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UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO TIP SHEET
May 14, 2008
Long-term Research Reveals Warming of World’s Largest Freshwater Lake
MOSCOW, Idaho – Russian and American scientists have demonstrated for the first time that the world’s largest lake, located in frigid Siberia, has warmed rapidly over the past half century at a rate that is almost threefold that of the average global air temperature. The findings are consistent with additional signs that this remote region is responding strongly to global warming.
Through long-term studies of Russia’s Lake Baikal, Brian Dennis, University of Idaho professor of wildlife resources and statistics, partnered with five other scientists to write a research paper, “Sixty Years of Environmental Change in the World’s Largest Freshwater Lake,” which will appear in the scientific journal, Global Change Biology.
Dennis is available to speak as an expert on statistical analysis and food web topics.
Using cutting-edge statistical analysis, Dennis and the other authors detail the effects of climate change in the world's largest lake – from warming of its vast waters to reorganization of its microscopic food web. Dennis’ areas of expertise include statistical ecology, biometrics, mathematical modeling, theoretical ecology, conservation biology and population dynamics. Dennis was instrumental in designing some of the statistical methods used in the Baikal analysis.
Contact Dennis at brian@uidaho.edu or (208) 885-7423.
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Contact: Sue McMurray, College of Natural Resources, (208) 885-6673, suem@uidaho.edu; or Brian Dennis, College of Natural Resources, (208) 885-7423, brian@uidaho.edu
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