Inferring causal impacts of extreme water-level drawdowns on lake water clarity using long-term monitoring data

被引:8
作者
Nakanishi, Kosuke [1 ]
Yokomizo, Hiroyuki [1 ]
Fukaya, Keiichi [2 ]
Kadoya, Taku [2 ]
Matsuzaki, Shin-ichiro S. [2 ]
Nishihiro, Jun [3 ]
Kohzu, Ayato [4 ]
Hayashi, Takehiko I. [5 ]
机构
[1] Natl Inst Environm Studies, Hlth & Environm Risk Div, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3058506, Japan
[2] Natl Inst Environm Studies, Biodivers Div, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3058506, Japan
[3] Natl Inst Environm Studies, Ctr Climate Change Adaptat, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3058506, Japan
[4] Natl Inst Environm Studies, Reg Environm Conservat Div, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3058506, Japan
[5] Natl Inst Environm Studies, Social Syst Div, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3058506, Japan
关键词
Bayesian structural time-series model; Drought; Lake Biwa; Regime shift; Secchi depth; Synthetic control method; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; SHALLOW LAKES; TEMPERATURE; SEDIMENT; CLIMATE; MACROPHYTES; MANAGEMENT; EUTROPHICATION; FLUCTUATIONS; VEGETATION;
D O I
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156088
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Although long-term ecosystem monitoring provides essential knowledge for practicing ecosystem management, analyses of the causal effects of ecological impacts from large-scale observational data are still in an early stage of development. We used causal impact analysis (CIA)-a synthetic control method that enables estimation of causal impacts from unrepeated, long-term observational data-to evaluate the causal impacts of extreme water-level drawdowns during summer on subsequent water quality. We used more than 100 years of transparency and water level monitoring data from Lake Biwa, Japan. The results of the CIA showed that the most extreme drawdown in recorded history, which occurred in 1994, had a significant positive effect on transparency (a maximum increase of 1.75 m on average over the following year) in the north basin of the lake. The extreme drawdown in 1939 was also shown to be a trigger for an increase in transparency in the north basin, whereas that in 1984 had no significant effects on transparency. In the south basin, contrary to the pattern in the north basin, the extreme drawdown had a significant negative effect on transparency shortly after the extreme drawdown. These different impacts of the extreme drawdowns were considered to be affected by the timing and magnitude of the extreme drawdowns and the depths of the basins. Our approach of inferring the causal impacts of past events on ecosystems will be helpful in implementing water-level management for ecosystem management and improving water quality in lakes.
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