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Study

Citation
Rigosi, A., Carey, C. C., Ibelings, B. W., & Brookes, J. D. (2014). The interaction between climate warming and eutrophication to promote cyanobacteria is dependent on trophic state and varies among taxa. Limnology and Oceanography.
Study description
Conducted a meta-analysis of USEPA National Lake Assessment data to examine effects of nutrients and temperature on chlorophyll-a, cyanobacterial biovolume, and cyanobacterial dominance.

Response

Cause term/trajectory
Water quality - nutrients (nitrogen) (Increase)
Effect term/trajectory
Cyanobacteria - biovolume (Increase)
Response measure type
Slope coefficient (beta)
Response measure value
0.43
Response measure error type
Standard error
Response measure error
0.42
Statistical significance
p<0.0001
Documentation
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Design

Source data
Field
Study type
Meta-analysis
Study design
Spatial gradient
Number of independent control or reference sampling units
1076
Sample size used in analysis
1076

Context

Climate
Multiple
Country
United States
Habitat
Lake/pond
Spatial extent
Continental
Temporal extent
Snapshot
Context description
Habitat also included reservoirs.