Lakes and Watersheds in the Sierra Nevada of California

John M. Melack is Distinguished Professor in the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management and the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology at University of California, Santa Barbara. He is a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union and the American and American Association for the Advancement of Science.Steven Sadro is Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Policy at University of California, Davis.James O. Sickman is Professor of Hydrology at University of California, Riverside.Jeff Dozier is Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at University of California, Santa Barbara. He is a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and is a Distinguished Scientist for the Chinese Academy of Science.

• Preface and Acknowledgments1 • Introduction to the Sierra NevadaPhysical FeaturesEcological AspectsCultural HistoryHistory of Natural Resource Use and Conservation2 • Introduction to High-Elevation Lakes and Watersheds of the Sierra Nevada Lakes of the Sierra NevadaDescriptions of Specific Lakes and Watersheds3 • Snow HydrologySnow as a Source of Water to Lakes and WatershedsMeasurements of SnowSpatial and Temporal Distribution of Sierra Nevada SnowModeling SnowmeltFuture Directions4 • Watershed HydrologyMethods and UncertaintiesPrecipitationStream DischargeEvaporationWater Budgets5 • Watershed BiogeochemistrySolute Concentrations in Snow and RainRelease of Solutes from SnowOutflow Solute ConcentrationsSolute BalancesGeochemical Processes Influencing Solute ConcentrationsUse of Models to Understand and Predict HydrochemistryNitrogen Dynamics and Mass BalancesPhosphorus Dynamics and Mass Balances6 • Limnology Physical ProcessesHydrochemistryCatchment Characteristics and Dissolved Organic MatterEcosystem Metabolism and Rates of Primary Production and RespirationAquatic OrganismsEutrophicationAcidification7 • Variability, Trends, and Future ScenariosClimate Warming TrendsChanges in PrecipitationRegional Variations and Trends in SWE Ice Cover DurationLong-Term Patterns in Lake TemperaturesSnowmelt DynamicsHydrochemical and Biological Responses to Variations in SWE and SnowmeltFuture Climate ScenariosClimate Change Challenges and Future DirectionsReferencesIndex