People extensively use lakes and rivers covered by seasonal ice. Although ice cover duration has been declining over the past 150 years for Northern Hemisphere freshwaters, we know relatively little about how ice loss directly affects humans. Here, we synthesize the cultural ecosystem services (i.e., services that provide intangible or nonmaterial benefits) and associated benefits supported by inland ice. We also provide, for the first time, empirical examples that give quantitative evidence for a winter warming effect on a wide range of ice-related cultural ecosystem services and benefits. We show that in recent decades, warmer air temperatures delayed the opening date of winter ice roads and led to cancellations of spiritual ceremonies, outdoor ice skating races, and ice fishing tournaments. Additionally, our synthesis effort suggests unexploited data sets that allow for the use of integrative approaches to evaluate the interplay between inland ice loss and society.

Knoll, L.B.; Sharma, S.; Denfeld, B.A.; Flaim, G.; Hori, Y.; Magnuson, J.J.; Straile, D.; Weyhenmeyer, G.A. (2019). Consequences of lake and river ice loss on cultural ecosystem services. LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY LETTERS, 4 (5): 119-131. doi: 10.1002/lol2.10116 handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/57408

Consequences of lake and river ice loss on cultural ecosystem services

Flaim, G.;
2019-01-01

Abstract

People extensively use lakes and rivers covered by seasonal ice. Although ice cover duration has been declining over the past 150 years for Northern Hemisphere freshwaters, we know relatively little about how ice loss directly affects humans. Here, we synthesize the cultural ecosystem services (i.e., services that provide intangible or nonmaterial benefits) and associated benefits supported by inland ice. We also provide, for the first time, empirical examples that give quantitative evidence for a winter warming effect on a wide range of ice-related cultural ecosystem services and benefits. We show that in recent decades, warmer air temperatures delayed the opening date of winter ice roads and led to cancellations of spiritual ceremonies, outdoor ice skating races, and ice fishing tournaments. Additionally, our synthesis effort suggests unexploited data sets that allow for the use of integrative approaches to evaluate the interplay between inland ice loss and society.
Climate change
Ecosystem services
Settore BIO/07 - ECOLOGIA
2019
Knoll, L.B.; Sharma, S.; Denfeld, B.A.; Flaim, G.; Hori, Y.; Magnuson, J.J.; Straile, D.; Weyhenmeyer, G.A. (2019). Consequences of lake and river ice loss on cultural ecosystem services. LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY LETTERS, 4 (5): 119-131. doi: 10.1002/lol2.10116 handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/57408
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