M. E. Perillo


Water | 2018

Modeling Water Yield: Assessing the Role of Site and Region-Specific Attributes in Determining Model Performance of the InVEST Seasonal Water Yield Model

Facundo Scordo; Thomas Lavender; Carina Seitz; Vanesa Perillo; James A. Rusak; María Cintia Piccolo; Gerardo M. E. Perillo


Journal of South American Earth Sciences | 2018

Assessment of geomorphological and hydrological changes produced by Pleistocene glaciations in a Patagonian basin

Facundo Scordo; Carina Seitz; Walter D. Melo; M. Cintia Piccolo; Gerardo M. E. Perillo


Ecological Modelling | 2018

Dynamic modeling of organic carbon fates in lake ecosystems

Ian M. McCullough; Hilary A. Dugan; Kaitlin J. Farrell; Ana M. Morales-Williams; Zutao Ouyang; Derek Roberts; Facundo Scordo; Sarah L. Bartlett; Samantha M. Burke; Jonathan P. Doubek; Flora E. Krivak-Tetley; Nicholas K. Skaff; Jamie C. Summers; Kathleen C. Weathers; Paul C. Hanson

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M. Cintia Piccolo

National Scientific and Technical Research Council

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Carina Seitz

Universidad Nacional del Sur

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María Cintia Piccolo

National Scientific and Technical Research Council

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Walter D. Melo

Universidad Nacional del Sur

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Mara Rojas

National Scientific and Technical Research Council

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Silvia London

Universidad Nacional del Sur

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Derek Roberts

University of California

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