Lakes Become Less Productive as They Brown (IMAGE)

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Lakes Become Less Productive as They Brown

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New research shows lakes become less productive as their waters grow browner from increased dissolved organic matter.

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Jonathan Stetler

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