Aircraft Measurements of Nitrogen and Phosphorus in and around the Lake Tahoe Basin:  Implications for Possible Sources of Atmospheric Pollutants to Lake Tahoe

2002 ◽  
Vol 36 (23) ◽  
pp. 4981-4989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi Zhang ◽  
John J. Carroll ◽  
Alan J. Dixon ◽  
Cort Anastasio
Keyword(s):  
Lake Tahoe ◽  
Atmospheric Pollutants ◽  
Aircraft Measurements ◽  
Lake Tahoe Basin ◽  
Nitrogen And Phosphorus ◽  
Tahoe Basin

Prescribed fire, soils, and stream water chemistry in a watershed in the Lake Tahoe Basin, California

2004 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott L. Stephens ◽  
Thomas Meixner ◽  
Mark Poth ◽  
Bruce McGurk ◽  
Dale Payne
Keyword(s):  
Prescribed Fire ◽  
Stream Water ◽  
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus ◽  
Lake Tahoe ◽  
Prescribed Fires ◽  
Lake Tahoe Basin ◽  
Nitrogen And Phosphorus ◽  
Stream Water Chemistry ◽  
Tahoe Basin ◽  
Reactive Phosphorus

Before Euro-American settlement fire was a common process in the forests of the Lake Tahoe Basin. The combination of drought, fire suppression, and past harvesting has produced ecosystems that are susceptible to high-severity wildfires. Consequently, a program of prescribed fire has been recommended but there is incomplete understanding of the ecological effects of fuels treatments, especially with regard to how treatments will affect the flow of nutrients to Lake Tahoe. Nitrogen and phosphorus are the most important nutrients affecting algal growth, and thus lake clarity. Existing data demonstrate a long-term shift from a co-limitation by both nitrogen and phosphorus to phosphorus limitation. Two high-consumption, moderate-intensity prescribed fires were conducted to determine their effects on soil and stream water chemistry. Stream water calcium concentrations increased in burned watersheds whereas soluble reactive phosphorus concentrations were not significantly different. Prescribed fires released calcium and raised soil pH and this may have resulted in the incorporation of phosphorus into insoluble forms. Stream monitoring data indicates water quality effects last for ~3 months. Prescribed fires did not significantly increase the amount of soluble reactive phosphorus in stream waters. However, additional research is needed to determine if prescribed fire increases erosion or movement of particulate P, particularly in areas with steep slopes.

Slope and aspect classifications of Lake Tahoe Basin, California and Nevada

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.A. Peltz ◽  
K.D. Cartier ◽  
J. LaRue Smith
Keyword(s):  
Lake Tahoe ◽  
Lake Tahoe Basin ◽  
Tahoe Basin

Selected hydrologic features of Lake Tahoe Basin and surrounding area, California and Nevada, 1998

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. LaRue Smith ◽  
J. Christopher Stone ◽  
Timothy G. Rowe ◽  
James V. Gardner
Keyword(s):  
Lake Tahoe ◽  
Lake Tahoe Basin ◽  
Surrounding Area ◽  
Tahoe Basin

Impact of regional meteorology on ozone levels in the Lake Tahoe Basin

2016 ◽  
Vol 129 (3) ◽  
pp. 297-308
Author(s):  
Sandra Rayne ◽  
Alan Gertler ◽  
Barbara Zielinska ◽  
Andrzej Bytnerowicz ◽  
Joel Burley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lake Tahoe ◽  
Lake Tahoe Basin ◽  
Tahoe Basin ◽  
Ozone Levels

Population biology of sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana Dougl.) with reference to historical disturbances in the Lake Tahoe Basin: Implications for restoration

2011 ◽  
Vol 262 (5) ◽  
pp. 770-779 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia E. Maloney ◽  
Detlev R. Vogler ◽  
Andrew J. Eckert ◽  
Camille E. Jensen ◽  
David B. Neale
Keyword(s):  
Population Biology ◽  
Lake Tahoe ◽  
Lake Tahoe Basin ◽  
Pinus Lambertiana ◽  
Sugar Pine ◽  
Tahoe Basin
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