Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: Sustainable management of lakes requires us to overcome ecological, economic, and social challenges. These challenges can be addressed by focusing on achieving ecological improvement within a multifaceted, co‐beneficial context. In‐lake restoration measures may promote more rapid ecosystem responses than is feasible with catchment measures alone, even if multiple interventions are needed. In particular, we identify restoration methods that support the overarching societal target of a circular economy through the use of nutrients, sediments, or biomass that are removed from a lake, in agriculture, as food, or for biogas production. In this emerging field of sustainable restoration techniques, we show examples, discuss benefits and pitfalls, and flag areas for further research and development. Each lake should be assessed individually to ensure that restoration approaches will effectively address lake‐specific problems, do not harm the target lake or downstream ecosystems, are cost‐effective, promote delivery of valuable ecosystem services, minimize conflicts in public interests, and eliminate the necessity for repeated interventions. Achieving optimal, sustainable results from lake restoration relies on multidisciplinary research and close interactions between environmental, social, political, and economic sectors. This article is categorized under: Science of Water > Water Quality Water and Life > Stresses and Pressures on Ecosystems Water and Life > Conservation, Management, and Awareness
DOI: 10.1002/wat2.1689
Authors: Olga Tammeorg, Ingrid Chorus, Bryan Spears, Peeter Nõges, Gertrud K. Nürnberg, Priit Tammeorg, Martin Søndergaard, Erik Jeppesen, Hans Paerl, Brian Huser, Jukka Horppila, Tom Jilbert, Agnieszka Budzyńska, Renata Dondajewska‐Pielka, Ryszard Gołdyn, Sina Haasler, Seppo Hellsten, Laura H. Härkönen, Mina Kiani, Anna Kozak, Niina Kotamäki, Katarzyna Kowalczewska‐Madura, Silvia Newell, Leena Nurminen, Tiina Nõges, Kasper Reitzel, Joanna Rosińska, Jukka Ruuhijärvi, Soila Silvonen, Christian Skov, Tamara Važić, Anne‐Mari Ventelä, Guido Waajen, Miquel Lürling
Institutions: University of Helsinki, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Aarhus University, Sino-Danish Centre for Education and Research, Yunnan University, Middle East Technical University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, University of Southern Denmark, Finnish Environment Institute, Wright State University, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Technical University of Denmark, University of Novi Sad, Pyhäjärvi Institute, Wageningen University & Research
Language: English
Subfield: Environmental Chemistry
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,810
Funders: National Science Foundation, Global Environment Facility, Poul Due Jensens Fond (Grundfos Foundation), Sight Research UK, European Commission, Eesti Teadusagentuur, Suomen Kulttuurirahasto, Eesti Maaülikool, Maa- ja Vesitekniikan Tuki Ry, Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, Natural Environment Research Council, Päijät-Hämeen Rahasto, Hämeen Rahasto
Awards: G1060605631, G1188192778, TOWARDS RESEARCH EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION CAPACITY IN STUDING LAKE ECOSYSTEMS FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURES AND CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT, G2487074213, Unravelling the 'black box' of organic phosphorus in catchment-lake system, G275618169, G2797709435, G3605774811, G4283191682, G434337789, Nitrogen in lakes – new perspectives and challenges for winter limnology, G4937468798, G4984192419, G5030886887, Mainstreaming Ecological Restoration of freshwater-related ecosystems in a Landscape context: INnovation, upscaling and transformation, DISES: Coproducing Actionable Science to Understand, Mitigate, and Adapt to Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms (CHABS), G6844843242, Dimensions: Collaborative Research: The Cyanobacterial Bloom Microbial Interactome as a Model for Understanding Patterns in Functional Biodiversity, G7779523290, Options for Net Zero Plus and Climate Change Adaptation, G792624502
OpenAlex ID: W4386318743