The Dark Lake

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The light: Nutrient ratio in lakes: The balance of energy and materials affects ecosystem structure and process. The American Naturalist, 150, 633–684. 10.1086/286088

Knowing when to draw the line: Designing more informative ecological experiments. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 3, 145–152. 10.1890/1540-9295(2005)003[0145:KWTDTL]2.0.CO;2Inputs of terrestrially derived organic matter (t‐OM) are a major driver in lake ecosystems, but the ecological consequences of changes in their quantity and quality remain poorly understood (Solomon et al., 2015). Nearly a third of all the terrestrial carbon (C) input into inland waters is buried into lake sediments (Tranvik et al., 2009). Much of this burial, especially of larger particulate material, occurs in nearshore environments of small lakes through mechanisms including sedimentation and flocculation, where heavier matter and coagulated dissolved organic matter (DOM) fall out of suspension and accumulate (von Wachenfeldt & Tranvik, 2008; Wurtsbaugh et al., 2002). However, littoral sediments remain understudied relative to pelagic environments, especially in the context of future changes to t‐OM exports. Terrestrial organic matter is increasingly exported into receiving waters, due to mechanisms including declines in anthropogenic sulfur deposition (Evans, Monteith, & Cooper, 2005; Monteith et al., 2007) and increases in terrestrial primary production (Freeman, Ostle, Fenner, & Kang, 2004) and soil decomposition (Findlay, 2005), and should thereby enhance sedimentation (Kritzberg et al., 2014; von Wachenfeldt, Sobek, Bastviken, & Tranvik, 2008). Additionally, northward shifts in deciduous forests (Boisvert‐Marsh, Perie, & Blois, 2014), and the spread of fires and insect outbreaks (Schindler & Lee, 2010), are expected to change the composition of t‐OM that will be buried into receiving waters (e.g., Jaffé et al., 2012). Although most likely a coincidence, Lily's character token in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 is collected in the lake after swimming in a floaty by following a path of studs.

I would recommend this book to crime and thriller readers of all ages and I'd happily read more by this author again, I like her writing style and found the whole book an enjoyable read. Optimization of hydrolytic and oxidative enzyme methods for ecosystem studies. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 43, 1387–1397. 10.1016/j.soilbio.2011.03.017 Responses of microbial food web to increased allochthonous DOM in an oligotrophic subarctic lake. Aquatic Microbial Ecology, 68, 171–184. 10.3354/ame01614 Keegan-Dolan’s Swan Lake ditches royalty and romance, Tchaikovsky and fairytale trappings, yet burrows into the original’s keening heart. His hero may be no prince, but is equally lost and burdened by his mother’s expectations. His heroine and her companions are not glamorous ballerinas in feathery tiaras, but abused women who are transformed into birds to ensure their silence, to obliterate their distress and fury. This viciously corrupt and broken society shoves the vulnerable to the margins and Keegan-Dolan stages what may be Ireland’s least enjoyable knees-up.

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Comprehensive conservation planning to protect biodiversity and ecosystem services in Canadian boreal regions under a warming climate and increasing exploitation. Biological Conservation, 143, 1571–1586. 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.04.003 R: A language and environment for statistical computing. Vienna, Austria: R Foundation for Statistical Computing; Retrieved from https://www.R-project.org/ [ Google Scholar] Rosalind (Rose) Ryan is an enigma, with many characters professing to have known her but only superficially. As a teacher at the local high school she was loved by many, but it becomes increasingly clear that no one had any clue who she really was. There are subtle references to the past she and Gemma shared, but never enough for us to really sink our teeth into. Beyond being beautiful, we never really get a clear picture of the victim, which again creates a sense of detachment that makes the mystery a simple curiosity rather than something we can be invested in. Overall I enjoyed this thriller and recommend it to all those who love a good mystery. The author is working on the sequel to this book and I'm looking forward to it.

The Dark Lake” is told in in alternating timelines: the present and the past and is told mainly from Gemma’s POV. She isn’t a very like-able character, nor is the character of Felix or Scott for that matter, but for some reason that didn’t stop me from liking the book. Somehow, the mystery itself kept me engrossed. Gemma’s past was intriguing. That got me. All I can say is that this was an entertaining mystery/suspense and it’s one I recommend. Sarah Bailey makes a dramatic entry into the Australian crime fiction genre, with her debut novel, The Dark Lake. I was impressed by the amount of positive endorsement this book has received and encouraged my resolve to select The Dark Lake to read. Gemma's personal life is a bit of a mess, she hasn't emotionally comitteed to her partner Scott, doesn't spend enough time with their young son and is having an affair with her police partner, Felix. She's a complex character and not particularly likeable, but she is a tenacious policewoman. She doesn't understand why Rosalind has returned to their small town after leaving school for University in the city. She seems to live very frugally and has no real friends, but is loved by her pupils and has just staged a successful modernised version of Romeo and Juliet. So who would want to kill her?

Dark Skies in the Lake District, Cumbria

The relationship between Gemma and Felix seems more of a focus than the mystery which was a little disappointing to me, particularly as I didn't approve of it. It made the story drag and detracted from the suspense. It made a rather long, tedious novel of what could have been an intriguing, fast read. This novel is all about Gemma and her tumultuous life, but there's little for the reader to relate to on an emotional level, making it a redundant angle. Even with her as a mother, we're given little to work with. Her relationships are ill-defined and we're given very little reasoning for the way she thinks and acts. Chronic nitrate additions dramatically increase the export of carbon and nitrogen from northern hardwood ecosystems. Biogeochemistry, 68, 179–197. 10.1023/B:BIOG.0000025737.29546.fd As much as Rosalind's life was a mystery to Gemma when they were students together, her death presents even more of a puzzle. What made Rosalind quit her teaching job in Sydney and return to her hometown? Why did she live in a small, run-down apartment when her father was one of the town's richest men? And despite her many admirers, did anyone in the town truly know her?

Bacterial production in fresh and saltwater ecosystems: A cross‐system overview. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 43, 1–10. 10.3354/meps043001

They have no eye lids and sleep standing up, and keep walking. Any encountered fish-man could actually be sleeping. Waste not, want not: Why rarefying microbiome data is inadmissible. PLOS Computational Biology, 10, e1003531 Lake secondary production fueled by rapid transfer of low molecular weight organic carbon from terrestrial sources to aquatic consumers. Ecology Letters, 13, 870–880. 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2010.01483.x Environmental control of the synthesis and activity of aquatic microbial ectoenzymes In Chróst R. J. (Ed.), Microbial Enzymes in Aquatic Environments (pp. 29–59). Berlin, Germany: Springer. [ Google Scholar] Complete and partial photo‐oxidation of dissolved organic matter draining permafrost soils. Environmental Science and Technology, 50, 3545–3553. 10.1021/acs.est.5b05354