Table 1 Study site locations and attributes
From: Wildfire smoke reduces lake ecosystem metabolic rates unequally across a trophic gradient
Site name | CA region | Latitude (°) | Longitude (°) | Elevation (m.a.s.l) | Surface area (ha) | Max depth (m) | Chl-a (µg L−1) | PAR attenuation (kd m−1) | Study period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Delta | Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta | 38.48 | −121.585 | 0 | 1160 | 10 | 4.8 (3.4) | 1.58 | 8/1/2020–11/1/2020 |
Clear Lake | N. Coast Range | 39.064 | −122.842 | 431 | 15,100 | 8 | 17.5 (9.4) LA 59.5 (38.1) OA | 1.23 (0.37) LA 1.58 (0.74) OA | 7/1/2020–11/1/2020; 7/1/2021–11/1/2021 |
Dulzura Lake (Tahoe) | N. Sierra Nevada | 39.298 | −120.383 | 2097 | 14.8 | 9.5 | 1.6 (1.1) | 0.53 (0.03) | 7/1/2021–10/1/2021 |
Castle Lake | Klamath | 41.227 | −122.383 | 1646 | 20.1 | 30 | 0.79 (0.25) | 0.25 (0.01) | 7/1/2018–10/1/2018 |
TOK 11 Pond (Sequoia) | S. Sierra Nevada | 36.594 | −118.671 | 2970 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0.65 (0.60) | 0.22 | 7/1/2020–11/1/2020; 7/1/2021–11/1/2021 |
EML Pond 1 (Sequoia) | S. Sierra Nevada | 36.599 | −118.679 | 2802 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 0.88 (0.49) | 0.22 | 7/1/2020–11/1/2020; 7/1/2021–11/1/2021 |
Topaz Pond (Sequoia) | S. Sierra Nevada | 36.625 | −118.635 | 3229 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.86 (1.04) | 0.22 | 7/1/2020–11/1/2020; 7/1/2021–11/1/2021 |
Topaz Lake (Sequoia) | S. Sierra Nevada | 36.626 | −118.637 | 3219 | 3.8 | 5 | 1.44 (0.37) | 0.22 | 7/1/2020–11/1/2020; 7/1/2021–11/1/2021 |
Emerald Lake (Sequoia) | S. Sierra Nevada | 36.598 | −118.676 | 2800 | 2.8 | 10 | 0.74 (0.42) | 0.24 | 7/1/2020–11/1/2020; 7/1/2021–11/1/2021 |
Lake Tahoe (Tahoe) | N. Sierra Nevada | 39.103 | −120.035 | 1897 | 49,624 | 501 | 0.31 (0.13) | 0.09 (0.01) | 7/1/2020–11/1/2020; 7/1/2021–11/1/2021 |
